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Armadilla Lexus

A recent “My Philosophy” column in The Stranger turned me on to Nu Era and their latest Armadilla Lexus. Fresh beats, smooth rhymes, multiple rappers throwing verses, wicked production… This is a record where I get about five songs in and then go back to the beginning and listen to those same songs again. And again. So many standout tracks, especially “More Alice.”

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A film about Northwest hip-hop from

D-1000

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D-1000 was created in and features appearances from:

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Raw Sheep

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Raw Sheep was created in and features appearances from:

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A film about Northwest hip-hop from

Déjà Vu

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This TOWN LOVE website was created in 2021 as a pandemic-era project. It was a volunteer-led effort to help document and celebrate the complete history of Northwest hip-hop between the years 1981 and 2020. This public archive we built is now available for free online for everyone to read and explore.

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Déjà Vu was created in and features appearances from:

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