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Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Villain Park,
Elements of Music
By
Aman Arora
on
Aug 11, 2017
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I’m feelin’ like I really like Quincy Vidal’s “Feelin’ Like.” This song and I became friends almost immediately!
Hip-hop duo Quincy Vidal drops in from Brooklyn, with lively conversational rhymes, break beat jazz and dancing keys. Featured on their ...
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2

Sounds like:
Mac Miller,
Chiddy Bang
By
sean o
on
Jul 27, 2017
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Massachusetts rapper, LiBOSSi, was nowhere near my radar a few days ago, but now that I've had a chance to explore his debut release Suspex Vol 1, I can't help but feel like I was fast asleep on this dude.
"Can't Explain It (Merv Griffin)" is hella ...
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3

Sounds like:
De La Soul,
J. Dilla,
Slum Village,
A Tribe Called Quest
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jul 21, 2017
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Oldish, I know, but this track alone almost coerced me into purchasing a subscription to TIDAL. Christsake, "The Story of O.J." has just turned the corner on my iTunes for the fourth time in a row.
Maybe I'll just listen to this track for the rest o...
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4

Sounds like:
Earl Sweatshirt,
MellowHype,
Lizzo
By
Danielle Benedetti
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Jul 20, 2017
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As a Los Angeles native who spent the last few years in New York, I look to the American Midwest with equal parts fear and fascination. Lately it's been more of the latter, based solely on all the good stuff I've been hearing that's coming out of Min...
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5

Sounds like:
Jordan Rakei,
SG Lewis,
Jordan Bratton
By
Peter Andrews
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Jun 17, 2017
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The California-based duo Polaroid is continuing to prove themselves as highly talented and extremely dynamic with their latest release "Changed Up." This track, their third-ever single, is showing a new layer of their soulful vibes with a downtempo p...
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6

Sounds like:
Wax Roof,
Elujay,
Yared Kiflai
By
sean o
on
Apr 21, 2017
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I try not to hold bad PR against an artist. So when I get three emails from the same PR team in the span of what feels like 15 minutes, I must fight my instinct to archive that shit out-of-hand, banishing the promoter, and whatever they're promoting,...
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7

Sounds like:
J Cole,
Lupe Fiasco,
Remi
By
Donna Arendse
on
Mar 22, 2017
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I covered 19-year-old Massachusetts rapper LiBOSSi's debut single on the site last year, and while it's not the sort of music I usually tend to seek out, I know talent when I hear it.
Produced by Norwegian duo NAUUDA, new single "City Coming Up" is ...
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By
Dylan Heneck
on
Feb 13, 2017
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I've got a lot of reviews to get through today. There is a lot of good music. So what I thought I'd do to keep things full-spice is pick a line from a different Queen Latifah track for each post and just bug out over it.
I'ma gonna live till I die...
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