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Sounds like:
Kendrick Lamar,
Schoolboy Q,
Ab-Soul
By
Tobias Handke
on
Jun 3, 2015
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Out of all the rappers on Top Dwag Entertainment's roster, Jay Rock is the one who's gone mostly unnoticed. While Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul have all released albums over the past few years resulting in commercial success, Rock has stead...
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2

Sounds like:
Snoop Dogg,
Dr Dre,
Eazy E
By
Almond Ivan
on
Apr 11, 2015
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After a night of hanging out and drinking 40 oz beers just outside of Compton, I realized one thing was missing from the equation: my favorite track from one of Dr Dre's biggest albums,The Chronic.
I woke up and made it my mission to find this track...
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3

Sounds like:
Grynch,
Sol,
Jay Prince
By
Jade Furubayashi
on
Mar 3, 2015
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Now for a little dose of Northwest hip-hop.
The Physics have been on the Seattle music scene for a while, and are well-seasoned veteran's of the city's art: rainy haze hip-hop.
It's been a minute since The Physics dropped new music. Their last albu...
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4

Sounds like:
Zion I,
Bassnectar,
Lupe Fiasco
By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 17, 2014
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If you've been a fan of underground West Coast hip-hop for the last 14 years, you've no doubt heard of Amp Live. Usually that named would be followed by "of Zion I," but in the last several years Amp has been carving a niche all of his own, sans Zumb...
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5

Sounds like:
Black Hippy,
A$AP Rocky,
Ab-Soul,
Jay-Rock,
Danny Brown
By
Tobias Handke
on
Oct 17, 2013
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The BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher is like Christmas for hip-hop fans. While everyone enjoys finding out the award results, it's the cyphers fans tune in for, with debate raging for days about who had the best verse. This year, the likes of A$AP Mob, Slau...
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6

By
Chad L.A. Roberts
on
Oct 16, 2013
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Dee Goodz teams up with Nesby Phips for the West Coast melody "In a Minute," produced by Miles Filex. This crip-walking groove comes off Good'z mixtape titled Donny Cash.The producer, Miles Felix, completed several tracks for the hip-hop tape, which ...
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7

Sounds like:
Joey Bada$$,
Wiz Khalifa,
Rockie Fresh,
Logic
By
Zach Connett
on
Sep 17, 2013
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Along with having one of the most unique names in the rap game, IamSu! also makes some pretty good songs. Kilt II was released three months ago, so you'll have to excuse me for being late to the game. That said, his presence was needed on our site, a...
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8

Sounds like:
Scoop Deville,
Kendrick Lamar,
Zeroh
By
sweeney kovar
on
Apr 1, 2013
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It seems Blu is reinventing himself yet again. After channeling the sound of the L.A. beat scene with NoYork, taking us to church with Jesus, and producing a pair of LPs for up-and-comers Anthm and Ræl J Wallace, Azulito's next project looks like it...
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