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1. Jon Wayne was the name of a cowpunk, alt-country band in Los Angeles in the 1980s, made up of pseudonymous session musicians who decided to form a more underground band as a div
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Sounds like:
Jon Wayne,
SelfSays,
The Koreatown Oddity
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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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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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3

Sounds like:
Open Mike Eagle,
Zeroh,
Jon Wayne
By
sweeney kovar
on
Dec 21, 2014
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Pulling from the heartfelt sentiment of "Dear Mama" and the irreverence of Mr. T's "Treat Your Mother Right," SelfSays completes the matriarchal tribute trifecta on "Granny."
Over a bubbly feel-good beat, SelfSays revels in celebration of his grandm...
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sweeney kovar
on
Dec 3, 2014
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J. Rocc is the Funky President. World-class DJ, premier beat digger, supreme record collector -- it should be no surprise that this music man makes fire beats as well.
Beats on Tap(e) is a surprise release by Stones Throw, a cassette full of beats ...
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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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6

Sounds like:
House Shoes,
Blu,
Jon Wayne,
Danny Brown
By
sweeney kovar
on
Sep 20, 2013
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Since Blue Mondays, Quelle Chris has fastidiously built a his own lane. With every additional project, from Shotgun and Sleek Rifle to 2Dirt4TV and its successor, Quelle has been uncompromising in his quest to deliver unadulterated rap music that is ...
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sweeney kovar
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Sep 10, 2013
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You know how sometimes you have those nights where the Internet becomes a wormhole and you go through links until you get somewhere you barely recognize and find slightly troubling? That happened to me as I landed on what you're listening to now. I h...
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sweeney kovar
on
Jun 17, 2013
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For someone like me who has been rapping himself to death for at least the better (or worse) part of the past decade, Zeroh is a breath of fresh, psilocybin-infused air. Raised in the fertile earth of Southern California, the wordsmith is very much i...
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