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Digging In The Crates, Vol. 2

With another week comes another dig! Join me as I go shoveling through the digital crates of past submissions & showcase five of my favorite finds in this weeks edition of Digging In The Crates! Throwbacks & lost gems are on the menu with our first lyrical meal via the likes of hometown emcee J Howw who sent in this raw introspective life rhyme ish way back in 2015. I love when I see these younger artists embrace the art form on some real life rhyming. Forgive me for not knowing him, but this was the first time I heard J Howw & I enjoyed the first track & video he sent "Stay Lowkey" so much I went looking for more. It just so happens the second track I come across "My Generation" featuring Donni Luchi stood out even more to me. An anti-generational social commentary in rap form from 2017, made me decide to start things off a bit different in this edition. I was feeling these tracks so much I'm gonna give J Howw two of this week's five Digging In The Crates spots. So here goes: the crates prove worthy of another week![embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=6vKQPclL3v4[/embed][embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ez9Hw6mHQ[/embed]Ahh...refreshing, but now back to searching, scavenging for eardrum gold! As I click, click ,click amongst these digital crates, my next selection brought me to Kenyatta Rashon from Ypsilanti, MI. The singer sent in "Push" feat. Pinnacle Ent. back in 2016! I imagine hearing this one on your fm radio stations & Kenyatta Rashon flexes her vocal range while carrying a great energy across the song. Pinnacle Ent. comes in with a couple verses towards the end & overall bring a close to an enjoyable record.

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Kenyatta Rashon - "Push" feat. Pinnacle Ent.
Next up KIDD989 caught my ear with his self produced " Jezebel". It was the perfect match alongside his smooth flow lacing his own production with the perfect mesh. The somber sample weaves it's way inside & KIDD989 paints vivid portraits with his bars. Listen below:
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KIDD 989 - Jezebel
Our final dosage, the fifth spot on this weeks Digging In The Crates is courtesy of Detroit hip hop duo kenlowe & Keith Anthony trading verses while Melanie Rutherford provides her soul full assistance. A classic sounding hip hop record to close out the week, " The Good Life" is a song about just that & the talented trio give us fitting closure to this weeks scavenger hunt! Until next time....this has been DetroitRap.Com presents Digging In The Crates! - COMMi$$ION
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Kenlowe & Keith Anthony - "The Good Life" ft. Melanie Rutherford