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Dimestore Hoods
Dimestore Hoods came out of New York City's underground with rapper Rasheed Wallace and producer House Shoes. Their 2003 debut album, also called 'Dimestore...
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18 With A Bullet
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Better Times
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Blood In My Eyes
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Blood In My Eyes
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Freak Show
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Freakshow
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Life In The Asylum
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Minds of Confusion
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Old Man Inside
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Smile Now (cry another day)
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Taste of Suicide
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War Machine
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Windows of Disease
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Dimestore Hoods came out of New York City's underground with rapper Rasheed Wallace and producer House Shoes. Their 2003 debut album, also called 'Dimestore Hoods,' got attention for its raw take on street life. The track '18 With A Bullet' became something of an anthem for them.
They followed that with more albums like 'The Grind' in 2005 and 'In the Hood' in 2008. Their sound started pulling in bits of soul and funk over those years, though it stayed rooted in hip-hop. Songs like 'Better Times' and 'Blood In My Eyes' show that mix of gritty lyrics and musical texture.
Their lyrics, often blunt about violence and struggle, drew criticism from some corners. They kept at it anyway, working with artists like Talib Kweli along the way. The music never really smoothed out its edges, which is what their listeners seemed to want from them.
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