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INSTRUMENTAL HIP-HOP SONGS
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1

Sounds like:
Sango,
Esta,
Mr. Carmack
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Feb 2, 2015
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This is one very dope beat, and much like the homie in this track's artwork, I'm on the verge of drooling.
Celebrating 10,000 SoundCloud followers, Zikomo teamed up with Tek.lun to provide the goods, the bass, and the beat.
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2

Sounds like:
Hudson Mohawke,
Basenji,
Lunice
By
sean o
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Jan 29, 2015
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Sam Gellaitry, a Scottish producer and newest member of the Soulection family, is no stranger to attention. He's racked up nearly 50k fans on SoundCloud, and with good reason.
His new instrumental "Temple" is worth a listen or twelve. As The Fader p...
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3

Sounds like:
Knxwledge,
Kaytranada,
J Dilla
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jan 24, 2015
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Iman Omari will be a name you'll hear in 2015. The producer/vocalist is seriously talented -- he's able to inflect electronic elements with a soulfulness that reminds me of analogue.
Today's loosie is "19th Hour," an excerpt from the Higher-Loops b...
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4

Sounds like:
Chance the Rapper,
The Mouse Outfit
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 24, 2015
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You definitely know this one if you consider yourself a Chance the Rapper fan. Jake One has just released an instrumental mixtape for free download.
There isn't much to say about this track because it comes and goes rather quickly. But "U" is a sure...
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5

By
David Peter Simon
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Jan 16, 2015
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Really feeling this track from The Last Skeptik, aka Corin Douieb, a Hackney-based leftfield producer who draws inspiration from the likes of Ol' dirty bastard and J Dilla. Clash called his work "beyond hip-hop," and while the phrase might be a bit e...
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6

Sounds like:
Shagabond,
Myth Syzer,
Red Milk
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 7, 2015
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I'm gonna put my neck out there, potentially sounding stupid, by calling this track a synth banana. It's one of those tracks where you can hear the opening few bars, peel it open, and instead of finding a banana, you find synth.
My contrived synth b...
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7

Sounds like:
Knxwledge,
Pete Rock,
Black Milk
By
sweeney kovar
on
Dec 10, 2014
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Emerging from a thick cloud of Backwood smoke, Ras_G celebrates his upcoming arrival day (birth day for you earthlings) with the release of Down 2 Earth Vol. 2. A collection of mellow boom-bap tracks that harken back to G's younger days collecting Pe...
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8

Sounds like:
Amp Live,
Bassnectar,
Los Rakas
By
sweeney kovar
on
Dec 4, 2014
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Mars Today is a jack-of-all trades musician in the Bay Area. He's cut his teeth with Los Rakas and officially remixed Zion I and Collie Buddz. He aschews convention with his solo instrumental project, Awake.
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