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Soulja Boy

DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell

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Intuition

Intuition is the name of 1) a synthpop group and 2) a hip hop artist. 1) Intuition is the duo of vocalist Garrett Miles and programmer Ken Porter. Hailing from sunny Phoenix, Arizona, they have taken the music world by storm with their infectious and unforgettable sound. Fusing together elements of techno-pop, R&B and traditional rock with an electronic backbone, Garrett's smooth and soulful voice gives the synthetic wizardry a warm richness and unique trademark rarely found in today's commercial music world.

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XVII

The last time legendary rapper Pimp C crowned an artist with the coveted Underground Kingz crest, Baton Rogue bad boys Lil Boosie and Webbie took the Gulf Coast by storm. With Pimp’s stamp of approval, high-energy rhymes and bouncy bayou beats, they earned national respect and lucrative solo careers from Sweet James Jones’ golden touch. Now, Pimp anoints his newest rap protégé. This time around, he recruits Mississippi native XVII (Seventeen).

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My Riot

My Riot is a polish band formed in 2009 as a colaboration between Glaca (leader of band Sweet Noise) and breakbeat producer from Sopot, hiding behind the nick Hacker. After two years of cooperation, My Riot issued the first album. Glaca in the new project use all his experiences gained during stay in Los Angeles, where worked inter alia with Toshi Kasai (producer of Melvins, Fripp, Adam Jones) and Steve Duda (producer and programist co-working with Nine Inch Nails, Tom Lee and deadmau5)

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Estelle

Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980 in London, United Kingdom) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. In 2009, she won a Grammy Award for American Boy featuring Kanye West in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration as well receiving the MOBO for 'Best Newcomer' and received three consecutive 'Best Female Artist' trophies from the UK Hip-Hop Awards.

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Brace

#1) Dutch artist who became famous with Lange Frans and Baas B, and a few solo-tracks. #2) Brace was also a DC Hardcore band that was together 1999-2003 #3) Hard Rock band from Sydney, Australia. Featured ex-members of Henry's Anger. #4) UKHC band based in Birmingham. #5) Aberdeen, Scotland Hardcore band.

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Signmark

Marko "Signmark" Vuoriheimo is a deaf Finnish rap artist. Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that society should not treat the deaf as handicapped people but as a linguistic minority with their own culture and history. Although Vuoriheimo started creating his own music only in 2004, he has signed poetry and music since he was a child. When performing, he rhymes signs by ensuring that they have the same types of hand forms and signs. Expressions support his signs and improvisation is an essential part of the overall package.

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Bad Taste

There are at least 4 bands that go by the name Bad Taste Bad Taste is a band formed in Bar, Montenegro by Nemanja Bečo Bečanović. Their style varies from indie pop/rock and "Boston-influenced" alternative rock to post-rock/experimental/noise music mainly created in Nemanja's room. They released several albums, including: 24 Hours (2003), Strange Ways (2003), SubUrbia (2003), In One Bright Shiny Moment...

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Souls of Mischief

Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, CA, and part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. Its members include A-Plus, Tajai, Phesto, and Opio. Souls of Mischief debuted in 1993 with their album 93 'til Infinity, released on Jive Records. They later released No Man's Land (1995), Focus (1999), and Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution (2000). On December 1st, 2009, Souls of Mischief released Montezuma's Revenge, a collaboration with Prince Paul, also featuring other members of Hieroglyphics.

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