PNC (rapper)

PNC
Birth name	Sam Hansen
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instruments	Singing
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Dirty Records
Associated acts	P-Money, Scribe, David Dallas, Frontline, Chong Nee, Pieter T
Website	http://www.pncmusic.co.nz

Sam Hansen, better known by his stage name PNC, is a New Zealand hip hop rapper.

The name "PNC" is an acronym for Palmerston North City.

He attended Awatapu College.

PNC first gained underground notoriety performing alongside Breaking Wreckwordz. His unofficial single "Day in the Life" stayed at number one on the Bfm charts for three weeks. He followed that with appearances on P-Money's "321 Remix", "Get Back" and the NZ chart topping "Stop The Music" single from the Magic City album in 2004.

PNC later signed to P-Money's Dirty Records and released his first album, Rookie Card, in 2006. The first two singles, "Bomb!" and "Just Roll", were relatively successful songs in New Zealand. He followed with hit singles P-N-Whoa! and "Who Betta Than This" (which samples the song "3,2,1 Remix"). Rookie Card went on to win the best urban/hip-hop album at the 2007 Vodafone Music Awards in New Zealand.

PNC's second album, Bazooka Kid, was released on 2 June 2009, and his third album, Man On Wire, was released on 18 April 2011.

Discography

Albums

• Rookie Card (2006)
• Bazooka Kid (2009)
• Man On Wire (2011)
• Under the Influence (Mixtape) (2012)
• The Codes (2014)

Mixtapes

• Ohhhh.....On the PNC Tip (2005)

Singles

Title	Performers	Album	Producers	Year
Day In A Life (underground single)	PNC	Breakin Wreckwordz		2003
Just Roll	PNC	Rookie Card	P-Money, Official	2006
Who Betta Than This?	PNC	Rookie Card	41	2006
P-N-Whoa!	PNC	Rookie Card	41	2006
Saturday Getaway	PNC, AWA (of Nesian Mystik)	Rookie Card	Fire & Ice	2007
Moonlight	PNC, Zeisha Fremaux	Bazooka Kid	Official	2008
Find Me	PNC, Chong Nee	Bazooka Kid	Chris Laupama,Mr.Vee	2008
Take Me Home	PNC, Mz J	Bazooka Kid	41	2008
Tonight	PNC	Bazooka Kid	41	2009
1/2 Kast	PNC	Bazooka Kid	David Atai	2009
Let Your Lover Know	PNC, The Checks	Man On Wire	Forty One	2011
Murderer	PNC	Man On Wire	Fire & Ice	2011
That Kinda Guy	PNC	Man On Wire	Forty One	2011

Featured singles

Title	Performers	Album	Producers	Year
"Team, Ball, Player, Thing"	#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.	Non-album single	Joel Little	2015
Beat Kamp Muzik	BeatKamp, PNC		ATP,Mr.Vee	2010
RSVP	Nesian Mystik, PNC, Nick Tanuvasa	Elevator Musiq		2009
Whoa Fuck You (Remix)	Perceive, Flowz, PNC	Second Chance	Perceive	2009
City On Fire	State of Mind, PNC	Faster Than Light	State of Mind	2009
Secret Game	Zeisha Fremaux, PNC		The Soundroom	2009
Rap Game (remix)	BeatKamp, MZRE, Savage, PNC, Xy, OP		ATP	2008
Think Twice	Aotearoa All Stars	Aotearoa All Stars Single	P-Money, Evan Short	2008
321 (Remix)/Get Back	P-Money, PNC, David Dallas	Magic City	P-Money	2004

Other guest appearances

Title	Performers	Album	Album artist	Year
Jeckyl & Hyde	PNC, Saia	Breakin' Wreckwordz: Stil Fuckin' Music	Various	2003
Get Back	PNC Feat. David Dallas	Magic City	P-Money	2004
Move Make Way	Tyree Feat. Savage & PNC	Sione's Wedding (soundtrack)	Various	2005
Don't Change	Tyna, JB, PNC	Unbreakable	Tyna & JB	2005
She Cries	Chong Nee, PNC	Just Getting By On Love	Chong Nee	2006
It's Ova	PNC & P-Money	Unreleased Joints & Remixes	P-Money	2007
Put Your Hands Up	Scribe, PNC	Rhymebook	Scribe	2007
We're Back God	Louie Knuxx, PNC	Wasted Youth	Louie Knuxx	2007
Cap Low	Perceive, PNC	Second Chance	Perceive	2007
Turn It On (Remix)	Justice & Kaos, Weapon X, Mareko, GMC, Just Enuf, iLLmacuLate, PNC	Turn It On EP	Justice & Kaos	2007
Everything (rap remix)	P-Money, PNC, David Dallas, Vince Harder	Everything single	P-Money	2008
In The Mood	David Dallas, PNC	Something Awesome	Fire & Ice	2009