Underground hiphop

Josh B · Post by **Josh B** » 27 Sep 2005 14:08

talkin about "underground" hip hop...and no one brought up the bootcamp clique? WHAAAAT?!

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 01 Oct 2005 21:30

Cannibal Ox!!! Just discovered these guys, and they are fantasticos.

Seath · Post by **Seath** » 02 Oct 2005 07:15

Pocket Dwellers!

www.pocketdwellers.com

New cd this tuesday

:D:D

Mightymic · Post by **Mightymic** » 03 Oct 2005 09:15

Immortal technique
Genelec and memphis reigns
jedi mind tricks
sage francis
elevated minds
cr avery
rjd2
dj shadow
atmosphere is ok
helix
Vitaleyes aka Dissect Intellect
Eminems underground album Infinite
Rythmic Speech
Eyemagine
im forgetting some underground heads garunteed

as for other hip hop the list is long and its time fo class

edit: i couldnt leave without putting canibus on here

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 03 Oct 2005 18:54

Im getting into One Be Lo, Juggaknots, and 7L & Esoteric these days..

Thats for a new list! Im gonna be scouring around for some more hiphop! Haha im so obsessed!

Can Ox ROCK! Im always so iffy on the Def Jux label, but I like their stuff alot.. Murs is really fantastic too off that label

Seath · Post by **Seath** » 04 Oct 2005 05:37

Yo you all better be checking out pocket dwellers before I go crazy up in this bitch. I have mixtapes if anyone is interested

pocketdwellers.com

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 18 Oct 2005 19:06

Oh oh oh I want to mention Styles of Beyond, those MCs are so sharp and I love those battle-beats and good production

Skeletor · Post by **Skeletor** » 18 Oct 2005 20:42

pocket dwellers were in kingston not too long ago. great show. I was in BC so I missed it. BUT I got to see diggable planets for free becuase American Apparel was right next door to where the show was and they came in and invited us. It was a good time to be working in BC i'll tell you..

FootbagGuru · Post by **FootbagGuru** » 20 Oct 2005 07:22

B-licious
E&A
Zion I
Deltron
Sage Francis
Immortal Technique
Blueprint
RJD2
jedi mind tricks

and i have to agree on the Infinite album by Eminem, its not bad

many more...can't think right now, too hungry!

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 26 Oct 2005 19:50

I just got the Dangerdoom album today! As a big fan of Adult Swim, I am a big fan of this album!

Behold, y'all, the digital vats of urine
Drink up, bitches! Taste our liquid gold!
Ur, you must respect yourself, 'fore you wreck yourself
Hey, man! you made a rhyme!
Yes, it is for I am a rap god beyond the moon

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 27 Oct 2005 06:08

Thank you thank you THANK YOU for no one saying Dizzy Rascal. He is the lamest faux-rapper out there. He's from England and his stuff just doesn't even sound like rap. It's got these like weird, hard, grinding industrial beats to it, and his voice always sounds like he just got kicked in the worse possible area if you know what I mean. I'm hatin on Dizzy. He sucks@!!@!@!!

Favorite real rappers:

Tribe
Del
Gangstarr
Cassidy
Em - his underground stuff is disgusting
LSD (LifeSlowedDown) - gotta mention him cuz he's from my old hood in VA. He still hasn't blown up yet, but he's got some skills

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 31 Oct 2005 11:21

Anyone heard the Herbaliser's latest, Take London? Sweet album! The Herbaliser got me into hip hop.

Blackend · Post by **Blackend** » 31 Oct 2005 13:06

Lyrics Born...biatch.

I'm not too sure if he's still classified as underground, though.

As the general in South Park: The Movie said:

Chef: "Haven't you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclomation!?"

General: "I don't listen to hip-hop!"

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 31 Oct 2005 16:26

Maybe "not as popular" would work better (because pretty much every artist already listed in here actually is really popular).

I like pretty much everyone from the Quannum/Solesides crew (eXpecially DJ Shadow, and Blackalicious), I like the Beatnuts, I sorta like Dan the Automator, I like Little Brother, I like Supastition, K-Otix, Strange Fruit Project, all that shit, Ghostface Killah, everything that was on the Art of One Mind Project, I like 9th Wonder, I like Mos Def/Talib Kweli/Black Star, I like Buckshot, Lunar Heights, Crown City Rockers, GANG STARR, I like Diverse, Lyrics Born, I kinda like RJD2, but he's pretty played out, I love the Coup, I love Eric B & Rakim, I love Hi-Tek, Public Enemy, Big L, Common... Masta Ace is pretty good, Trife, the Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, J5, KRS-One, Cesar Comanche, Cunninlynguists, Lauryn Hill, THETHYRDAY, MF Doom is aight, he doesn't really have any flow at all, Stezo, Akinyele, ...Uh, I'm just gonna stop now.

You come into someone elses thread, say the rappers people are listing aren't underground or even "unpopular" enough, and then go and name the rappers I put into bold? Some of those dudes went Platinum man and tons went Gold.

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 31 Oct 2005 16:33

Where does it say that I claim to listen to "more underground" artists?

My elitist criticism and my neutral declaration of who I like are two different statements.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 19 Nov 2005 20:22

Results of the weekly album trade with Justinian:

-Greenball by Jel (dope!!!)
-Rhyme Related by Polyrhythm Addicts (dope!!!)

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 27 Nov 2005 21:08

This isnt all really underground, but since I created this topic I can do what I want, and noone really cares!

OK, so to the meat. Its all been about that early-nineties sound for me lately, so:

ARTIFACTS.
ORGANIZED KONFUSION
BINARY STAR (Not early nineties, but they got the sound a bit)
LARGE PROFESSOR

I love this stuff and can't get enough of it. Any more recommendations?

BainbridgeShred · Post by **BainbridgeShred** » 28 Nov 2005 18:25

I have a feeling a lot of you would like Jeru The Damaja. "The Sun Rises In The East" was his Freshman album, and it was produced soley by DJ Premier. Check it out.

Also, AZ is one of the greatest rappers of all time but is heavily slept on because he was over shadowed by Nas. Not that that is much of his own fault, as Nas is arguably the greatest rapper to touch the mic.

Also Pharoah Moanche is pretty sick. OC too. Early Mobb Deep tore shit up.

None of these guys are really underground, but whatev'.

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 28 Nov 2005 20:03

Hmmmm Im not too sure about Jeru, im sort of iffy on his stuff. It took me a while to find a track that I dug enough to listen to often.

Pharoah Monche is TIGHT! I love his style, how he sort of half-sings his shit and just goes off and does whatever, he seems like a more party-oriented Mos Def when he raps, its really good.

I haven't heard enough of AZ, but what I HAVE heard is pretty mind-blowing.

Heres a good one: Royal Flush. Has mr. DJ BABU on quite a few tracks, pretty sick!

skoxn · Post by **skoxn** » 29 Nov 2005 06:11

why has noone mentioned AESOP ROCK !?!?!