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UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP SONGS
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Sounds like:
Danny Brown,
J Dilla,
Guilty Simpson
By
sweeney kovar
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Jun 22, 2012
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DJ House Shoes spent damn near two decades flying the flag of Detroit hip hop, and he just now has released his debut album. Let It Go is a collection that captures the beautiful, ugly, harsh and sweet aspects of a life devoted to music. There are cu...
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2

Sounds like:
Force of Nature,
Fat Jon,
Tsutchie
By
sean o
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May 25, 2012
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While walking home from the train station the other night, I felt compelled to listen to Nujabes' Spiritual State. For the unfamiliar, Nujabes was a 36-year-old Japanese producer who lost his life in a car accident in 2010. Spiritual State is an albu...
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3

Sounds like:
J Dilla,
Madlib,
Roc Marciano
By
sweeney kovar
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May 21, 2012
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DJ House Shoes is a living relic of Detroit hip hop. Perennially underrated as a city, the capital of the Murda Mitten has silently been giving birth to some of the most innovative modern music in many genres -- from hip hop to techno to soul -- and ...
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4

By
sweeney kovar
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May 3, 2012
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Sene's Brooklyknight was released last week via Plug Research. The album is a cohesive collection of musings about the world and Brooklyn, an introspective look at the first quarter century or so in the life of a young MC.One of my favorite tracks on...
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5

Sounds like:
Royce Da 5'9,
Elzhi,
Radio Galaxy
By
sweeney kovar
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Apr 25, 2012
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Trying to establish a presence in the collective conscious of hip hop, whether popular or underground, is an increasingly difficult endeavor. Especially when you come from Detroit, MI. The city has such a deep and prominent history in American music ...
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6

Sounds like:
Ta'Raach,
The Pharcyde,
Blu
By
sweeney kovar
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Apr 24, 2012
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It's been almost two decades since The Pharcyde rode into the popular consciousness of hip hop with their playfully self-aware stylings and feel-good music. Their influence is present on many still. Though no longer functioning as a unit, the individ...
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7

Sounds like:
Wiz Khalifa,
Childish Gambino,
Lupe Fiasco
By
el gringo rico
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Apr 20, 2012
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Prior to blowing up in 2010 for his World Cup anthem "Waving Flag," K'Naan was a relatively unknown Somali immigrant hip-hopper, known for his generally positive vibe and devotion to social justice issues. It wasn't until "Waving Flag" and a couple o...
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8

Sounds like:
Aesop Rock,
Kimya Dawson,
Atmosphere
By
el gringo rico
on
Apr 19, 2012
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At first glance, you might question just what the hell a collaboration between Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson would sound like. He is a verifiable king of underground hip hop, one of the most thought-provoking and abstract lyricists of all time. Kimya, ...
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