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AUG 7, 2012

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Check out rapper Iron Solomon's new music video for the song "The Empire" (feat. Talib Kweli with production by Iron Solomon). The song is off "Monster," Iron Solomon's debut album, which is available now on iTunes, Amazon, and Solomon's personal site.

New York City is the star of the video, which features portraits of New Yorkers from all walks of life, both famous and anonymous, engaging in the daily routines that epitomize this great city. Cameos include Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Maino, the legendary graffiti writer Chris “Freedom” Pape and more. The first person to correctly guess all of the cameos in the video by emailing contests@duckdown.com will receive this exclusive Iron Solomon prize pack.

Directed by Steven Pristin for KIDS TABLE PICTURES (Twitter.com/KidsTablePics).
Photography by Lyon Taylor
Produced by Iron Solomon and Jon Coplon

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