Category: Experimental hip hop
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Death Grips
About Death Grips is an American experimental hip hop band formed in 2010 in Sacramento, California. The group consists of producers Zach Hill (drums), Andy Morin (keyboard), and vocalist Stefan Burnett, also known as MC Ride. Though he is not the group’s frontman, Hill has been credited with being the driving creative force behind the…
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Tierra Whack
About Tierra Helena Whack is an American rapper and singer. She originally performed as “Dizzle Dizz” as a teenager but reverted to her birth name in 2017. Her debut mixtape, Whack World, was released in May 2018 and received widespread critical acclaim. Her song “Mumbo Jumbo” was nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for…
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Jpegmafia
About Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, known professionally as JPEGMafia, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, he signed with Deathbomb Arc to release his debut studio album, Black Ben Carson (2016) and his second album Veteran (2018), which received widespread critical acclaim. His third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019)…
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Shabazz Palaces
About Shabazz Palaces is an American hip hop group from Seattle led by Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro. Much of Butler’s work as Shabazz Palaces has been made in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Tendai “Baba” Maraire, son of mbira master Dumisani Maraire. Active since 2009, Shabazz Palaces has released five studio albums on Sub Pop after…
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Clipping.
About Clipping is an American experimental hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group consists of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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Dälek
About Dälek is an American experimental hip hop group formed in Newark, New Jersey in 1998. The group’s current lineup consists of MC dälek and Mike Manteca. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.