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Rapper, DJ, and producer Pete Rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with C.L. Smooth, debuting with the All Souled Out EP. A hit LP, Mecca and the Soul Brother, followed
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sweeney kovar
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Feb 7, 2013
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So many times you hear the term "legendary" used to describe groups of generations past, and you kind of feel like you can't question that, even though you might not really know for sure.The Ohio Players were a funk band from the 70s that made music ...
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sweeney kovar
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Jan 14, 2013
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Michael Cohen, aka Cohenbeats, recently relocated to Los Angeles from his native Tel Aviv, Israel to spend more energy on his craft of hip-hop production. After linking up with local heavyweights like Gaslamp Killer and Samiyam, young Cohen began to ...
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Sounds like:
Roc Marciano,
Ka,
Pete Rock,
Invincible
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sweeney kovar
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Sep 21, 2012
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Rah Digga is one of the hardest MCs to come out of Jersey. Notice I did not say femcee or female MC. The need to specify that someone is adept at rhyming in spite of their gender, as the term femcee implies, is backwards and misogynistic, even when w...
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Sounds like:
Roc Marciano,
Ka,
Pete Rock
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sweeney kovar
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Aug 20, 2012
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East Coast hip hop has been experiencing something of a crest in the last several years. Not that it ever wasn't present in the most bustling city in the US, but there was a point where it was a task to locate some grimy, sour-in-the-dutch hip hop. T...
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Sounds like:
Jay Electronica,
Tame Impala,
Pete Rock
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sweeney kovar
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Aug 12, 2012
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The New Royales is a multi-faceted music production collective. A group of writers, producers and musicians, they are best known for the collaborations their members -- DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti, Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock -- have had with high profiles...
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Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth,
Eric B. & Rakim
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Sounds like:
Nas,
Roc Marciano,
Pete Rock
By
sweeney kovar
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Apr 17, 2012
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Ka is far from a newcomer, but prior to his buzz-worthy sophomore LP Grief Pedigree, only the most die-hard hip-hop historians would have recognized his name. A 70s baby, the Brownsville MC has surfaced a few times before, most notably with the group...
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Sounds like:
A Tribe Called Quest,
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth,
Eric B. & Rakim
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