underground hip-hop
umbrella term for hip-hop music that is outside the general commercial canon
104 artists in the catalog.
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Pray for Paris
Westside Gunn · 2020
Top underground hip-hop albums
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O.C.
East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop
Blaze Ya Dead Homie
Midwest hip-hop, gangsta rap
Cassidy
East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap
Myka 9
Illogic
alternative hip-hop
Skratch Bastid
The Foreign Exchange
Immortal Technique
East Coast hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop
Abstract Rude
Guante
looms.
alternative hip-hop, experimental music
Big Pooh
rapping
MC Breed
G-funk, Midwest hip-hop
Ka
East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop
Ghettosocks
G-Side
About underground hip-hop
What is underground hip-hop?
umbrella term for hip-hop music that is outside the general commercial canon
Where should I start with underground hip-hop?
Start with "Pray for Paris" by Westside Gunn. It captures what makes underground hip-hop worth exploring.
What are the best underground hip-hop albums?
The underground hip-hop albums worth hearing first: "Pray for Paris" by Westside Gunn, "Full Circle" by Xzibit, "Restless" by Xzibit, "At the Speed of Life" by Xzibit and "The Weather" by Busdriver.
How many underground hip-hop artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 104 underground hip-hop artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
