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Sounds like:
Noah Slee,
Bailey Wiley,
Saba,
J Cole,
Denzel Curry
By
Donna Arendse
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Aug 16, 2017
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When it comes to hip-hop I am picky as allll hell.
After hearing Noah Slee's track "Lips", which featured fellow Kiwi Melodownz, I had did a little social media exploration and found gem upon gem on his SoundCloud profile – quality hiphop!
The lyri...
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2

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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3

Sounds like:
Dornik,
The Weeknd,
Drake
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 2, 2016
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Fresh off the news that old Franky has a new album coming out later this week, I decided to revisit Channel Orange. And boy oh boy, was that a good decision.
Perhaps my favorite walk down memory lane came when "Super Rich Kids" came on. I mean.... i...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 12, 2016
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Oh hey, new Tom Misch? Clearly something worth covering...
The UK-based jazz artist has been one of my favorites for a while now, so it came as little surprise that I enjoyed "Crazy Dream." Loyle Carner's verses take a little bit to get used to, but...
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5

Sounds like:
CYNE,
King Krule,
Subculture Sage
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Mar 31, 2016
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Increasingly, I find myself falling out of favor with mainstream hip-hop. But fortunately it's a varied genre, and Patch's new single goes to prove that you can't hate it all.
"Interlude (My Love)" is a mellow, jazzy single that is likely to put mos...
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6

Sounds like:
Remi,
A$AP Rocky,
J. Cole,
Milwaukee Banks
By
Donna Arendse
on
Feb 1, 2016
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B Wise is a rapper from Sydney who has been delivering a progressive style of Australian hip-hop over the past year or so.
I must say that the current Donna isn't as massive a fan of Australian hip-hop as 16-year old Donna was, but there is somethin...
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By
Peter Andrews
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Jan 31, 2016
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What if I told you that Chance the Rapper had a younger brother who is also a very talented rapper? Well, it's true, and Taylor Bennett needs to be on every hip-hop lover's radar. The Chicago-based Bennett released his first full length album, Broad ...
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8

Sounds like:
Artlifecentral,
Jamie T,
Mayer Hawthorne
By
Tobias Handke
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Jan 30, 2016
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I'm a big fan of UK hip-hop, and while I've tended to stick to the grime scene, every now and then someone comes along who pipes my interest, the latest being South-London based Ashley Shakur.
His track "Nokia" is a playful source of nostalgia about...
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