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Vocalist Geologic (of Blue Scholars)

It goes without saying that the Blue Scholars' rhymesayer is Seattle's most ubiquitous—and well-loved—MC. With beat-maker Sabzi, the Scholars have had the Hip-Hop category on lockdown since 2004 (though this year, his colleague's side project takes center stage). The sensitive son of just folks ("Blue is for the color of the collar/Of my mother and my father") and a dad himself, he teaches awareness from the Ave to the ID. Getting recent recognition from Urb, XLR8R, and Spin for their Long March EP, the Scholars will be the lone hip-hop soldiers on the Sasquatch mainstage this year. He's got the anthems, so you know what to do. RACHEL SHIMP

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Percussionist Ben Hooker (Of Visqueen)

There is a rock and roll axiom that says if a drummer drools out of both sides of his or her mouth, it means the stage is level. While I've never been close enough to Ben Hooker to notice, I would suspect his bandmate Rachel Flotard has called him out for drooling in the tour van at least once or twice. As the thoroughbred pounder for Seattle's sprightly pop-punk outfit Visqueen, Hooker is the backbone behind Flotard's power-chord sass. But nearly as important, he is her between-songs foil—the one guy tough enough to keep smiling while she makes him the butt of her onstage jokes. BRIAN J. BARR

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