User:Larrydonnavon/PIC Squad

PIC Squad is a rap/hip hop group based out of Winston-Salem, NC. The group was formed in 2002 after mutual friends insisted that Dirt Diggler and Larry Donnavon(then known as Titan the Boy Wonder aka Young Phil) collaborate on a track. One song turned into dozens and by the fall of that same year, the two had gained notoriety as a duo in the city specifically the Northwest area better known as "Tabor City." The first release from the group was a demo titled "The Eddie James Edition," which was derived from the excessive joyriding in Mark Johnson's Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Explorer. The two were known as Partners In Crime( hints the term PIC) until Spring 2003 when the group released a full length mixtape titled "Live from Iraq," where the two revealed the name PIC Squad on almost every track thus sticking in the minds of listeners. As the group grew more popular, close friend Bird tha Legend went from an affiliate to an official member of PIC Squad in the summer of 2003. After two more mixtapes "Epidemic" (September 2003) and "Eddie James 2" (February 2004) the group began crafting an album with all original beats but schedule conflicts haulted the process and "Whatchalike" was never released. Larry Donnavon set off to Durham, NC to continue his education at North Carolina Central University and began collaborating with producer Alan Graham(Quick Beats). The first project with all original beats was a solo effort released in January 2005 titled Titan and Quick "The Wonder Years." Dirt teamed up with Quick to create a solo album of his own and it was released in May of the same year titled "Bud, Sweat & Beers." Before the year was out, Phil had released another solo project called "Boy Meets World," which followed up the debut. The group attempted to release another joint effort but living in different cities made it difficult and the next mixtape "Tabor City Polo Club,"(April 2006) was mostly Phil instead of all members which was the original plan. The fourth member, Willis K was introduced on "Boy Meets World," and has appeared on every project since. With Dirt Diggler and Larry Donnavon being the focal members, they made a conscious effort to release another joint project and they did so in August 2007 with "EZListenin," which quickly became the most well-known out of all the projects among listeners. The group recently wrapped up production on the sequel and plans to release "EZListenin2:Phil is Love, Love is Dirt," in May 2009. Dirt Diggler and Bird the Legend currently reside in Boone, NC. Willis K lives in Wilmington, NC and Larry Donnavon still is in Durham, NC.