![]() Having spent time living in Brasil I am always excited to hear new hip-hop that incorporates influences of Brasilian music. I will never forget seeing them in the Midtown part of Detroit, almost getting swallowed up by the crowd as they tore up the stage and having to leave early as bottles were thrown and a brawl seemed iminent. Their fame and popularity within the college community was something to behold. ![]() ![]() Tyler and friends blew up in every way possible beginning with the television debut of this track with the help of The Roots on Fallon’s show. If you’ve followed hip-hop at all within the past 3 years, you remember Tyler and his antics with Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All. What is the cost being in the lime light? What would you do to have that sought after five minutes of fame? Is it really worth it? Over a haunting track, XO makes you think about fame and what people may or may not do to be in it. ⅓ of Diamond District, Uptown XO talks about the perils of seeking out fame. This song and its album, The Golden Era, has been out since July and it may be one of the most slept on albums in 2013. MC Awon and Producer Phoniks team up to bring you a jazz influenced, boom bap laced track that is socially conscious lyricism. ![]() This week, they’re personally sharing these tracks as a feature. Every week, Daniel and Gus pick five songs to share called The Starting Five. ![]()
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