If you don't know about Unk already, you will very soon. His single "Walk It Out" was allover US radio and BET, where OutKast offi cially dubbed it the next hot dance out of thesouth. Unk is now ready to shake up the world with his debut album, Beat'n Down Yo Block,and there couldn't be a better time for him. Album features appearances by Jazze Pha, DemFranchize Boyz, D.G. Yola, Baby D, DJ Jelly, Big Korey, Dru, DJ Montay, Backbone and Loko.The 25-year-old southern rapper from Atlanta, is a former DJ (DJ Unknown) who caughtthe attention of Big Oomp about six years ago. Oomp (of Big Oomp Records) says he was asimpressed by Unk's drive as he was by his talent. "It was his work ethic," lends Oomp. "Hewas determined, he wanted to rap and he was determined he was gonna make it. He startedout as a DJ and he just started writing raps to go on the mixtapes. He was so dedicated."

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. INTRO FT. JELLY
2. BEAT'N DOWN YO BLOCK
3. WALK IT OUT
4. COMIN DOWN DA STREET FT. LOKO
5. BRING IT BACK
6. 2 STEP
7. SLOW IT UP FT. JIZZLEMAN OF DEMFRANCHIZE BOYZ
8. DON'T MAKE US FT. DJ MONTAY & D.G. YOLA
9. FLATLINE
10. THIKNNING OF YOU FT. JAZZE PHA
11. FRESH DRESSED FT. BACKBONE
12. AYYY
13. THIS IS HOW WE DO FT. BIG KOREY & DRU
14. HOLD ON ** FT. BABY D, DJ MONTAY & PARLAE OF DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ
15. SMOKIN' STICKY STICKY
16. HIT THE DANCE FLOOR
17. SAY YES FT. DRU
18. BACK IT UP
19. BRAND NEW DAY