underground rap songs...

[Belinda R]

what are some good, underground for lack of a better word, rap songs that have great lyrics and good beats.

 

[Swift]

they're not really underground anymore but have you checked out Hieroglyphics, Blackstar, Talib Kweli, Common, Hi-Tek, etc

i still love pharcyde for lyrics and beats but they're old now

 

[Mr Hex Vision]

Oh No 'The Disrupt'

anything by MF Doom

 

[Kris young]

i listen to a lot of thr rhymesayers crew's older stuff

one of their best emcees if you are looking for some seep lyrics is a guy named Atmosphere. fuckin incredible stuff.

heiroglyphics are probably my most favorite boderline mainstream underground
dialted peoples, jurassic 5 and the alkaholis are up there in the borderline mainstream category but still put out good conscious lyris witha posiitive attitude.

MF Doom gets down to some grimey underground hip hop
Check out Immotal Technique and Dead Prez for the same kinda sound

my favorite emcee of all time has to be Aesop Rock. his delivery and rhyme patterns are so abstract its beautiful. he takes a little while to get used to but the creativity to me makes his shit very intriguing

check out some tunes that my crew has been working on
http://www.enexgee.net/audio/kringle+sighphur1+rickyraw-untitled_for_now%5bruff%5d.mp3
http://www.enexgee.net/audio/sighphur1+puresense.mp3
http://www.enexgee.net/audio/a-bomb+j-ellis+kringle.mp3
http://www.enexgee.net/audio/sighphur1+patronseyes.mp3

 

[BigJetFixemUpper]

Atmosphere isn't a guy. It is Slug and Ant. Orginally they had a 3rd member aswell.

 

[Cullen G]

alright thanks guys, I will check all these artists out.

 

[courtt!]

Company Flow-Fun Crusher Plus (album)
Jedi Mind Tricks-Violent by Design (album)

 

[The messenger]

Classic x 10000. It's replay value is infinite.

FYI to those that don't know already, Cunninlynguists 'Will Rap For Food' will have another run available on January 25th.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00070Q8GI/qid=1104253461/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_3/002-4607324-2562437?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

 

[la la la la la la la la]

i cant remember any of the artists but look for boston underground mixtape

 

[Jenasaqua]

oh and this old white guy sage francis from providence i think

 

[Sweethunai]

I wasnt really feeling heiroglyphics, and Aesop rock was alright but I loved BlackStar because I already like Talib and Mos Def

 

[Xi-Sung]

check out www.dropbombz.com

 

[d1ms]

check out Zion I...you'll probably like them since u like blackstar

 

[Robbie]

Unknown Prophets
Eyedea
Atmosphere
Murs
Sage Francis
Brother Ali

anything from them

 

[Shelby J]

yes... anything from these guys will suit your neeRAB.

also add in there - Aesop Rock

 

[Poor]

i just saw a Sage Francis show in Minneapolis @ the First Avenue Ballroom on the 17th.... amazing show... Sage doesnt look anything like what he sounRAB like.

Slug (from Atmosphere) did a set (like 8 songs) which really made my night because im new to Sage but came to love underground hip hop with Slug and his old shit.

some good tracks from slug:
bodypillow
woman with the tattooed hanRAB
shrapnel

...or anything off of the Overcast! album

 

[OrelHershiserIV]

oh yeah aseop is dope tyoo

 

[Teyety Raetyaert]

As has already been said....ANYTHING BY MF DOOM

 

[jamesf24]

for Eyedea and Murs.