fans of underground rap?

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

Re: fans of underground rap?

just my personal opinion....cool kids and pac div get reallyyyy boring really fast. monotone flows. Tom Hardy just gets more and more corny (9th is coaching him on how to rap...ughhhhh.......check out King Mez instead, not sure if he has any major projects though

Get Chaundon ASAP

perhaps most importantly get Little Brother's mixtapes (And Justus For All, Separate But Equal) and their album The Minstrel Show for sure.

my list of emcees is basically

Royce 5'9
Budden
Phonte of Little Brother
Elzhi
Chaudon
Eminem
Skyzoo
Quest
Dirt Diggler of Pic Squad


would also check

Willie the kid
Young Chris
XV
Torae
Esso
Joel Ortiz
Crooked I
Black Milk

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

just my personal opinion....cool kids and pac div get reallyyyy boring really fast. monotone flows. Tom Hardy just gets more and more corny (9th is coaching him on how to rap...ughhhhh.......check out King Mez instead, not sure if he has any major projects though

Get Chaundon ASAP

perhaps most importantly get Little Brother's mixtapes (And Justus For All, Separate But Equal) and their album The Minstrel Show for sure.

my list of emcees is basically

Royce 5'9
Budden
Phonte of Little Brother
Elzhi
Chaudon
Eminem
Skyzoo
Quest
Dirt Diggler of Pic Squad


would also check

Willie the kid
Young Chris
XV
Torae
Esso
Joel Ortiz
Crooked I
Black Milk

Torae and Black Milk belong on your 1st list! Both are exceptional emcees, and Black Milk's production is even better than his refreshing rap style.

[KG]

Re: fans of underground rap?

just my personal opinion....cool kids and pac div get reallyyyy boring really fast. monotone flows. Tom Hardy just gets more and more corny (9th is coaching him on how to rap...ughhhhh.......check out King Mez instead, not sure if he has any major projects though

Get Chaundon ASAP

perhaps most importantly get Little Brother's mixtapes (And Justus For All, Separate But Equal) and their album The Minstrel Show for sure.

my list of emcees is basically

Royce 5'9
Budden
Phonte of Little Brother
Elzhi
Chaudon
Eminem
Skyzoo
Quest
Dirt Diggler of Pic Squad


would also check

Willie the kid
Young Chris
XV
Torae
Esso
Joel Ortiz
Crooked I
Black Milk

Agree on the Cool Kids. Booooring.

Skyzoo is my man though (pause). The Salvation is the truth.

Torae and Black Milk belong on your 1st list! Both are exceptional emcees, and Black Milk's production is even better than his refreshing rap style.

Black Milk might be my favorite producer. His drums hit like no other right now.

[bigfnjoe96]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Thanks again everyone. Anybody hear this cat Mac Miller from Pittsburgh? My step-son really likes him. He says his lyrical skills are for real

[jmood88]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Good Look Jukeman. Looks like Gone Fishing & Tacklebox it is. Man my ZUNE HD is on fire right now. So far I'm rockin:

Pac Div
WALE
J Cole
Royce da 5'9
Drake
Tom Hardy
Brother Ali
Tiron
Fashawn
Skyzoo
Taylor Dunn
Joe Buddens

Will add Cool Kids, Bun B, Chaundon over the weekend

Add:

Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens
Pete Philly & Perquisite- Mystery Repeats(Live edition if you can find it)
Dj Deckstream- Soundtracks 1 and 2
Fashawn- Boy Meets World
Funky DL- A Classic Example Of A
Jazzanova- Of All The Things
J-Live- Then What Happened
K-os- Atlantic Hymns For Disco
Donwill- Laura's Tape
Move.meant- The Scope of Things
Mr.J.Medeiros- of God's and Girls
Oddisee- Foot in the Door
Phil Ade- Starting on JV
Reks- Grey Hairs
Saigon & Statik Slektah- All In A Day's Work
Skillz- The Million Dollar Backpack
Statik Selektah- Stick 2 The Script
Substantial- Sacrifice
Symbolic 1- Music Box
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynatti
Trek Life & Oddisee- All Times
Zo!- Sunstorm

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Thanks again everyone. Anybody hear this cat Mac Miller from Pittsburgh? My step-son really likes him. He says his lyrical skills are for real

boooo. not at all. Nor do I like Wiz Khalifa for some reason... I must just not dig Pitt rappers.

