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DOGS OF DC
Paco Panama ascends the DC rap scene with his "crank sound."
30 years earlier, his father builds the District's most revolutionary crack empire.
A local legend PACO PANAMA cements himself as a phenom of DC CRANK HIP HOP, attaining record deals, radio notoriety and festival slots while making critical decisions on Southeast DC's WHEELER ROAD. 30 years earlier, his father, JAVIER "PANAMA" CARD, navigates power and loss while creating a cocaine empire during the District's "MURDER CAPITAL ERA." His eventual conviction, after the SECOND-LONGEST CRIMINAL TRIAL IN DC HISTORY, deported him back to 21st century Panama, a place he left during the NORIEGA ERA.
Narrated by Card himself, DOGS OF DC documents a ground view on DC's crank scene on the backdrop of its most tumultuous years during the AMERICAN CRACK EPIDEMIC, including the rebuilding of TRACK HOUSE STUDIOS after its immolation and the murder of its studio head. DOGS OF DC features DC-native rappers, producers, comedians &
ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM
PACO PANAMA
DEEMUNEY
Paco speaks on MGM buying out his housing project, providing little in return to the Southeast DC neighborhood.
SMOKE CHAPO
COLTCAINE
Bonding with an ambitious distributor and discovering a unique chemist, Javier transforms local DC coke circuits in the '80s.
SHAWN THA DAWN
AYE JOOVIE
Producers and sound engineers rebuild a studio after its immolation and the fatal shooting of its leader.
FACEGOD
BUNDLES
Blue Moon Club in NW DC. Paco meets a heckler and a friend.
JAY KLEEZIE
LEEK OTG
Produced by Coltcaine and Facegod, Paco's SPAWN became an immediate DC crank anthem, flooding District radio stations.
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