Provo and hip-hop are usually two ideas you wouldn’t want to entertain in your brain at the same time for fear of spontaneous combustion. Can’t Stop Won’t Stop may not make you burst into flames, but this two-piece group is blowing up.

The forging of this ’90s-esque hip-hop duo began back in May as the collaborative effort of Davey Hawkins and David Peterson.

“I’ve been into hip-hop ever since I was 12 years old,” Hawkins said. “Me and the kids I grew up with were into freestyle rhyming. I was always really into hip-hop culture.”

The two immediately began recording and collaborating with local talent. They even recruited members of BYU Jazz Synthesis to lay down horn tracks, giving Can’t Stop Won’t Stop the refreshingly funky sound that brands them.

“We really bring it as far as music that you can dance to and get really involved in very quickly,” Hawkins said. “It’s really just a party.”