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Shabazz Palaces- Swerve

This band is hot, despite the rainy climate of their Seattle origins.  More unique hip-hop from veteran Ishmael Butler of Digable Planets. 

Let it flow, holmes.

Kid Cudi- I Do My Thing Feat. Snoop Dog

He may be called “kid” but he is certainly not joking about doing his own thing!  We’ll let ya know how both dogs sound laterrrrr.

No kidding.

Damian Marley- Welcome To Jamrock

It may be five years old, but it’s still just divine.  Enjoy the spring weather with this choon and you’ll be jammin’ in no time.  Damian def earns the DAM in his name.

And to think he could have been DAM-I-AM.

Maino- All The Above Feat. T-Pain

It’s bad pop Thursday again!  We know you’ve been waiting patiently (and guiltily) for our latest selection of terrible but wonderful music.  Well, here’s to our new favorite convict Maino (aka the name Jermaine Coleman wasn’t “hard” enough for prison or the world of rap, whatever comes first in the process of hip-hop production).

But actually, the song is kind of motivating.  Just ask whoever made the montage of Kobe Bryant’s mad skillz.

In the absence of an actual music video sit back and watch Kobe rape the basketball court instead.  Too much?