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Sounds like:
El-P,
The Roots,
7L & Esoteric,
Murs,
Aesop Rock
By
Nicole Cifani
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Apr 20, 2011
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Atmosphere returns with their seventh official studio album, The Family Sign, perhaps their most personal album to date. As one of the most powerful storytellers in hip-hop today, MC Slug tackles issues close to the heart using past experiences to we...
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2
Sounds like:
Wiz Khalifa,
Black Milk,
Chip Tha Ripper
By
Eric Fallows
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Jan 7, 2011
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Saffal Tall attends Michigan State University on a scholarship and has been rapping for more than than 10 years. He's opened for Raekwon, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, and Chip Tha Ripper, and is known for energetic freestyles. At 19 years old, he has big s...
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3

Sounds like:
Emilio Rojas,
Termanology,
Fashawn
By
sweeney kovar
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Nov 7, 2010
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Cymarshall Law toils mercilessly in the underground, building a fan base slowly but surely through every show, every blog post, every hand to hand sale, every YouTube view, every interaction. Raised partly in the UK to Jamaican parents, Cy was surrou...
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By
Cory Zechmann
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Oct 24, 2010
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When I first heard K-Murdock and Mega Ran were getting together to create an album with an old-school NES theme, let's just say I was pretty intrigued. K-Murdock's sound has always been reminiscent of an electronic style, not too far off from the ret...
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5

Sounds like:
Doomtree,
The Dynospectrum,
Living Legends
By
Cory Zechmann
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Sep 22, 2010
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How the hell does a group stay this strong for so long, no less in hip-hop? Slug and Ant have been together for a good 17 years, and I love 'em more than ever.In their latest album, To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs, A...
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6
Sounds like:
J Dilla,
Pete Rock,
DJ Premiere
By
sweeney kovar
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Sep 6, 2010
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Too often, the uninitiated assume that underground hip-hop is by definition the antithesis of commercial hip-hop. While it's sometimes true that underground hip-hop frequently explores sounds and themes that would not find a home in a more commercial...
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7

Sounds like:
Black Milk,
Young Zee,
Lil B
By
sweeney kovar
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Sep 4, 2010
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Might as well get it out there early: Detroit-bred Danny Brown does not make politically correct rap music. He is misogynistic, violent, drug-glorifying, and all of the other horrible traits associated with hip-hop. He's also an incredible lyricist, ...
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8

Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Jurassic 5,
The Pharcyde
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 1, 2010
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In contrast to our usual Song of the Day hip-hop features, here's some quality underground hip-hop a la the artists featured in our Back to the Basics series.
The two members of People Under the Stairs hail from L.A., and have released seven albums ...
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