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Album Preview: Kidz In The Hall’s The In Crowd
The rapper/producer combo of Naledge and Double O (l to r) are riding a new wave of success right now. Last night, Complex was invited to a listening session for their potentially pivotal sophomore album, The In Crowd, on the same night as Double O’s birthday. Buckshot even stopped by to show support for his Duck Down signees, plus play his new collabo-album with 9th Wonder, The Formula. Get quick preview of six solid tracks from The In Crowd and a couple of photos from the event after the jump.
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These days, it seems like every young rapper who doesn’t wear rhinestones like Jim Jones gets branded as “hipster hip-hop.” But if you ask up-and-coming duo The Knux, the “hipster” label just shows that they’re doing something different from the mainstream. In a recent interview with MTV, the New Orleans-bred siblings Rah Almillio (left) and Krispy Kream (right) make an interesting analogy: mainstream hip-hop today is like cheesy hair-metal in the ’80s, and all the so-called “hipster rap” is like punk rock because it takes it back to the raw essence. After the jump, watch the video to get the full explanation.
Chuck English (left) and Mikey Rocks (right) kick off the 
