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Sounds like:
WZRD,
Kanye West,
Big Sean
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jul 22, 2011
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About a year ago, there was a good patch where essentially every Friday ended up being a Kid Cudi Friday. Unfortunately, he hasn't been very prolific as of late. Fortunately, music is timeless. At least once it's digitized.Kid Cudi tore the music wor...
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2

Sounds like:
Kidz in the Hall,
88-Keys,
Rhymefest
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jul 4, 2011
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Kid Cudi has teamed up with indie rockers The Knux to pump out this new single, "Run." It's super poppy, reminding me a lot of either Outkast or even Jamaica.The Knux are brothers Krispy and Joey. They released their first album Remind Me in 2008. Th...
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3

Sounds like:
Hoodie Allen,
Chiddy Bang
By
David Peter Simon
on
Apr 3, 2011
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Childish Gambino got that swagger. That's why we're bringing back an old single from 2010, "Do Ya Like" by the actor, writer, and comedian Donald Glover.Back in March, we presented his new single "Freaks and Geeks," but as my friend Kyle Murphy point...
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4

Sounds like:
WZRD,
Kanye West,
Big Sean
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Nov 1, 2010
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I keep wondering what kind of live performance Kid Cudi puts on. Is it slow, featuring lots of singing? Is he completely out of tune? Does the audience get lulled into a sleep? (See songs like Mr. Rager). Sometimes I worry that it just wouldn't be th...
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5

By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Oct 4, 2010
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Remixes of Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks" are dime-a-dozen. The simplistic rhythm of the piano lays the perfect foundation on which to place a sick rhyme, and so a number of mashup artists have done just that.
What makes the addition of Miami's Finest p...
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6

Sounds like:
The Hood Internet,
Girl Talk
By
el gringo rico
on
Mar 16, 2010
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I think it's about time we expose our viewers to Chiddy Bang, an insane electronic hip hop duo out of Philadelphia. Behold: an unstoppable indie-anthem-sampling, dance-party-creating, rhyme-loving, all out feel-good duo set to explode onto the indie ...
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7

Sounds like:
Hoodie Allen,
Chiddy Bang
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 11, 2010
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One nice thing about being known as a fan of the music is that friends give me mix CDs for Christmas. One that came from LA recently had this track on it and I loved it wholeheartedly from first listen. As is my modus operandi, I have listened to it ...
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