Last year, I was at a Philadelphia train stop and decided to give this album a chance. From the moment I heard “Villification” off The Paxtons 2009 release “Work”, I was a fan of the Chicago born duo. Chris and Dave have been rapping since their days at Kenwood Academy located in Southside of Chicago neighborhood, Hyde Park. Since 2008, they have been living their dream. Their most recent piece of work is titled “The Manhattan Project” which has a double meaning for them. They recently moved from Washington D.C. to New York but they are also college graduates and scholars in their own right. The Manhattan Project was also the code name for the first atomic bomb project the United States was working on during World War II. Ironically, one of the major labs for the project was at the University of Chicago. Never neglecting their hometown, The Paxtons continue to make good music and represent the City of Wind. Recently, TMHPU interviewed the duo about their history as a group and their future in music...
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