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UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP SONGS
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Sounds like:
Isaiah Rashad,
Vic Mensa
By
Ralph Hendrik
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Mar 18, 2015
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Chicago is a city not only with a lot of music history, but also with a breath of fresh air in the form of young, driven artists. One of these young talents goes by the name of Mick Jenkins. Jenkins moved from Alabama, where he was born, to the Windy...
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2

Sounds like:
Digable Planets,
thEEsatisfaction,
Georgia Anne Muldrow
By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 21, 2015
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My mans FWMJ keeps that good hate on lock, as well as a very dope platform for music you would otherwise be unaware of. Like The Hue.
The Hue is a hip-hop group from Houston that doesn't need to sip liquid heroin or spend five figures on a paint jo...
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3

Sounds like:
Zeroh,
House Shoes,
Eagle Nebula
By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 3, 2015
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Coalescing from a cloud of backwoods smoke are Ras_G and The Koreatown Oddity, formidable in their own standings but other-worldly when merged together into the musical entity known as 5 Chuckles.
Quietly at work during 2013 and 2014, they've been ...
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4

By
David Peter Simon
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Jan 16, 2015
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Really feeling this track from The Last Skeptik, aka Corin Douieb, a Hackney-based leftfield producer who draws inspiration from the likes of Ol' dirty bastard and J Dilla. Clash called his work "beyond hip-hop," and while the phrase might be a bit e...
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5

Sounds like:
Sak Pase,
Gilbere Forte,
Rockie Fresh
By
sean o
on
Jan 3, 2015
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Pittsburgh rapper Zeph is positioning himself for growth in 2015. The SoundCloud set he released late last year, titled Statue & Flesh, features three new enjoyable tracks. "Love Trip" benefits greatly from Zeph's flow and Iamusick's flashy produ...
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6

Sounds like:
Kanye West,
Big Sean,
Mick Jenkins
By
sean o
on
Dec 5, 2014
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I've wanted to hype this Johnny Astro track since the Texas whiz kid first sent it my way nearly a year ago. I've got a lot of respect for Johnny's work ethic. Always one to set the bar high, Astro's abilities behind the boards and in the booth conti...
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7

By
sean o
on
Nov 18, 2014
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Maryland-based rapper Ace Cosgrove is having a good year. His ambitious UsvsRobots project has caught to eyes and ears of tastemakers like Vibe, XXL, and Pigeons and Planes.After listening to the release several times, I'm inclined to share "Burning ...
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8

Sounds like:
Kanye West,
Marcato Republic,
J. Cole
By
sean o
on
Jul 14, 2014
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Texas MC / producer Johnny Astro is back with his first project of 2014. Zeus: Chapter 1 Astrology is currently streaming in full on SoundCloud, and "Wonderful Life" is my favorite cut off the eight-track release.
The production reminds me a bit of ...
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