CYNE and similar artists

Sounds like: CYNE, King Krule, Subculture Sage

Increasingly, I find myself falling out of favor with mainstream hip-hop. But fortunately it's a varied genre, and Patch's new single goes to prove th...

Camel Power Club

Tagada (Ft. Akin Yai)

Sounds like: Daft Punk, Cise Star, Cyne

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I narrowly missed a chance to premiere Camel Power Club's last single. The oddly satisfying "Laika" went on to rack up nearly a quarter of a million p...

Subculture Sage

1=1=1

Sounds like: CYNE, King Krule

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There must be something in the London water, because Subculture Sage's new single "1=1=1" reminds me a whole lot of fellow city-dweller King Krule -- ...

The Roots

Right On (Ft. Joanna Newsom and STS)

Sounds like: Common, John Legend & The Roots, Mos Def

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Back when I started doing the Song of the Day series, we would quote other blogs rather than writing our own reviews. That changed after ~6 months, bu...

ScienZe

Charlie Brown (Ft. Blu)

Sounds like: Mello Music Group, The Black Opera, Awon & Phoniks

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Sunday's a good day for some mellow hip hop, right? Especially when it's got a catchy hook courtesy of Charlie Brown.ScienZe recently teamed up with B...

Quadron

Better Off (Ft. Kendrick Lamar)

Sounds like: Szjerdene, Iman Omari

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Who is Quadron? They've been getting a whole lot of attention lately, but we haven't put them in the limelight. This collab with Kendrick Lamar sure m...

The Procussions

Today

Sounds like: Mr. J. Medeiros, Lightheaded, Lone Catalysts

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I used to be of the mindset that "rap = crap." That was until our resident senior staffer sweeneykovar introduced me to Crown City Rockers, a band out...

CYNE

Boxing Day

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Merry Christmas! In line with the holiday spirit, Hometapes just released a mixtape for free download, including "Boxing Day" by CYNE. While the relea...