Danny Diablo
a.k.a. Lord Ezec
is an underground recording artist focusing mainly in the worlds of hardcore punk and hip hop. He has fronted the hardcore bands Crown of Thornz and Skarhead and is known for his heavily tattooed image and his Queens-bred thug lifestyle.
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Early life
Dan Singer was born in
Manhattan,
New York. He was the first of three children of a
Puerto Rican woman from the East River Houses of
Spanish Harlem and a
Brooklyn-born, Polish-Jew beat cop from her neighborhood.
Danny was a street kid who started writing graffiti at an early age and made a name for himself on the streets as a tough guy. His street name or graffiti tag was Lord Ezec.
Danny was stabbed with an 8 inch screwdriver and almost died in 1993. He then chased the person who stabbed him and took care of business. He was almost charged by the court because of the beaten the stabber took!
He spent almost 2 months at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhatten.
Danny was also arrested for atempted murder in 1998 and swore to change his life with music when he was released.
Danny is a proud father to his son
Dillinger Moses Singer who was born Dec. 10th 2008.
Dillinger's mother is
Natasha Nicholson who is also a singer, model and song writer.
Natasha Nicholson's father is
Michael Horse. Michael Horse is an American Indian musician, actor, jewler, painter, sculpter and activist.
Musical career
Introduction to music
In the 1980s,
Jackson Heights and its surrounding neighborhoods became the center point for an offshoot of punk rock known as
New York hardcore. Danny saw his first
CBGB hardcore matinee in 1987. Danny quickly identified with the aggression and outsider attitude of this underground community. Having already found some underground notoriety while using his graffiti moniker, "Lord Ezec", Danny soon immersed himself in this world of misfits.
Having a reputation as a fierce, rugged fighter got Danny an invitation to become a roadie for
Sick of it All on their 1992 US tour with
Biohazard.
Crown of Thornz
In 1994 Danny formed the critically acclaimed NYHC act Crown of Thornz along with former
Breakdown guitarist Mike Dijan and Shelter bassist Franklin Rhi. Crown of Thornz released their debut EP "Train Yard Blues" in 1995 on
Equal Vision Records.
In 1995, Danny and Crown of Thornz took part in the
N.Y.H.C. documentary. Their live performances were captured (including a fight breaking out during the opening song of their set) as well as an insightful interview where he speaks about the tragic suicide of his younger brother as well as the time he was stabbed by a crackhead.
In 1996, Crown of Thornz delivered their only full-length album, "Mentally Vexed" on Another Planet Records, a subsect of
Profile Records. They officially disbanded in 1998.
Skarhead
1995 also found Danny branching off to form a new and more aggressive "Thugcore" side-project named Skarhead along with members of
Madball and
Subzero. Skarhead was conceived as a side-project featuring a revolving roster of notable hardcore personalities. Some of which include
Freddy Madball, Lu DiBella of
Subzero, Boston Mike, Mike Dijan of Crown of Thornz, Puerto Rican Myke from District 9 and Sammy Krslovic.
The "Drugs, Money, Sex" EP was released in 1996 on Another Planet Records as well. This was followed up in 1998 by the “Kings at Crime” full-length on
Victory Records and the posthumously released live & best-of record, “NY Thugcore: The Hardcore Years 1994–2000” on
Triple Crown Records in 2001.
Skarhead toured with
Hatebreed,
The Misfits, and
Gwar in the late 90's.
Solo work
Danny is the first NYHC personality to branch out in to the hip-hop world, besides
Beastie Boys. His underground status has been added to with the release of several underground
mix tapes. In recent years, he has been signed to and had releases on UW Records, Ill Roc Records as well as
Travis Barker’s
LaSalle Records imprint.
Danny is in the all Jewish MC group called
Jewish Gangsterz with legendary Brooklyn rapper
Necro and
Riviera Regime.
Danny is also the founder of the multi-MC collective, the
Shotblockers along with
Danny Boy of
House of Pain, Slaine, Big Left, Hoya Roc, Prince Power Rule, Panic, G-Fella, Puerto Rican Myke and Damian Burnz.
Danny provided guest vocals for the
Transplants on the song "D.R.E.A.M." from their
self-titled debut.
He is currently working on a new solo project, produced by
Rancid’s
Tim Armstrong.
Danny is involved with the world wide (but mostly NYC-based) crew called DMS.
He has produced songs with artists such as Grammy award winning
Everlast, and worked with Grammy award winning producers including
Dante Ross.
Danny started a small underground label called
ILL-ROC Records.
Danny is the link between the
Dirty Money Syndicate and the West Coast famous
Soul Assassins. He is great friends with
Skinhead Rob,
Mister Cartoon,
Everlast,
Estevan Oriol and
DJ Muggs.
Danny is also featured on
The Vendetta album
When worlds collide
Danny is in the rap/metal act called
KAOS 13 with
Grizz Rock of the
Ruff Ryders.
Modeling
Danny has done modeling for many clothing companies. He has been in numerous magazines on covers and in ads. He is now working with
Tribal Clothing,
Joker Clothing, and
Methods NYC, and has a clothing company called "Lord Ezec Street Wear" & is part of the clothing line "Hatewear".
Actor
Danny has been in full length movies, shorts and has directed and starred in several music videos.
The Crackdown directed by
Charles Nordeen showed the world a character named
Israel Rodriguez which was based on in real life & played by Danny Diablo.
Discography
- The Street CD Volume 1 - 2003 re-released on Countdown Records in 2007
- Street C.D. Volume # 2 - "Danny Diablo A.K.A. Lord Ezec" 2005 on Stillborn Records
- Hardcore 4 Life - 2005 on La Salle Records
- Thugcore 4 Life - 2007 on Suburban Noize Records
- Hardcore 4 The Coldhearted - 2008 on Countdown Records Double C.D.
- Danny Diablo Vs. The Vendetta - "When Worlds Collide" - 2008 0n Sliptrick Records
Producer
Danny Diablo produces and directs under the moniker Lord Ezec.
Danny produced the
Skam Dust E.P. "Son Of Skarhead" in 2008 on Eulogy Recordings.