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INSTRUMENTAL HIP-HOP SONGS
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1

Sounds like:
Gramatik,
Pretty Lights
By
Almond Ivan
on
Sep 3, 2015
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50% humidity, 90 degree day in Los Angeles, and I'm sitting at the beach. I'm completely sober, but the beautiful weather is leaving me "Feelin' High."
I'm used to hearing GRiZ drop bass-heavy tunes, but this buttery new release is perfect for the s...
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2

Sounds like:
MNDSGN,
Mr. Dibiase,
Jake One
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Sep 3, 2015
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If you could pump a synth with a load of morphine and ask it to tell you a story, it might sound a little something like this. You might also waste some good morphine in the process, but that's not the point.
This track follows the ancient rule that...
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3

Sounds like:
Sly5thAve,
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble,
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
By
sweeney kovar
on
Aug 26, 2015
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Sly5thAve reanimates the modern treasure that is the Club Casa Chamber Orchestra for another round of pop tune coverage. The target this time is the silky sounds of Gabriel Garzon-Montano. You probably recognize him for authoring the song Drake added...
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4

Sounds like:
Knxwledge,
Quelle Chris,
Self Says
By
sweeney kovar
on
Aug 19, 2015
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Today's kids don't grow up playing the trumpet or the xylophone (like yours truly). Thanks to a country-wide divestment in the arts in public schools, Fruity Loops or Garage Band are more likely to be a twenty-something's first forays into making mus...
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5

Sounds like:
House Shoes,
Knxwledge,
Tall Black Guy
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 30, 2015
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Professor Brian Oblivion has a great name. It sounds like a someone that grew up making beats in Dexter's Lab.
Thankfully, those beats are dope. The producer blends electronic elements with tried-and-true boom-bap frameworks to create a feel that i...
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6

By
sean o
on
Jul 24, 2015
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Hope you're hungry, because this premiere is hot and fresh out the oven. Nnectars may be new to the scene, but his debut single comes packed with all the nutritional vibes you'd expect from your favorite bedroom producers.
"Cruise" is an atmospheric...
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7

Sounds like:
Madlib,
J Dilla,
Dj Premier,
By
Arnaud Dallemagne
on
Jul 18, 2015
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Fourteen years after releasing Petestrumentals, legendary producer Pete Rock comes back with his new instrumental album Petestrumentals 2, released last month on independent label Mello Music Group.
"My My Baby" is without question my favorite track...
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8

Sounds like:
Waajeed,
Kaytranada,
Knxwledge
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 17, 2015
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Jeedeci is the ghost of your teenage love songs revived and transformed. The melodies are still sweet, but they're heavier. The arrangements are still sweeping, but they're more aggressive; the drums aim for your solar plexus with every snare and kic...
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