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Sounds like:
Knxwledge,
Shlohmo,
DJ House Shoes
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 20, 2013
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It's almost trite to say Detroit is a lynchpin for modern music, but it doesn't make it any less true. Chanes is very much from Detroit (though he now resides in Arizona). The young beatmaker has made a name for himself in the Motor City for being so...
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Sounds like:
Ghostface Killah,
Kool G Rap,
Danny Brown,
ScHoolBoy Q
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jun 27, 2013
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Having only just released his debut major label EP, Saab Stories, Action Bronson has given us another treat, the Harry Fraud-produced "Heel Toe." Recorded during the Saab Stories sessions sometime last year, Bronson raps are as random as ever, spitti...
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3

Sounds like:
Flying Lotus,
Bonobo,
Ras_G
By
Hugh McClure
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Jun 24, 2013
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One of the finest of the up-and-coming Australian producers is Adelaide beatmaster Oisima. In 2012, he completed two EPs -- Dusk Till Dawn and Goddess (which featured the track "In the Mood") -- with a debut full-length album expected later this year...
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4

Sounds like:
Drake,
BAHWEE,
Majestic Casual,
Soulection
By
David Peter Simon
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Jun 14, 2013
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Another lovely track from Sango. This time, it's a bit smoother than his usual Latin-inspired sound, dropping a soul sample from Static Major and Smoke E. Digglera. It's off the track "If U Scared, Say U Scared," more commonly known as the backtrack ...
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5

Sounds like:
Odd Future,
Earl Sweatshirt,
Tyler,
The Creator,
A$AP Rocky
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 12, 2013
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I'm not an Odd Future fan. While I understand their appeal, especially with the easily influenced teenage audience, there's more style than substance when it comes to their output. I also witnessed their chaotic Coachella performance in 2011 and made...
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6

Sounds like:
Azealia Banks,
Brooke Candy
By
Devin Duckworth
on
May 24, 2013
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Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has had her stupid-gorgeous face plastered over the blogs as of late, with her current single "Work" making waves across all facets of the hip-hop game. In March, we featured the single for your listening pleasure, and t...
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7

Sounds like:
Flying Lotus,
J Dilla,
Natasha Alexander
By
Anu Rana
on
May 24, 2013
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I dated a guy once who hated to be alone. I now wish I had this track to leave him with. It embodies the scratch and glow of warm, electronic, hip-hop "” the kind that'll ease apart your solitary anxieties, stitching the holes with pure silk. What's ...
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8

Sounds like:
Joey Bada$$,
Mdnsgn,
Nickelus F
By
sweeney kovar
on
May 21, 2013
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When you think of chilled hip-hop with an electronic jazz tinge, you instantly think of Oslo, Norway right?Ivan Avenue is a young man out of Scandinavia making some refreshing raps that go easy on the pretension. "Portals" is buttery electro goodness...
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