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el gringo rico
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Apr 19, 2012
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At first glance, you might question just what the hell a collaboration between Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson would sound like. He is a verifiable king of underground hip hop, one of the most thought-provoking and abstract lyricists of all time. Kimya, ...
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RSkotarczyk
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Apr 17, 2012
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Further emphasizing just how awesome the electronic music scene is in Brazil, here is some spirited deep house from producer, HNQO, a.k.a. Henrique Oliveira."We Do It" bleeds ambition in the way deep house keeps the blood pumping and the pulse rising...
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sweeney kovar
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Apr 17, 2012
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Ka is far from a newcomer, but prior to his buzz-worthy sophomore LP Grief Pedigree, only the most die-hard hip-hop historians would have recognized his name. A 70s baby, the Brownsville MC has surfaced a few times before, most notably with the group...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 16, 2012
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It has been a little over a month since SXSW descended upon the tiny city of Austin, and now that the dust has settled, we are beginning to see some great documentaries emerge. One such series was filmed and produced by SPIN (with the help of Absolut...
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sweeney kovar
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Apr 14, 2012
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To be clear, this is a remix of a cover. For some, Sonnymoon's cover of Drake's "Houstalantavegas" was the spark that first got them noticed. The duo, Dane and Anna, initially turned the rap ballad into a sultry and slow(er) version of its original. ...
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el gringo rico
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Apr 13, 2012
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The king of old school rap meets one of today's most groundbreaking DJs in this great mash-up by Andrew Gentry. It's as if RJD2 produced this track specifically with Biggie's rhymes bouncing around in the back of his head. And the flow couldn't be mo...
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el gringo rico
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Apr 12, 2012
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There aren't many hip-hop collectives left in today's world. Rhymesayers, Living Legends and indie sensation Odd Future come to mind, but none of these crews are as important to the evolution of hip hop as legendary groups like A Tribe Called Quest, ...
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Devin Duckworth
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Apr 11, 2012
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The Kickdrums, a Cleveland-based digital age duo, were hip-hop producers for a minute before becoming a band. Follow The Leaders is their latest production project, which mixes their esteemed hip-hop influence along with various other genres to creat...
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