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Sounds like:
Del The Funky Homosapien,
Dan The Automater,
Kid Koala,
Gorillaz
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 22, 2013
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It's hard to fathom that 13 years have passed since hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 (comprising Dan The Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala) released their stunning self-titled debut. A concept album set in the year 3030, it tells th...
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2

Sounds like:
Black Hippy,
A$AP Rocky,
Danny Brown
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 13, 2013
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Scour the Internet and you will come across hundreds of Kendrick Lamar remixes. From simple beat adjustments to big name cameos, it appears everyone's had a crack at remixing a Lamar tune. One of my favorites is the Black Hippy remix of "Swimming Poo...
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3

Sounds like:
Common,
John Legend & The Roots,
Mos Def
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 12, 2013
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Back when I started doing the Song of the Day series, we would quote other blogs rather than writing our own reviews. That changed after ~6 months, but it means that there's a whole back-catalog of amazing music on Indie Shuffle that just doesn't hav...
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4

Sounds like:
Black Hippy,
A$AP Rocky,
Ab-Soul,
Jay-Rock,
Danny Brown
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 11, 2013
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"Collard Greens" is another ScHoolboy Q number that's found its way on the Internet today. Q seems to enjoy dropping tracks without warning; this is taken from his much anticipated debut album, Oxymoron.Joined by label mate Kendrick Lamar, the two Bl...
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5

Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Jurassic 5,
The Pharcyde,
Black Hippy Crew
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 11, 2013
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Miami hip-hop has always been known for its bass-heavy production, first pioneered by 2 Live Crew and continued through the years by the likes of Trick Daddy, Rick Ross and Pitbull. But the current crop of rap artists are taking influence from outsid...
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6

Sounds like:
A$AP Rocky,
Big Sean,
Big K.R.I.T.,
Drake
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 10, 2013
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In anticipation of his sophomore record, Born Sinner, J. Cole has released another gold nugget from the album, a track featuring Kendrick Lamar called "Forbidden Fruit." If the song sounds familiar, it might be the Ronnie Foster sample "Mystic Brew,"...
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7

Sounds like:
Ghostface Killah,
Kool G Rap,
Danny Brown,
ScHoolBoy Q
By
Tobias Handke
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Jun 10, 2013
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Action Bronson is back with another track, "The Rockers," from his forthcoming album Saab Stories, featuring Wiz Khalifa. For anyone not familiar with Bronson's mixtapes, the New York rapper is fond of rhyming about wrestling, so much so that he has ...
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8

By
sweeney kovar
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Jun 8, 2013
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Last evening, San Francisco experienced a rare visit from The Beat Konducta. Billed as a sort of vague unveiling of his Rock Konducta project, Madlib brought Egon and the Zamrock outfit WITCH to 1015 Folsom to help set the vibe. I missed Egon, b...
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