PNC (rapper)

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PNC
Birth nameSam Hansen
Born Palmerston North, New Zealand
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper
Instrument(s) Singing
Years active2003present
Labels Dirty Records
Website https://soundcloud.com/pnc-1/

Sam Hansen, better known by his stage name PNC, is a New Zealand hip hop artist and rapper.

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The name "PNC" is an acronym for Palmerston North City.

He attended Awatapu College.

PNC first gained underground notoriety performing alongside Breaking Wreckwordz. His unofficial single "Day in the Life" stayed at number one on the Bfm charts for three weeks.[ citation needed ] He followed that with appearances on P-Money's "321 Remix", "Get Back" and the NZ chart topping [1] "Stop The Music" single from the Magic City album in 2004.

PNC later signed to P-Money's Dirty Records and released his first album, Rookie Card, in 2006. The first two singles, "Bomb!" and "Just Roll", were relatively successful songs in New Zealand. He followed with hit singles [2] P-N-Whoa! and "Who Betta Than This" (which samples the song "3,2,1 Remix"). Rookie Card went on to win the best urban/hip-hop album at the 2007 Vodafone Music Awards in New Zealand. [3]

PNC's second album, Bazooka Kid, was released on 2 June 2009, [4] and his third album, Man On Wire, was released on 18 April 2011. [5] In 2012, PNC supplied the entrance music, a flip of Drake’s The Motto called SBW Theme, for Sonny Bill Williams' fight against Clarence Tillman III. [6] In 2017, PNC released new single Iverson 01, a tribute to Hall of Fame NBA shooting guard Allen Iverson’s MVP season in 2001, when he led the league in scoring and steals. He also mentions Tyronn Lue in the song, who was on the Lakers when Iverson led his Sixers to the NBA finals, and who got to go head-to-head with the Philadelphia guard in Game 1. Iverson put a stellar move on Lue, made his jumper, and stepped over a fallen Lue as he walked by the Lakers’ bench. This song, along with Sonny Bill 04, Jonah 95, and others, implies the meaning that PNC is at the top of his game. He released his latest single, Too Easy, in December 2017.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

TitlePerformersAlbumProducersYear
Day In A Life (underground single)PNCBreakin Wreckwordz2003
Just RollPNC Rookie Card P-Money, Official2006
Who Betta Than This?PNCRookie Card 41 2006
P-N-Whoa!PNCRookie Card412006
Saturday GetawayPNC, AWA (of Nesian Mystik)Rookie CardFire & Ice2007
MoonlightPNC, Zeisha Fremaux Bazooka Kid Official2008
Find MePNC, Chong NeeBazooka KidChris Laupama,Mr.Vee2008
Take Me HomePNC, Mz JBazooka Kid412008
TonightPNCBazooka Kid412009
1/2 KastPNCBazooka KidDavid Atai2009
Let Your Lover KnowPNC, The ChecksMan On WireForty One2011
MurdererPNCMan On WireFire & Ice2011
That Kinda GuyPNCMan On WireForty One2011
All I SeePNCThe Luke Vailima EP2016
Sonny Bill 04PNCThe Luke Vailima EP2016
Hova SongPNCThe Luke Vailima EP2016
Jonah 95PNCThe Luke Vailima EP2016
Iverson 01PNCNon-album singlePatrick Hawkins2017
Too EasyPNCNon-album single2017
TitlePerformersAlbumProducersYear
"Team, Ball, Player, Thing"#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.Non-album single Joel Little 2015
Beat Kamp MuzikBeatKamp, PNCATP,Mr.Vee2010
RSVP Nesian Mystik, P Elevator Musiq 2009
Whoa Fuck You (Remix)Perceive, Flowz, PNCSecond ChancePerceive2009
City On FireState of Mind, PNCFaster Than LightState of Mind2009
Secret GameZeisha Fremaux, PNCThe Soundroom2009
Rap Game (remix)BeatKamp, MZRE, Savage, PNC, Xy, OPATP2008
Think TwiceAotearoa All StarsAotearoa All Stars SingleP-Money, Evan Short2008
321 (Remix)/Get BackP-Money, PNC, David Dallas Magic City P-Money2004

Other guest appearances

TitlePerformersAlbumAlbum artistYear
Jeckyl & HydePNC, SaiaBreakin' Wreckwordz: Stil Fuckin' MusicVarious2003
Get BackPNC Feat. David DallasMagic CityP-Money2004
Move Make WayTyree Feat. Savage & PNC Sione's Wedding (soundtrack) Various2005
Don't Change Tyna, JB, PNCUnbreakableTyna & JB2005
She Cries Chong Nee, PNCJust Getting By On LoveChong Nee2006
It's OvaPNC & P-MoneyUnreleased Joints & RemixesP-Money2007
Put Your Hands UpScribe, PNC Rhymebook Scribe2007
We're Back GodLouie Knuxx, PNCWasted YouthLouie Knuxx2007
Cap LowPerceive, PNCSecond Chance Perceive 2007
Turn It On (Remix) Justice & Kaos, Weapon X, Mareko, GMC, Just Enuf, iLLmacuLate, PNCTurn It On EPJustice & Kaos2007
Everything (rap remix)P-Money, PNC, David Dallas, Vince HarderEverything singleP-Money2008
In The MoodDavid Dallas, PNCSomething AwesomeFire & Ice2009

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References

  1. "Stop The Music by P-money". Music Charts. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "PNC - "P-N-Whoa!"". charts.nz. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. Hunkin, Joanna (18 October 2007). "The Mint Chicks nab major awards at NZ Music Awards". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. "Whats Up (produced by P-Money)". PNC Blog: PNC. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. "Man on Wire Out Today! | PNC Music". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  6. 1 2 "PNC: Still Jonah 95". Radio NZ National Music. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.