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sweeney kovar
on
Jul 2, 2015
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A learned hip-hop nerd knows the name Finale. The alien rhymer with the intricate, cerebral flow landed in Detroit and claimed the city as his home. Motowners know him for revealing his true form at open mics, and the world at large was able to gleam...
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sweeney kovar
on
Dec 3, 2014
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March on Washington was a powerful sophomore LP from the underground all-star crew from the DMV, Diamond District. Produced entirely by group member Oddisee and featuring XO and yU's grit-and-grime barrage, the LP helped cement the crew and their reg...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Jun 18, 2014
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If it's not broke, why fix it?
Black Milk definitely has the consistency award in hip-hop, having never dropped a boring project. In the past year or two, however, Black's ambition has grown. He's started his own label, the beats are growing b...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Sep 28, 2013
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Hailing from Ypsilanti, 14KT is one of the best kept secrets in hip-hop. He's had a string of impressive but slept-on releases from 45s to full lengths. His method for making his music is very particular, somewhere on the Internet there's a YouTube o...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Apr 7, 2012
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OC is a classic MC from the Golden Era of NY hip hop. A member of DITC (Diggin' In The Crates), a crew that consist of such luminaries like Fat Joe (before he went jiggy), Lord Finesse, Showbiz, A.G., Buckwild and Big L, his place in the annals of hi...
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By
sweeney kovar
on
Oct 3, 2011
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DTMD is the youth movement within DMV hip hop. East Coast people will get the reference, but for the out-of-towners, DMV stands for the areas of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, a hip-hop scene that has been getting attention in the past few years through...
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