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Quasimoto
Planned Attack

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By  |  May 1st, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, underground hip hop, j dilla

Sounds like: Madlib, J Dilla, Knxwledge

From the smokey, idiosyncratic mind of Madlib emerges Quasimoto. Crudely drawn, yellow (or blue) and constantly armed with either a blunt or a brick, this miscreant has run amok in…keep reading →


Bob Marley
Could You Be Loved

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By  |  April 20th, 2013
Filed under: madlib, reggae, dub

What's so good?

I’m in Amsterdam for 4/20. How cliche is that? And totally awesome, mind you! Only problem is that the majority of the population appears to be oblivious to the significance.…keep reading →


De La Soul
Get Away (Ft. The Spirit of The Wu)

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By  |  April 19th, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, underground hip hop, j dilla

Sounds like: J Dilla, Wu Tang Clan, Madlib

When I first heard Stakes Is High, I was in my first year in college, and that album blew my head wide open. I had liked 3 Feet High and…keep reading →


Pusha T
Numbers On The Boards

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By  |  April 17th, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, madlib, kanye west

Sounds like: Madlib, Alchemist, Kanye West

Since Lord Willin‘, The Clipse have been one of my favorite hip-hop duos. Even when I had trouble reconciling their subject matter with my own inclinations, their wordplay and beat…keep reading →


Black Milk
Computer Ugly Ugly/Why Worry

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By  |  April 10th, 2013
Filed under: Instrumental Hip Hop, j dilla, experimental hip hop

Sounds like: J Dilla, Karriem Riggins, Madlib

Though he just hit us with a double single for an upcoming solo album, Black Milk is not slowing down. On the heels of Sunday’s Best/Monday’s Worst comes the first…keep reading →


Quelle Chris
Long Tokes (Ft. Cavalier)

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By  |  March 6th, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, underground hip hop, madlib

Sounds like: Blu, Jon Wayne, Madlib

Quelle Chris never disappoints me. When I found out the nomadic, erratic MC had found a proper home with respectable indie imprint Mello Music Group, I was happy. Up until…keep reading →


MED & Blu
Burgundy Whip Ft. Jimetta Rose

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By  |  February 15th, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, underground hip hop, Los Angeles

Sounds like: Madlib, Quelle, Slum Village

Roughly a year ago, Blu, the Charles Mingus of hip-hop (or is he the Thelonious Monk of rap?), took to a Bandcamp page to release an album entitled UCLA. It was a…keep reading →


J Dilla
The Anthem

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By  |  February 11th, 2013
Filed under: hip-hop, j dilla, Los Angeles

Sounds like: House Shoes, Madlib, Samiyam

Jea! Right on time for Dilla month comes an announcement that the late great’s shelved major label debut album, originally titled Pay Jay, will now see commercial release in a few months,…keep reading →



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