Underground Hip Hop
 

Anyone else out there listen to underground hip hop? Artists such as Binary Star, Atmosphere, Hieroglyphics, Cannibal Ox, Jedi Mind Tricks, Cunninlynguists, etc. If so, who are you favorite artists and what songs by them? Any suggestions as to some songs or albums to get? If anyone replies I can suggest a few tracks from some of the artists I mentioned.

where do you find those "Underground" Albums?
I know a few artists that aren't exactly mainstream, like J-5, but I wouldn't call them underground either.

You can try http://www.hiphopinfinity.com/ for many different artists and http://www.rhymesayers.com for artists such as Atmosphere and Brother Ali. Also http://www.undergroundhiphop.com has many albums that you can buy from their site.

thanks, I'll give those sites a look :)

You can find underground albums at various places you. undergroundhiphop.com, hiphopinfinity.com, many go to sandbox.com to get their UG shit. All got a pretty ready supply. Now the groups I like

Binary Star - Masters Of The Universe
K-Otix - Universal
Clokworx - I don't think they got an album but check out these joints Mental Flux, and World Of Truth
J-Live - Any a his albums are real good. Probably All Of The Above comes to mind.
Dead Prez - Lets Get Free
Mars Ill - Raw Material, they got a new one out thats ill.
Livin Legends - They got a lot a solo work kinda like this generations Wu-Tang Clan but not as good.

Hell theres madd more I like I'll be back.

Asta!!

I just recently got Southernunderground by Cunninlynguists and Se7en's Travels by Atmosphere. I'm really feelin both of these albums right now. A few tracks that I like from Cannibal Ox are Raspberry Fields and Iron Galaxy.

Congrats on the new avatar. Spawn is the man.

Asta!!

I am into underground music but it's Jungle/Drum N Bass.

As far as underground HipHop goes, I know some stuff but not alot that's strictly underground.

I listen to alot that is not mainstream, But I can't call it pure underground either.

Some MC's that I listen to

Mobb Deep
Xzibit
Canibus
Smif N Wesson
Gravediggaz
Das efx
Dead Prez
Defari
Gza
Raekwon
Rza
Alkaholics
Scarface
Jurassic 5
The Roots

There is more..But I am not going to list every one.

Mr. Lif - Home of the Brave, Friends and Neighbors, Jugular Vein, Live From the plantation (listen to all of I Phantom, its a progressive storyline)
Aesop Rock - Float, Bazooka Tooth
El-P - Stepfather Factory, Fantastic Damage, Dr. Hellno (Vast Aire from cannibal ox does a good guest apperance on this track ... dont make me bite ya face ... cause it aint like i like the tase :P)
C-Rayz Walz - Floe, Buck 80
Talib Kweli - Rush, Get By
Dizzee Rascal - Stop Dat, Sittin Here
The Streets - Dont Mug Yourself, Turn the Page
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow, First in Flight, Chemical Calisthenics
Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is a good album


Definitive Jux will never let ya down if you want some fantastic underground hip hop ... definitivejux.net

Oh and if you want to find underground music ... check out your LOCAL record store ... they have all kinds of wierd crap. the big record stores only carry mainstream crap.

Atmosphere
Rasco
Planet Asia
Peanut Butter Wolf
RJD2

Sub Concious
Tonedeff & The rest of Extended Fam
Chino XL
Pharoahe Monch
Styles Of Beyond
Brand Nubian
Ras Kass

Just a few more.

Asta!!

Styles of Beyond is dope. Has anyone heard anything from Jedi Mind Tricks? I know I can't be the only one.

Muerte, I against I, The Deer Hunter, Heavenly Divine

Heard all of em. I like the group but I don't really feel the whole "strangle the pope, drink his blood, and praise allah!" vibe they have in most of their songs. Not my typa lyrics I think they're stupid and it gets old. I still think they're dope emcees but I hate how the waste the talent on rhymes like that. It cheapens it.

Asta!!

I'm very much into glitch hop more than the hip hop... more glitch than hop...
personal faves are Prefuse 73 and Machine Drum
rawr... just love how it twists inside my head... like a mental orgasm...

sorry for contributing to this thread really really late...but i just started to get into hip hop.

right now im listening to ugly duckling, and people under the stairs.

in the mainstream hip hop, im going to pick up the new kanye west album tomorrow.

As far as new releases from the artists mentioned in the OG thread, not much going on. Make sure you hiphop heads check out hiphopsite.com for new underground releases.

Edit: if you like atmosphere, check out Eligh, Brother Ali (also RhymeSayers), and The Grouch.
If you're into the WestCoast Freestyle Fellowship-style tracks, try searching ANY tracks by Slant From Korea from Project Blowed/Cali 9.

Edit *again: forgot to tell you TFP'ers, check out Nobody (LP#1: Soulmates LP#2: Pacific Drift)