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[Verse 4: Vince Staples] Vince Staples (Ft. Kilo Kish) – Homage

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In the first few lines of this short verse, Vince pays another homage, this time to the song New Level by A$AP Ferg and Future.
With this and the previous Rick Ross interpolation, Vince creates a collage of references to recent examples of the same triumphant, aggressive, “fuck you I made it” rap song, adding to the thematic weight of “Homage.”

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Go In? Rico Snacks – Go In?

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A track I recorded so I would have a song to animate a music video for as my animation final.

The video was shot with the help of my animation teacher Travis Steil (shouts out) and edited and compiled by yours truly.

A fan from Rap Genius even went so far as to make a .gif commemorating the video. Awww~!

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Maksim Maksim

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London based vocalist Maksim has firmly planted his feet in the music industry over the past few years. BBC Radio 1 play from the likes of Skream & Benga, Mistajam, Modestep & Koan Sound are a result of him having featured on a variety of labels, such as UKF, Inspected, Ultra, Lifted and Never Say Die.

Having featured numerous times in the Drum & Bass, Dubstep and Glitch Hop charts on Beatport, in 2013 he turned his attention to live sets, working closely with Culprate, touring in Australia as well as hosting all over Europe at a variety of festivals & shows, including Dour Festival in Belgium, Boomtown in the UK and Urban Art Forms Festival in Austria.

Maksim continues to control crowds around the globe with his versatile hosting skills and live performances of tracks such as ‘Nightmares in Reality’ and ‘That Sound’. His hard hitting vocal delivery and high-energy performance led to his nomination for ‘Best Newcomer MC’ at the 2014 Drum & Bass Arena Awards.

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Scatter Rico Snacks – Scatter

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I wrote this song in 2012, at the very end of Junior year of High School. The Friday before, me and a girl had gone out drinking. The Saturday I wrote this track, I woke up with a hangover and went straight to work for about 10 hours. This song describes how I felt on the bus to the studio after those 2 days.

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Death Valley Lil B – Death Valley

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Lil B seems to personify, metaphorically, the oppressive heat of California’s Death Valley desert in this song.
Over the outro, we also get some very #rare insight into how the Basedgod classifies his own music.

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Battle Cry Army of the Pharaohs – Battle Cry

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The opening track from the Army of the Pharaohs 2006 debut album The Torture Papers and arguably the strongest track on this project. The entire original lineup of AOTP delivers a slew of gritty battle-style rhymes that they’re known for.

The beat was made by a German producer named Shuko, who wasn’t very well known during the 2006 release, though he has since gained notoriety working with AOTP and other underground artists over the years.

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Eight Pieces of 21st-Century Folklore Reilly Van (Ft. Rico Snacks) – Eight Pieces of 21st-Century Folklore

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I’ve always enjoyed the semi-logical nonsense of folklore and superstition-there’s nothing logical about “always spit after a fisherman” or the Chinese tradition of wearing red and setting off fireworks on New Years to scare off bad spirits, but there’s something to them that makes sense on some gut level below the logic center of the brain.

Given the increasing complexity of modern life, it seemed to me like the world could use some new, more complex superstitions. These are my suggestions.

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I'm feeling black holes pulling at my skull
They say I'm morbid but I still have control Jonwayne – Passing Fancies

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A black hole is a conglomeration of matter pulled together so densely that it’s gravitational field is strong enough to suck in even light. By the best guess of modern astrophysicists, being pulled into a black hole would first feel like a pleasant stretching sensation, followed by sensations similar to being laid on a rack during medieval torture,, followed by indescribable agony as every one of your molecules was ripped from the bonds of its partners. The thoughts he keeps are heavy, tightly compacted, and may need some kind of drastic pressure release to keep things from going critical.

Sounds like Jonwayne’s friends (or at least acquaintances) are worried about him because he says shit like this regularly, but he assures them that despite dark thoughts, he’s got his shit together.

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Life Is Excellent Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children Macnuggits – Life Is Excellent

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Possibly the most famous (and certainly the catchiest) number by Bay Area Alternative & Punk-Rock band Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children Macnuggits, the band traditionally closes every live set with this number.

The lyrics, written by Bobby Joe Ebola himself, offer a bleak but honest look at the suffering of an idealist in the big city.

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