1st Down

American hip-hop duo June 2025 group_or_band 1st Down First Down Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Hip-hop 1992–2006 Payday Phat KatJ Dilla (deceased) 1st Down was an American hip-hop duo from Detroit composed of rapper Phat Kat and DJ/record producer Jay Dee, affiliated with Slum Village.Van Nguyen Dean July 27, 2018 The Story of Phat Kat, “Carte Blanche,” and The Gods of Detroit Hip-Hop https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/phat-kat-feature June 10, 2025 Bandcamp Daily The pair inked a deal with Payday Records in 1995Ketchum III William April 6, 2004 Phat Kat Interview – RapReviews https://www.rapreviews.com/2004/04/phat-kat-interview/ June 10, 2025 www.rapreviews.com en-US and begun recording songs, which led the release of a twelve-inch single "A Day Wit The Homiez" b/w "Front Street". The latter appeared on the label's compilation album Representin' The Streets.... On Payday. Disbanded as a group due to label issues, the two continued to collaborate on many occasions afterwards. They once again reunited for Phat Kat's 1999 extended play Dedication to the Suckers, which was produced entirely by Jay Dee. Some of their further collaborations can be found on Slum Village's Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1), Jay Dee's Welcome 2 Detroit, and both of Phat Kat's solo albums, The Undeniable LP and Carte Blanche.Byrne Madeleine June 19, 2018 POW Premiere: Phat Kat’s “It Don’t Get No Liver Than This” https://www.passionweiss.com/2018/06/19/phat-kat-premiere/ June 10, 2025 Passion of the Weiss en-US On February 10, 2006, Jay Dee died at the age of 32 from a combination of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and lupus.Leask Hugh February 10, 2016 Ruff Draft: J Dilla Remembered https://www.clashmusic.com/features/ruff-draft-j-dilla-remembered/ June 10, 2025 CLASH en-GB In 2014, Sergent Records released 250 copies of a 5-track EP entitled Detroit's Finest, composed of original demos recorded in 96-97.Gonik Michael July 29, 2014 Sergent Records Drops 1st Down's (J Dilla & Phat Kat) Unreleased Demos ca 96-97 + EP Preview - Okayplayer https://www.okayplayer.com/news/sergent-records-1st-down-j-dilla-phat-kat-unreleased-demos-stream.html June 10, 2025 Okayplayer en Discography Singles and extended plays TitleAlbum detailsNo Place to Go Release date: 1992 Label: — Format: 12", EP, Cassette"A Day wit the Homiez" Release date: 1995 Label: PayDay Format: 12", CSDetroit's Finest Release date: 2014 Label: Sergent Format: EP Appearances "Fat Cat Song" from Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) (1997) "Dedication to the Suckers" — House Shoes Recordings (1999) "Featuring Phat Kat" from Welcome 2 Detroit (2001) "Door" from The Undeniable LP (2004) "Game Over" from Two/Three (2006) "Nasty Ain't It?", "My Old Label", "Cold Steel", "Game Time" and "Don't Nobody Care About Us" from Carte Blanche (2007) "Digi Dirt" from Jay Stay Paid (2009) References External links 1st-down-mn0001874820 1st Down 780040 1st Down Category:J Dilla Category:American hip-hop duos Category:Detroit hip-hop groups Category:Midwest hip-hop groups