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
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OuterSpace
Canserbero
Latin hip-hop, conscious hip-hop
Felt
G-Side
Jay Pluss
East Coast hip-hop, boom bap
Buckshot
East Coast hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop
Reef the Lost Cauze
East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop
Greydon Square
Typical Cats
Themselves
Kam
G-funk, West Coast hip-hop
Giant Panda
Baracuda
D-Sisive
Psalm One
hip-hop
Sunspot Jonz
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.
