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1

Sounds like:
Jon Wayne,
SelfSays,
The Koreatown Oddity
By
sweeney kovar
on
Nov 13, 2015
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Zeroh spits that Jodorowsky rap.
After being conspicuously absent from new music since an instrumental beat tape from earlier this year, the mercurial MC re-emerged on his birthday (November 5th) to drop a new song, "ALLDAYEVERYTHING."
Frantic, pu...
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2

Sounds like:
Quakers,
Homeboy Sandman,
House Shoes
By
sweeney kovar
on
Oct 1, 2015
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Guilty is a favorite. The flow is precise, the lyrics are granular, and the delivery booms. Detroit's Son, his collaborative LP with Australian DJ/producer Katalyst, is an international collaboration that feels home-grown.
"Fractured" is a blisteri...
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3

Sounds like:
Rejjie Snow,
Gilbere Forte,
Azizi Gibson
By
sean o
on
Sep 30, 2015
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In January, I said rapper NewZephland (formerly Zeph) had positioned himself for growth in 2015. The West Coast transplant recently told me he's dropping 4-6 EPs between 2015-2016. So, yeah, I'd say growth is definitely on the menu.
For audible proo...
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4

Sounds like:
5 Chuckles,
Jon Wayne,
Exile
By
sweeney kovar
on
Sep 25, 2015
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Don't sleep on this one.
Lowkey is one of the most consistent and hardworking MCs out of the West Coast. And MED, aka Medaphoar, has been silently building his own imprint Bang Ya Head with solid, hardcore left coast hip-hop releases, and his next ...
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5

Sounds like:
Ghostface Killah,
MF Doom,
Sean Price
By
sweeney kovar
on
Sep 14, 2015
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What do we have here? Is it a unicorn? A flying swine? No, it's actually another song from MF DOOM and Ghostface's mythical collaboration that dates back nearly a decade.
While we have no idea when Swift & Changeable is arriving, or if the LP t...
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6

Sounds like:
Finale,
Guilty Simpson,
SelfSays
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jul 29, 2015
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DJ Soko's name only gives a partial glimpse into his abilities. A DJ in the communal sense, someone who organizes people around them through sound, he's long been a dot-connector in the Midwest/East Coast hip-hop world.
His debut album, Domino Effe...
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7

Sounds like:
Denitia & Sene,
Co$$,
Blu
By
sweeney kovar
on
Jun 17, 2015
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Beatnick Dee has a story. Born in the Bay Area and raised in the UK, he emigrated back to the states to take up an internship at Los Angeles' Tres Records. The time spent grinding for the underground imprint left a mark, he soon made L.A. his permane...
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8

Sounds like:
Isaiah Rashad,
J. Cole,
Azizi Gibson
By
sean o
on
May 28, 2015
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Mick Jenkins and Kaytranada are both coming off spotlight-grabbing efforts at SXSW, and right now is as good a time as any to team up for a politically-charged hip-hop statement.
On the heels of engaging tracks like "Jazz," Chicago rapper Mick Jenki...
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