Quelle Chris and similar artists

Sounds like: Black Milk, Quelle Chris, Blu

The Boy Sand might be the most creative rapper rapping right now. Not necessarily the best lyricist, or even the best delivery or the nastiest flow. S...

Quelle Chris

I'm The Bridge That You Must Burn (Ft. Bilal Salaam)

Sounds like: Zeroh, Open Mike Eagle, SelfSays

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I wanna kick Quelle Chris in the ass when he does something like this. Those of us who follow the nomadic artist of multiple disciplines know him for ...

J-Zone

Go Back To Sellin' Weed

Sounds like: De La Soul, Quelle Chris

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For many in the inner city, the only exits from a life of limited opportunity and marginalization are sports, drugs, and entertainment, like the great...

Dizz 1

Shots Fired (Sweatson Klank Remix Ft. Hezekiah & Ralph Real)

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, Apollo Brown, Homeboy Sandman

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Melbourne producer Dizz 1 creates a motley piece of music combining Philadelphia's Hezekiah and Ralph Real. The story gets an additional twist via a r...

Illingsworth

Ever Hard

Sounds like: Knxwledge, Quelle Chris, Self Says

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Today's kids don't grow up playing the trumpet or the xylophone (like yours truly). Thanks to a country-wide divestment in the arts in public schools,...

Quelle Chris

Nothing Moves

Sounds like: Chance The Rapper, Joey Bada$$, House Shoes

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Quelle Chris previews his upcoming album 2Dirt4TV3: Innocent Country with the initial leak, "Nothing Moves." The song finds Quelle balancing introspec...

Quelle Chris

Love Me

Sounds like: Blu, Joey BadA$$, Strong Arm Steady

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Quelle Chris outstyles your favorite rapper in an Old Navy fleece. Ever the carefree philosopher, Quelle waxes poetically over Oakland-based producer ...

Diamond District

Ain't Over (Black Milk Remix)

Sounds like: Oddisee, Eric Lau, Quelle Chris

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March on Washington was a powerful sophomore LP from the underground all-star crew from the DMV, Diamond District. Produced entirely by group member O...

Homeboy Sandman

Problems

Sounds like: Blu, Knxwledge, Quelle Chris

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While many rappers will make the casual listener believe the myth that rap is relegated to one-dimensional tropes, Homeboy Sandman continues to focus ...

Koreatown Oddity

Film Roll Splices And The Deleted Scenes

Sounds like: Ras_G, Quelle Chris, Blu

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200 Tree Rings is a fantastic piece of work, rabid and frenetic. One of my favorite moments on the LP is a pensive break. On "Film Roll Splices And Th...

Black Milk

What It's Worth

Sounds like: Oddisee, Quelle Chris, House Shoes

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If it's not broke, why fix it?  Black Milk definitely has the consistency award in hip-hop, having never dropped a boring project. In the past y...

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...

Denmark Vessey

Pump Yo' Brakes

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, Pete Rock, Exile

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Many of us with our ears to the underground have no doubt been made aware of the humor and genius of Denmark Vessey. Cult Classic was one of the best ...

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...

Danny Brown

Whatupdoe

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, Dabrye, Samiyam

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Hot Soup was a slept-on gem in Danny Brown's discography. Only die-hards knew of his initial efforts to reconcile his 'hood influences with his e...

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...

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...

Quelle Chris

Loop Dreams

Sounds like: House Shoes, Denmark Vessey, Danny Brown

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"Loop Dreams" is why Quelle Chris is one of my favorites. He can channel a modern-day Shock G through humor and debauchery or get shroomed-out on some...

Denmark Vessey

Deal Widdit (Ft. Quelle Chris)

Sounds like: Quelle Chris, Freddie Gibbs, House Shoes

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The name Denmark Vessey is currently known only to rap nerds and scholars of black history (it was the name of an ex-slave in Charleston, South Caroli...