Themselves is producer Jel and rapper Doseone, who detach themselves from the Anticon hive mind to release their own ultra-fractalized riffs on hip-hop and experimental music. Their newest CrownsDown is built on the same frame as Nas and Gang Starr and to fit alongside Doseone’s side gig teaching kids how to rap. This interview by Matt Dupree.

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart shrink fearfully from stop-motion horror monsters and also likely prefer gamboling to gambling. They spend all their money on greasy cheeseburgers and are said to play very loud. Tonight will be their first-ever show in Los Angeles. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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