Underground Hip-Hop/Rap

What are your favorite rappers/producers/whatever? I mean, I want stuff that either mellows you out (Aesop) or makes you want to dance (DangerDoom)

Nujabes (amazing....a must listen to)
Danger Mouse (Grey Album? Genius...)
MF Doom
DangerDoom
Aesop Rock
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Madlib (and all his various projects)

Those are my favs, for sure. But I am always looking for more

Haha, man, Del! So many people have no clue, he's great.

ZEARLE - Props to my homie, www.zearle.com
The Mr Move - REGGIE C!!!
Busdriver
krs-one
Sage francis
Aceyalone
Grand Buffet
Afrika Bambaataa
Dead Prez
DJ Shadow
hellRell - I love the new album
Matisyahu, he got allot of press at first, but now no one knows who it is.
Stinkmitt
Avenue D
Peaches
RjD2

That's all I can think of at the moment.

I like 50 Cent.

Well let's see...

George Strait
George Jones
Garth Brooks

...sorry I just couldn't resist.;D

I like these guys...
• Immortal Technique
• Atmosphere
• Comma D
• Unitbombers
• Triple Dose

Immortal Technique and Dead Prez have got to be my fav underground rappers.
Del is also awesome.

Lowkey (http://www.lowkeyuk.com/ has a few samples, and I recommend this http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q0SuN7R9xlM)

Not exactly underground anymore, but Kano & Skinnyman deserve a mention, as do The Streets.

I don't listen to much hip-hop, and I listen to even less US hip-hop.

too many to list but uhhh

sage francis
brother ali
del
dj green lantern
4th avenue jones
jedi mind tricks
immortal technique
gang starr
hieroglyphics
ugly duckling
krs one
murs
9th wonder
tribe called quest
jurassic 5
nujabees

thats a decent start

J5 is the only rap I really like, I also like a couple of Common songs.

Immortal technique is one of my favs, s0 is tech nine (even though hes not really underground, just not that popular)

Binary Star- Masters of The Universe
Brother Ali
I Self Divine
Living Legends
Zion I
Grouch

I would prefer if all Hip-Hop/Rap STAYED underground. ;D

Cherokee said:

I would prefer if all Hip-Hop/Rap STAYED underground. ;D

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Booo. If you haven't heard any of it, don't judge!

cheesybanana said:

Booo. If you haven't heard any of it, don't judge!

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I have heard it! That's why I want it to stay underground! I am very well-rounded in my love for music. I've just never gotten the whole Hop-Hop/Rap thing.

I don't care if you do though. If that's your thing, by all means, listen 'til your ears bleed.

I used to be really biased about music, I would only listen to one genre. I am open to anything now days, except country, I love folk music, there is just something about the main stream country that I don't like.

The mainstream rappers give it a bad name, it makes it sound like it's all about drugs, money, ****, guns etc. Allot of the "underground" artists are totally different. The direction the music goes in great, they aren't all about the money, it's about what they believe in.

I still listen to other stuff more than rap though. I'm a metal head. Or hardcore, whatever kids are calling it these days. Also heavy metal, death metal, anything really, except mainstream crap like slipknot.

another vote for sage francis, i met him a few times iin providence, he is pretty cool.

i will say that the grey album was rather sub par IMHO....

i agree with you ghostshadow about mainstream rappers giving the genre a bad name, underground rappers are the only artists right now who are taking up the spot of rage against the machine and introducing important political and social views into their lyrics

I really love The healthy distrust album allot. I was kind of dissapointed when I purchased Human the death dance. I think mainly because I was expecting it to be allot like The healthy distrust.

Some people might think it's silly, but the nerdcore scene is just the same way. Allot if it is really good music, and it just proves to show that you don't need millions of dollars to make good music. It's sad that some artists struggle so much with their work, especially when it's really good, yet someone else gets paid millions and has everything handed to them because the make a repetitive beat / song or two (cough soulja boy cough) , and know people. It's not what you know anymore, it's who you know. It's really sad.

northwestborn said:

Binary Star- Masters of The Universe
Brother Ali
I Self Divine
Living Legends
Zion I
Grouch

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Thank you for reminding me!!! I love The Grouch and Zion I!