fans of underground rap?

[sportsdude]

Noticed the concerts thread mostly dealt with that pop punk crap that MTV's currently shoving down our throats and saw some fellow hip hop fans like myself. I just thought it would be nice to create a thread where we could discuss hip hop and trade names of bands/artists with each other because I'm always in the mood to hear new people. Not to mention most of friends don't like what I listen to, so I never get to talk about my favorite music. Anyway, I'm currently enthralled by the following:

Felt 2, Maroons, newest Atmosphere, Gift of Gab, and Zion I.

Favorites include: Blackalicious, The Roots (if you consider them underground anymore), Talib, Deltron, People Under the Stairs, Hieroglyphics, Lyrics Born....I could go on forever.

[dieselboy]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Zion I, Souls of Mischief, Hieroglyphics > everything else.

[mrprice33]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I am waiting for Little Brother to hit Tampa...I was at the talib/monch/jean grae concert last year...hot show...

[kuruption]

Re: fans of underground rap?

little brother -semi-underground , theyre on a major label but still are pretty unknown...mos def and talib kweli arent underground .,

murs
royce da 5'9 (hes now considered underground)
zion i
hiero
cunninglynguist
buckshot
pumpkinhead
atmosphere
masta ace
supastition
the time machine
tonedeff
etc etc

those are some of the underground cats i enjoy , i listen to everything though , im far from a backpacker.

my favorites would have to be

murs , little brother and masta ace.

[mrprice33]

Re: fans of underground rap?

have you heard murray's revenge yet?? I don't like it as much as murs 3:16, but it's really good...I am patiently waiting for the newest Cannibal Ox/El-P/Mr. Lif joints...

[kuruption]

Re: fans of underground rap?

have you heard murray's revenge yet?? I don't like it as much as murs 3:16, but it's really good...I am patiently waiting for the newest Cannibal Ox/El-P/Mr. Lif joints...

yup .i feel its good but not close to 3:16 ..... alot of good songs but no standout tracks .

[mrprice33]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I really like Murs Day, but it just doesn't capture the same feelings as 3:16. I think it's because he's less serious on this album, less introspective...

[Jistic]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Noticed the concerts thread mostly dealt with that pop punk crap that MTV's currently shoving down our throats

Like MTV doesn't play rap. Every time I pass through it I see rap.....with the occaisonal pop punk crap.

[mrprice33]

Re: fans of underground rap?

everything on emptv is crap...

[Phntmklr]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Canibus, Rip the Jacker, Germaine Williams

[jmood88]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I have way too many favorite underground and semi-underground artists/groups. I'll try to list most of them:
Zion-I, Little Brother and the Justus League, Murs, Royce Da 5'9, Heiruspecs, Gym Class Heroes, Supastition, Blackalicious, Blueprint, Brother Ali, Cunninlynguists, Dangermouse and Jemini, Immortal Technique, Kaze, Pharoahe Monch, Soul Position, Greenhouse Effect, Verbal Seed, The Strange Fruit Project, Skyzoo, Jahi, Pete Philly and Perquisite, Blue Scholars, Common Market, Dave Ghetto, Soulstice, Lupe Fiasco, Akrobatik, Athletic Mic League, Earatik Statik, Shells, and I'm sure there's more.

[CMH]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I recently saw Little Brother and Fort Minor perform in Providence.

And just last week I saw Common in New York. Flowetry opened up and they did very well.

Great shows. The both of them.

[iLLmatic]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Little Brother is nice. And if y'all like that Bay Area underground like Hiero and Souls check out my boy BALANCE

[Nivek]

Re: fans of underground rap?

[3rdAnswer]I think you guys are all confused with what 'underground hiphop' is...you guys are all tools and only I know what real underground is.[/3rdAnswer]

[jmood88]

Re: fans of underground rap?

[3rdAnswer]I think you guys are all confused with what 'underground hiphop' is...you guys are all tools and only I know what real underground is.[/3rdAnswer]

lol