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The New Generation (embracing the new age) cover art by Amy HuberNavigating

The New Generation (embracing the new age) cover art by Amy HuberNavigating OC Notes’ bandcamp page is like…

Candidt on the corner.

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The Month Ahead: Rap

Recommended shows from Young Jeezy to Blue Scholars.

Faustine Hudson: She Bangs!

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Faustine Hudson: She Bangs!

Seattle's busiest drummer would still rather pick up the tempo than take it easy.

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Ohmega Watts.Let’s get real: The first six days of the week are

Ohmega Watts.Let’s get real: The first six days of the week are made for pushing pencils in no-view…

Mister Heavenly's Doo-Wop Darkness

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Mister Heavenly’s Doo-Wop Darkness

Bigfoot, bikinis, and (possibly) Elvis help yield one of the most delicious (and duplicitous) releases of the year.

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Thanorthwest.comAvatar Young Blaze aka Danny Darko aka Seattle’s mixtape maven released The

Thanorthwest.comAvatar Young Blaze aka Danny Darko aka Seattle’s mixtape maven released The Iron Curtain today, a 14-track monster…

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Get More: JAY Z and Kanye West, Music, More Music Videos”Otis”, the

Get More: JAY Z and Kanye West, Music, More Music Videos “Otis”, the Otis Redding-sampled track from the…

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The riots in London this week have become increasingly violent, and early

The riots in London this week have become increasingly violent, and early this morning, Pitchfork sadly reported that…

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The Throne.So now that Kanye West and Jay-Z have dropped the most

The Throne.So now that Kanye West and Jay-Z have dropped the most highly anticipated album ever (sensationalism at…

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One of Seattle’s most soulful musicians, lyricist/community activist Gabriel Teodros has finished

One of Seattle’s most soulful musicians, lyricist/community activist Gabriel Teodros has finished his sophomore solo record Colored People’s…

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So the cover’s a win, right? Fresh off a strong performance at

So the cover’s a win, right? Fresh off a strong performance at Red Bull EmSee Seattle, the city’s…

Art or War?

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Art or War?

Seattle MCs are split over the merits of battle-rapping.

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capitolhillblockparty.comOn the evening of what was surely the most beautiful day mankind

capitolhillblockparty.comOn the evening of what was surely the most beautiful day mankind has ever seen (and judging by…

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In January 2009, Macklemore performed a few a cappella verses that he

In January 2009, Macklemore performed a few a cappella verses that he read from a white sheet of…

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The Beastie Boys were encountered by a team of assassins while performing

The Beastie Boys were encountered by a team of assassins while performing at an undisclosed snowy location early…

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It’s a beautiful day in Grynch’s neighborhood.Seattle’s Grynch is a nice guy

It’s a beautiful day in Grynch’s neighborhood.Seattle’s Grynch is a nice guy (see picture). So much so that…

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Deathwish RecordsBig needle + murder of crows = Seattle is still hardcore.If

Deathwish RecordsBig needle + murder of crows = Seattle is still hardcore.If the artwork on the Heiress page…

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Luck-One, the silver-tongued (not silver-spooned) Seattle-by-way-of-Portland MC is the kind of lyricist

Luck-One, the silver-tongued (not silver-spooned) Seattle-by-way-of-Portland MC is the kind of lyricist that can deliver highly technical verses…

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Since Walk Into a Bar, the joint venture of Prometheus Brown (aka

Since Walk Into a Bar, the joint venture of Prometheus Brown (aka Geologic of the Blue Scholars) and…

Grieves: another Rhymesayers catch.

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An Incomplete History of Rhymesayers’ Courtship of Seattle Hip-Hop

The Midwest indie-rap label continues its pattern of poaching our talent with Grieves' new album, Together/Apart.