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The Oldominion Effect

The Northwest's largest hip-hop crew has to be seen to be believed.

By Casey Jarman

Northwest hip-hop wasn't born when Oldominion formed in 1999. But the expansive Portland/Seattle crew united the local underground rap scene for the first time, and in the band's 12-year run, its influence is still being felt far and wide (a new full-crew album is rumored to be in the works as well). So what does Oldominion look like? We attempted to put it on paper. Now get to Googling!

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.