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Sounds like:
Kendrick Lamar,
Schoolboy Q,
Jay-Rock,
Danny Brown
By
Tobias Handke
on
Aug 8, 2013
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Along with Top Dwag Entertainment label mates Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Jay-Rock (known as Black Hippie), Ab-Soul has helped define the new wave of West Coast hip-hop slowly taking over the world. Ab-Soul recently dropped the politically charg...
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2

Sounds like:
Ab-Soul,
Kendrick Lamar,
Curren$y,
Nas
By
Tobias Handke
on
Aug 7, 2013
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Comparing his style to "the lyrical ability of Nas mixed with a Pusha T swag meets the East Coast Kendrick Lamar with a Dead Prez revolutionary vibe," Bronx MC Euro League is a fascinating prospect. An acronym for "enlighten under rule and oppression...
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3

Sounds like:
Dizzee Rascal,
Ghett,
Skepta
By
Tobias Handke
on
Aug 5, 2013
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The UK rap scene is going through an interesting period right now. The Streets are no more, Roots Manuva and Kano haven't received the international recognition they deserve, and Dizzee Rascal has become, to put it nicely, stale. Many of the older s...
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4

Sounds like:
Drake,
Big Sean,
Kid Cudi,
Frank Ocean
By
Zach Connett
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Aug 3, 2013
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KYLE is that dude. The young rapper/singer has been on his grind for some time and is still relatively unknown, especially out here on the East Coast.His newest track, "Raining Love," utilizes his best lispy, whimsical flow, as well as some solid cro...
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5

Sounds like:
Blu,
Aesop Rock,
MF DOOM
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 30, 2013
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Without major affiliation, gimmicks, or co-signs, Castle has emerged with a very strong album in Gasface, out now via Mello Music Group. Filled with dense, abstract rhymes and dark, dungeon-y beats, Castle brings hip-hop back to a place where it isn'...
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6

Sounds like:
Ghostface Killah,
Kool G Rap,
Danny Brown,
ScHoolBoy Q
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jul 27, 2013
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EL-P and Killa Mike. Rick Ross and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Drake and Noah "40" Shebib. These are just some of the best rapper/producer combos going round in the world of hip-hop, and you can now add Action Bronson and Harry Fraud to that ever-growing ...
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7

Sounds like:
Roc Marciano,
Action Bronson,
Sean Price
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 25, 2013
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90s nostalgia is in fifth gear with popular culture right now, including hip-hop. From NWA to underground Memphis rap, folks that were in single digits when DJ Screw first pitched down a tape are infatuated with everything from that era. At times thi...
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8

Sounds like:
Chiddy Bang,
Macklemore
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jul 24, 2013
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There was a day when Childish Gambino was uploading a new track every week -- at least, that's how it seemed. That day was a couple years ago, and since then things have been relatively quiet.Perhaps things are changing, because last night Donald Glo...
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