Quelle and similar artists

Guilty Simpson - Letting Off Steam / Love

Sounds like: Conway, J Dilla, Quelle

Unfortunately lacking a strong push from its label, Guilty Simpson's Detroit's Son LP is heading for cult status. The MC is no frills, maybe that's w...

Koreatown Oddity

Title Sequence

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, Zeroh, Jeremiah Jae

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The Koreatown Oddity emerges from the smog-filled, neon-tinted concrete jungles of Normandie Ave and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. Tall, lanky, a...

Sidewalk Kal

Champagne Forever

Sounds like: A$AP Ferg, Quelle Chris, Da$h

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Champagne Forever is TAR's newest three-song EP. Though the label is based in L.A., TAR's releases showcase music ranging from San Diego punk ban...

Danny Brown

Radio Head

Sounds like: Samiyam, Quelle Chris, House Shoes

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If you have just been tuning into Pitchfork you may think Danny Brown emerged from a pool of molly water just a few years ago. In truth, the Detroit M...

L'Orange

Need You (Ft. Blu)

Sounds like: Knxwledge, Quelle Chris, Action Bronson

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L’Orange and Blu have demonstrated chemistry in the past, but they’ve never produced something as sharp and relentless as “Need You....

Sidewalk Kal

Thousand Arrows

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, A$AP Ferg, Knxwledge

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Sidewalk Kal is heating up. The Chicago MC rose from the cacophony that is my SoundCloud stream one day with a powerful and rugged proclamation of "Ka...

Danny Brown

All Good (Demo)

Sounds like: Quelle, Freddie Gibbs, House Shoes

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Danny Brown, Danny Brown, Danny Brown. The Detroit MC is one of the most technically consistent, eccentric, knowledgeable and hard-working rappers in ...

Black Milk

Dismal

Sounds like: Quelle, J Dilla, House Shoes

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Black Milk continues his campaign to be the modern day parallel of a Pete Rock or a Large Professor. The Detroit musician has continually pushed himse...

Danny Brown

Side A (Old)

Sounds like: Quelle, House Shoes, Freddie Gibbs

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The guest verses and collaborations from Danny Brown since XXX have steered him more and more into EDM/drug/party rap territory. While I wasn't turned...

Sidewalk Kal

Kal The God

Sounds like: Knxwledge, Quelle, Madlib

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Sometimes I get so disgusted with myself for knowing so much irrelevant information that circles around music. How much Schoolboy Q spends on weed a m...

Rah Digga

I Heard You Say

Sounds like: Invincible, Quelle Chris, Theo Parrish

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If you've been paying attention to popular music, this scenario may be familiar: Artist makes some noise, shows promise. Artist releases project. Arti...

Quelle Chris

Long Tokes (Ft. Cavalier)

Sounds like: Blu, Jon Wayne, Madlib

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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, ...

Guilty Simpson & Apollo Brown

The Cook Up

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Sean Price

STFU Pt. 2

Sounds like: Random Axe, Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik

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Quelle

The S.O.N.

Sounds like: Awesome in Outer Space, Shoes House, Magestik Legend

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Quakers

War Drums

Sounds like: Oh No, Homeboy Sandman, Karriem Riggins

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Quelle

Rappin' Ass Ft. Denmark Vessey

Sounds like: House Shoes, Roc Marciano, Jon Wayne

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Just because one is a rapper or one likes to rap, it does not necessarily make one a good rapper. These types of individuals are classified by a small...

Jon Wayne

Watching Me Ft. Quelle & Zeroh

Sounds like: Quelle, Zeroh, Madlib

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Sometimes collaborations can suck. Today, creative folks can zap 1's and 0's over their digital computing machine to another creative person's digital...

Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson

Reputation

Sounds like: Black Milk, Quelle, Sean Price, J Dilla

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Guilty Simpson is one of the most technically proficient and consistent MCs of the last several years. His fantastic debut, Ode To The Ghetto, introdu...

Homeboy Sandman

Illuminati

Sounds like: Blu, Sene, Jon Wayne, Quelle

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One of the most winning aspects of Homeboy Sandman is his inclination to make a rap song out of pretty much anything and everything. In a genre that c...