Pitt bball players however... DeJuan Blair baby!

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Heard all of jmood's list except DJ Deckstream & Phil Ade... I would say if you want a shorter list... the ones in bold are truly worth checking out.

Blu & Exile- Below the Heavens
Pete Philly & Perquisite- Mystery Repeats(Live edition if you can find it)
Dj Deckstream- Soundtracks 1 and 2
Fashawn- Boy Meets World
Funky DL- A Classic Example Of A
Jazzanova- Of All The Things
J-Live- Then What Happened
K-os- Atlantic Hymns For Disco
Donwill- Laura's Tape
Move.meant- The Scope of Things
Mr.J.Medeiros- of God's and Girls
Oddisee- Foot in the Door
Phil Ade- Starting on JV
Reks- Grey Hairs ***BEST ONE***
Saigon & Statik Slektah- All In A Day's Work
Skillz- The Million Dollar Backpack
Statik Selektah- Stick 2 The Script
Substantial- Sacrifice
Symbolic 1- Music Box
Tanya Morgan- Brooklynatti
Trek Life & Oddisee- All Times
Zo!- Sunstorm

"Sacrifice" by Substantial & "Below the Heavens" by Blu & Exile are definitely good too... just not MY taste.

[NC State-31 UNC-27]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I would pass on Mac Milller.

and DEFINITELY cop the Blu and Exile - Below the Heavens....thats a must.

Plus everything by the producer Nicolay.

[USF11]

Re: fans of underground rap?

New Atmosphere track.

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[Jukeman]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I Recommend:
(guys not mentioned yet)

Big Krit
Big Sean x Chip the Ripper (if fan of Cool Kids/Pac Div)
Bobby Creekwater
Rich Hil x Boo Bonic (Rich Hil is the son of Tommy Hilfiger; hippie music but dope voice for hooks)
Dom Kennedy
Freddie Gibbs
French Montana
Jay Electronica
Kdot(Kendrick Lamar)
Neako
Nefu Da Don
Nesby Phips
Nipsey hussle
Rugz D bewler
Shawn Christopher
Smoke DZA
Stalley (played for MSU Basketball)
Tabi bonney
Vado
XV


Nefu Da Don
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[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Try these guys out:

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing is one of the best albums I own.
DJ Z-Trip - I only has his Shifting Gears album, but it feels very much like a mixtape with all the different rappers. Highlight of this album is definitely Breakfast Club featuring Murs.
Handsome Boy Modeling School - Prince Paul (De La Soul;s 3 Feet High & Rising) and Dan The Automator. My favorite track of this album is Magnetizing feature Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.
Deltron 3030 - A concept group with Del, Kid Koala and Dan the Automator where the concept is that they are in the future and fighting is based around rap battles. Has a definite sci-fi feel to it and its one of my favorite rap albums.

[LionsFanNJ]

Re: fans of underground rap?

A name i haven't seen mentioned in this thread that I bump steady (maybe has but i haven't did a search)
Man's World (DILLA IS INSANE FOR THIS ONE)
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Run (...Random Axe. album. NOW.)
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O.J. Simpson
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The American Dream
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[NC State-31 UNC-27]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I put on a Nicolay playlist on Youtube last night as I was playing Madden and a lot of Zion I and Kev Brown came up...I was diggin' most of it. Had heard some Kev Brown before and thought he was decent, had never really given Zion I a chance. Definitely some dope stuff

[Dynasty tD]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Atmosphere is sick.
thanks to this thread I have a lot more good music.

[USF11]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Atmosphere is sick.
thanks to this thread I have a lot more good music.

They are mana from heaven.