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Tanya Morgan

Who is Tanya Morgan? Although the name evokes something of a neo-soul songstress, the music is overtly hip hop. Making matters even more complicated, this woman’s name is actually the pseudonym for a group of three male MCs. Not confused yet? Well try this on for size: Tanya Morgan is a group comprised of Von Pea and Ilwil (Ilyas and Donwill) - two totally separate acts. Now, relax that furrowed brow while I get you up to speed on the future of the culture.

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Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom

Three gutter punks (and an elusive old author) from west london bring hip-hop back down to earth, and to its socio-political roots spitting it back out using live instruments and a scratch dj.
In the end times we live in emcees Madam Blahvatski and danDNA are the new Shuttle and Redgrave, if you appreciate poetry, or Paxman and Wark if your point of reference is late night TV.
The subject matters of their tracks are taken from such diverse topics as evolution, psychology and the occult, which are all pasted together referencing other sub-cultures such as psychedelic folk and punk rock...

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Jay Electronica

Jay Electronica is not your average emcee. His methods are different and with the sounds of Madlib, the late J Dilla and Mr. Porter, the New Orleans nomadic wordsmith who tends to move whichever way the wind moves him, has arrived. With ancestral lyricism that is hypnotic, simple and complex simultaneously, the immediate acceptance from the people is a testament that good music is still sought after by the true hip-hop heads and fans of good music alike.

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Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide.

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Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes) is a Boston rapper who is currently signed to New York independent label Definitive Jux. Besides his solo career, Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One. Mr. Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA. For two years he attended Colgate University, dropping out after becoming enamored with the hip hop music being produced at the time.

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N.W.A

N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudez) was a Compton, California-based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre. Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the explicit, violent, and often misogynistic nature of their lyrics. They were subsequently banned from many mainstream U.S. radio stations and even at times prevented from touring - yet the group still sold over 9 million units in the U.S. alone. Their second album, Straight Outta Compton, marked the beginning of the new gangsta rap era.

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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.

Read more about Brace on Last.fm.

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Ameen

AMEEN IS AN ARABIC NAME WHICH MEANS TRUTHFUL, I NEVER HAD A NICKNAME AND DIDNT WANT TO MAKE ONE UP JUST TO SPIT WITH SO I COME TO YOU AS AMEEN...MY BIRTH NAME BASICALLY I STARTED WRITING IN ABOUT 2007 AND GOT THE HANG OF IT! IT CAME TO ME NATURALLY, SO IM HERE MAKING MUSIC. REAL MUSIC IS WHAT I WANNA START HEARING SO IM TRYING IT MYSELF! NO GUNS, NO BEEF, NO DRUGS, NO CARS. THIS IS ALL FROM THE HEART!

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DOOMSTARKS

DOOMSTARKS is the moniker and stage name for the underground hip-hop collaboration between reclusive emcee/rapper MF DOOM and Wu-Tang legend Ghostface Killah. On July 7, 2011, label Nature Sounds mailed out a cassette featuring a Madvillainz-remixed track named “Victory Laps” to some lucky people who chanced upon buying a mystery “DOOM x Akomplice box."

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