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Sounds like:
House Shoes,
J Dilla,
Sean Price
By
sweeney kovar
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Mar 11, 2014
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Black Milk isn't even cooling off from last year's stellar No Poison, No Paradise, and he's already back at it. Glitches In The Break is an EP better groomed than most LPs. The tracks are a balanced selection of instrumental and rap cuts, featuring b...
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2

Sounds like:
Kendrick Lamar,
Black Hippy,
Hocus Pocus
By
Chaze Matakala
on
Feb 28, 2014
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Coinciding with the release of Schoolboy's debut studio album Oxymoron, Parisian 20syl gives "The Purge" a badass chop and screw.This track is akin to 20syl's remix of Kedrick Lamar's "Sing That Shit," with a bouncing and infectious 808 that makes yo...
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3

Sounds like:
Childish Gambino,
Chance The Rapper,
Kid Ink
By
Chad L.A. Roberts
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Feb 22, 2014
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Texas tongue-slinger Johnny Astro mounted his horse and rode "Runway" into our ears!This track resurrects the phrase "heavy rotation" for obvious reasons. Johnny has not forgotten about his accomplices who have been riding with him throughout the jou...
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4

By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 11, 2014
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Fresh off a stellar 2013 LP, No Poison No Paradise, Black Milk's newest song embraces the brick cold bite that has conquered the Eastern half of the nation."Cold Day" is audiophile gutter. A rubbery bass line is complemented with a quirky-not-corny s...
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5

Sounds like:
Lupe Fiasco,
J. Cole,
Soundtrakk,
Diverse
By
sean o
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Feb 6, 2014
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Say hello to Holoking, a new duo formed by Chicago rapper Diverse and Atlanta musician Chris Hunt.I hesitate to strictly call Holoking a hip-hop duo, although "Wise Fools" is a conscious rap track that hopefully catches the attention of jaded hip-hop...
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6

Sounds like:
Blackalicious,
Madlib,
Jedi Mind Tricks,
Jurassic 5
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Feb 6, 2014
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This morning I was rushed awake only to be greeted by a horrid two day hangover. However, after the first bar of this track, the hangover was gone, I was wide-awake, and I had just found my new favorite song. Del the Funky Homosapien has been apart o...
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7

By
sweeney kovar
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Jan 30, 2014
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Exile is a super-producer to the underground. After helping direct innovative full length projects with Aloe Blacc, Blu, and Fashawn, Ex is not looking to slow up. Dag Savage is Exile and San Diego spitter Johaz, a raw yet feel-good take on classic C...
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8

Sounds like:
Sweater Beats,
Karma Kid,
Unda,
b00n
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 22, 2014
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Shagabond is 17 years old, producing out of Canada, and hopefully still in high school. His "Coral Soup," like other tracks on his SoundCloud is simply beautiful, bright, and bubbly. It's astonishing to see young producers having such a firm understa...
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