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Tag: Indie Rap

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Sunshine Rap

mreeves February 17, 2019 No Comments Indie RapJurassic 5West Coast Rap

Revisit a time when West Coast rap musicians embraced chunky funk and soul loops while rejecting the corporatist “bling” era.

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Southern Underground

mreeves November 29, 2016 No Comments Big K.R.I.T.Dirty South revivalIndie RapSouthern Rap

When the indie-rap movement swept through hip-hop culture in the mid-to-late 90s, it seemed to completely skip over the South. Sure, there were subterranean groups…

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Serengeti, ‘Kenny Dennis III’

mreeves January 11, 2015 No Comments 2014ChicagoIndie RapSerengetiWeirdo Rap

With Kenny Dennis III, David “Serengeti” Cohn continues to develop one of the quirkiest fictions in hip-hop. The storyline emerged on 2006’s Dennehy as a…

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