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Blue Scholars are, from left to right, Sabzi and Geo. Kyle Johnson for NPR hide caption
Metal Chocolates: OC Notes on the left, Rik Rude on the right. Kyle Johnson for NPR hide caption
Hear "Afro Egypt" from 'Metal Chocolates'
Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction (from left to right, Ishmael Butler, Catherine Harris-White and Stasia Irons) outside Caffe Vita in Capitol Hill. Kyle Johnson for NPR hide caption
Hear "Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) (feat. THEESatisfaction)" from Shabazz Palaces' 'Black Up'
Jake One (left) and Thig Natural of The Physics at Espresso Vivace Alley 24. Kyle Johnson for NPR hide caption
Seattle's skyline, as seen outside the Bauhaus Coffee Shop on Capitol Hill. Kyle Johnson hide caption