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Kero One and Funky DL

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Today I have music for you by an artist that I recently started listening to. Kero One is a very eclectic and interesting artist to listen to because of how different his music sounds. His sound is something that we wouldn't take too much notice of if it were just instrumentals, but as soon as he opens his mouth, the entire vibe changes. Kero One has an incredibly jazzy and lounge kind of sound. There is this really nice funk and groove to his music that reminds me of jazz bars. The music is so warm and comforting to listen to, with a nice chilled out and coffee shop kind of sound. And then, Kero One starts rapping. Not singing, not humming or scatting, but rapping. Now I feel like this wouldn't be such a huge shock, but the flawlessness of how smooth everything sounds is what gets me. When you have the kind of jazz that plays in the background, there  has to be some kind of smooth chaos to the entire song. After all, a lot of jazz is just being able to play off the other instr...