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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Shingie-Lee
abstract hip-hop, cloud rap
Qwazaar
alternative hip-hop
Diverse
Cool Calm Pete
Criminal Manne
Memphis rap, Southern hip-hop
Panacea
Radioinactive
alternative hip-hop
Damu the Fudgemunk
hip-hop, instrumental music
Muneshine
Assalti Frontali
old-school hip-hop, political hip-hop
Haiku D'Etat
alternative hip-hop
Deep Puddle Dynamics
J. Rawls
SosMula
hardcore hip-hop, trap music
Timbuktu
Luckyiam
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.