Abstract Hip Hop songs | Indie Shuffle

Arithmetic (Ft. Infinite and Stas Thee Boss)

Sounds like: Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction

Gorilla vs. Bear premiered this silky Porter Ray joint earlier this month. It's been sitting in my SoundCloud Likes for nearly as long, waiting patien...

Shan Vincent de Paul

Thank God

Sounds like: Eminem, Atmosphere, Murs

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Shan Vincent de Paul is about as forward thinking as hip-hop can get. With an influence outside of music -- branching into areas like spirituality -- ...

Zeroh

ALLDAYEVERYTHING

Sounds like: Jon Wayne, SelfSays, The Koreatown Oddity

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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 mercuri...

Mylo Mu

Angelia

Sounds like: Chester Watson, Kid Cudi, Izzy Jone$

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East Bay rapper/producer Mylo Mu is back in Berkeley after spending the summer in North Carolina. Mylo tells me that abstract hip-hop joint "Angelia"...

Mylo Mu

Frida Mayhlo

Sounds like: Mick Jenkins, Chester Watson

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East Bay in the house. Rapper/producer Mylo Mu is studying African American studies at UC Berkeley and crafting purposeful hip-hop, like new joint "Fr...

S'natra

Know This World (Prod. by Ivan Jackson)

Sounds like: Goldlink, Ab-Soul, Brasstracks

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Hip-hop honestly doesn't do much for me. But when I hit play on "Know This World," my eyes glistened. When I saw that Ivan Jackson, trumpet player and...

Eagle Nebula

The Nebulizer

Sounds like: Queens D.Light, Ta'Raach, ThEESatisfaction

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The MC known as Eagle Nebula was raised in Inglewood but cut her teeth as an MC, poet, and all-around writer in the cold streets of N.Y. Now back in L...

Milwaukee Banks x Rat & Co

Monitor

Sounds like: Clipping, Ratking, RaRa

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A couple of weeks back, we covered "Van Gogh," the first of two collaborative releases from Melbourne hip-hop outfit Milwaukee Banks. After first tea...

Cookie Monster Galaxy

Purple Night

Sounds like: B.Visible, Da-P, Babel Mètis

Electronic downtempo chillout beats instrumental hip-hop

Credit to Paris-based producer Cookie Monster Galaxy for whipping up an 8-bit instrumental that's not a parody unto itself. The man behind the moniker...

Mount Kimbie

Before I Move Off (Emerse Remix)

Sounds like: Lone, Kona Triangle, Wisp

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Australian producer Emerse first caught my attention last year with the release of ambient single "Clouds." We've covered several of his original rele...

A Sol Mechanic

Elevate

Sounds like: Ratatat, Lomovolokno, Oddlogic

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Two of my favorite reasons for getting into SoundCloud are A Sol Mechanic and Handbook. Both men are talented producers who pay tribute to their varie...

Queens D.Light

Love Pistol

Sounds like: Ras_G, Little Simz, Wreckelekt, Red Clay

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The Koreatown Oddity

Black Antique Flossin'

Sounds like: Feend, Oliver the 2nd, SUMTHiN GUNNY

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Nick Brewer

Miss Online Superstar (Ft. JP Cooper)

Sounds like: Dizzy Rascal, Aloe Blacc, Justin Timberlake

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There's no secret that this UK lyricist is an up-and-coming thrill, gaining support from musician G Eazy and appearing on this summer's festival scene...

House Shoes

Sweet Ft. Danny Brown (Knxwledge Remix)

Sounds like: Clams Casino, Shlohmo, Quelle Chris

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Knxwledge and Danny Brown are both innovative artists that found a megaphone through House Shoes.  Now, on the second anniversary of Shoes' debu...

Jeremiah Jae

Almost

Sounds like: Knxwledge, Blu, Zeroh

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"Almost" is a gem. Jeremiah Jae and Knxwledge team up to create a song that sounds idyllic and just flat out feels good.  Jae is a Chicago ...

Rippy Austin

Never Say Never (Ft. Nate P)

Sounds like: Chance The Rapper, CJ Fly, Chris Turner

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L.A. artist Rippy Austin is back in a big way. We've previously featured Rippy's track "L.O.V.E." off his 2012 release, Patiently Waiting. Today we're...

Tree

People (Ft. Shelf Nunny & Lena Kuhn)

Sounds like: Beat Culture, Mist Glider, Aeropsia

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Excited to announce that Tree is premiering his "audio / visual experience" Saturday night at the Kuumbwa Jazz Club in Santa Cruz. To celeb...

Deku

Blast Processing

Sounds like: 10th Letter, Waking Astronomer, Vxlam

Electronic experimental beats Experimental electronic instrumental

Atlanta producer Brett Leggitt is Deku, a name you may recognize from his previously featured TOKiMONSTA  and CLOUDEATER remixes.W...

Holoking

Wise Fools

Sounds like: Lupe Fiasco, J. Cole, Soundtrakk, Diverse

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Say hello to Holoking, a new duo formed by Chicago rapper Diverse and Atlanta musician Chris Hunt.I hesitate to strictly call Holoking a hip-hop duo, ...