Sunday, June 29, 2014

10 Portland Hip-Hop Artists You Need On Your Radar

Yes, Macklemore is from the Northwest. But check out these talented artists from Portland, where the hip-hop scene is making noise after cops shut down a number of local shows .









Illmaculate



Gregory Poe, aka Illmaculate, won the Scribble Jam battle rap competition in 2004, and has consistently been a heavy-hitter in the Pacific Northwest hip-hop scene ever since. He's described his March 2014 album Clay Pigeons, which pairs soul-bearing lyrics with blunted party beats, as a "momentum builder."


Kelsey Adeniji














Essential track: "Woodstock"






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Vinnie Dewayne




Vinnie Dewayne moved from Portland Chicago for college but never stopped repping his home neighborhood, St. Johns. His 2012 mixtape Castaway got people talking about his expertise, and he's got a new mixtape, St. Johns Scholar, in the works.

















Essential track: "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"







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