Wandering through the used car lot of the Internet can be a frustrating game: there’s plenty of selection, but there are also pushy snake oil salesmen and sketchy rides that look okay on the surface but have huge transmission problems. That is why the Breaking blog rolls out Hype Monitor every Thursday. Consider it the expert who has already kicked the tires and checked the engine for you. Click below for this week’s column, lead by stellar North Carolina hip-hop collective Kooley High, who spit rhymes and kick old school backpacker grooves as though Will Smith was still called the Fresh Prince.

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