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Sounds like:
Barney Artist,
Tom Misch
By
Peter Andrews
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Jan 13, 2016
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I am so happy to have discovered Alfa Mist. I heard of him initially through his soothing remix of RITUAL's' "Josephine," which was debuted on Indie Shuffle this week. The remix struck a chord and as a result introduced me to a very unique style of h...
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Sounds like:
Common Market,
Chance the Rapper,
JDAM
By
Peter Andrews
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Dec 30, 2015
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Except for a SoundCloud page sharing a few very good songs and Caye Tittman's hometown of Belmont, MA, there's not a lot of information on this talented rapper. I'll bet though, with due time, we'll be hearing a lot about him.
"Good Looks" is an ode...
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3

Sounds like:
Armani White,
DLRN
By
sean o
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Nov 30, 2015
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I've had my ears on Philly-based rapper Ryshon Jones for a while now. Dude's a workhorse. New music left and right, including his upcoming album You're Safe Now.
"No Preaching," produced by Contour & Tunk Dimmerman, is exactly the kind of laid b...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 16, 2015
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The comments section for this song on SoundCloud is pretty hilarious. In short, everyone seems to be all about Skizzy ("yung skiz 4 pres"), and I must confess that I too fall into the same boat.
Lais isn't a new name on our radar, though. We actuall...
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5

Sounds like:
Chester Watson,
Kid Cudi,
Izzy Jone$
By
sean o
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Oct 1, 2015
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East Bay rapper/producer Mylo Mu is back in Berkeley after spending the summer in North Carolina.
Mylo tells me that abstract hip-hop joint "Angelia" is the byproduct of his East Coast experiences with lucid dreaming and Afro-Surrealism. Coincidenta...
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6

Sounds like:
Drake,
Noah "40" Shebib,
Childish Gambino
By
sean o
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Sep 29, 2015
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Rapper Sean LaMarr and producer Jonathan Reyes are DLRN (pronounced "DeLorean"), a Sacramento-based hip-hop duo hell bent on recapturing rap's golden era.
DLRN waste no time in bringing forth their debut LP, Neon Noir (Deluxe). It's an eight-track f...
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7

Sounds like:
Madvillain,
Flamingosis,
Atu
By
sean o
on
Sep 28, 2015
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It doesn't take a rap genius to understand that The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" is about the singer's relationship with cocaine. Musicians have been rhyming about drugs for years. There may be no better expression of this metaphor than MF Doom's "M...
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8

Sounds like:
Future,
Fetty Wap,
PARTYNEXTDOOR
By
Tobias Handke
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Sep 4, 2015
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Post Malone continues to ride the wave of popularity (thanks to surprise hit "White Iverson") with the release of the breezy "Came Up."
Collaborating with Atlanta artist Key!, "Came Up" is another catchy number from the Southern rapper. Both Malone...
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