Underground Hip Hop

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Underground Hip Hop

The artists that don't fall into the homogeneity of the mainstream!

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The artists and the genre I've grown to love. 

Hello friend, hopefully you are or will be finding my page helpful and informative. Underground Hip Hop is one of my two favorite music genres the other being rock, I have an equal affinity for both. I first got my start in underground or alternative hip hop sometime between Junior High and High School. I'd become dissatisfied with the state of popular music, mainstream rap mostly. The lack of substance (both in lyrics and production) and blatant egotism was disheartening and had grown tiresome, I was looking for some new innovative artists and I needed to find them fast. I'd heard of a couple of underground artists at the time, one of which was Mos Def and the other being Talib Kweli. By todays standards these two are no longer quite considered underground, both of which having some moderate commercial success, but are by no means sell outs they stay true to there ideals of not promoting violence and materialism.

Kweli and Mos kept me occupied for awhile but I was going to need to find more alternative hip hop artists if I was going to listen to "rap" and still keep my sanity. Then came along Del the Funky Homosapian, I had never heard anything like del in my life, it was so different to what I was used to it felt almost taboo as if I thought to myself, "is he allowed to do this on a record." The album of his I'm referring to is one he did in collusion with Dan the Automator who's most recent work consists of production on the Gorillaz albums.

So now I had another good artists to listen to but unfortunately, unbeknown to me at the time Del wouldn't put out another album until 2008 so as you might assume again I was in search of artists. That is when I came upon El-P and Aesop Rock which both belonged to the same label Definitive Jux, started by El-P ex-member and producer for underground hip hop group Company Flow. Under the Def Jux label I would find a slew of great artists to satisfy my musical hunger for years to come.

My collection of artists wouldn't stay limited to Talib, Mos, Del, and the Def Jux crew, when ever I wanted to find new artists I would look up the collaborating artists on the albums of my new found favorites, or go to underground shows, listen to specialized Internet radio, or just ask around, but one thing is for sure, I'll never run out of music again.

This is a list of just some of the artists that I've come to enjoy: 

(constently updated)

Atmosphere

Sage Francis

Brother Ali

MF Doom

J Dilla

Madlib

Ghostface Killah

De La Soul

Cannibal OX

Company Flow

Mr Lif

Aesop Rock

Mos Def

Nas

Common

Black Star

Blackalicious

Deltron 3030

EL-P

Quasimoto

Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

Gang Starr

Immortal Technique

Raekwon

Danger_Mouse

Rob Sonic

Murs

Cee-Lo

Perceptionists

Cage

C-Rayz Walz

Dungeon Family

Jaylib

Lupe Fiasco

Gnarles Barkley

Cool Calm Pete

Ol'Dirty Bastard

Despot

Little Brother

Mick Boogie

Danny!

Speach Impediments

Nobody

Prefuse

Main Sequence

Consequence

Rhymefest

Guilty Simpson

Photos From the Underground 

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Download Free legal CD's and MP3's of underground artists 

Free Legal Downloads

Definitive Swim
Free mixed tape collaboration of Definitive Jux Records and Adult Swim featuring:
Camu Tao
El-P
Rob Sonic
Hangar 18
Mr. Lif
Cannibal Ox
Despot
Cool Calm Pete
Cage
Aesop Rock
And Justice For All
Mick Boogie and Little Brother Mixed Tape
Unbelievable
Mick Boogie and Terry Urban Mixed Tape
The LeBron James 5 Mixtape
Mick Boogie and Nike Basketball
The Newprint
Mick Boogie and Young Chris
Brooklyn Soul w/ Jay-Z and Marvin Gaye
Mick Boogie and Shuko
Motivation w/ Fatman Scoop
Mick Boogie, Benzi, and URB
Danny Is Dead(Free Tracks)
Winner of the Definitive Jux "Be a Def Jukie" contest Danny's first three track Def Jux release
(Warninge: Must be a member of DefinitiveJux.net and need to add it to your cart, but you will not be charged)
Zion I/ Bird's Eye View
Free Zion I track, Bird's Eye View

Interviews of some the Definitive Jux label members 


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Murs Mainstream Move 

Murs signs with Warner Bros. Records for future releases with producer 9th Wonder.

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Need to know where to find the best artists? Follow the link. 

Definitive Jux Records
Link to the underground label changing hip hop
Hieroglyphics, third eye vision
The label of, Del, Domino, Casual, Pep Love, and Souls of Mischief.
Viper Records
Home of Immortal Technique
Strange Famous Records
Founded by Sage Francis
Rhyme Sayers Entertainment
Where to find MF Doom, Brother Ali, Atmosphere, and more.
Pandora Radio
Create your own radio station based on any artist you wont and it will find you music you'll love.
Graffiti Info
Info, pictures, and videos about graffiti
last-fm radio
Great free internet radio
Stones Throw Records
The whole Chrome Children crew

An alternative hip hop guide 

Don't know much about hip hop? don't worry I've taken the liberty of choosing some of the best underground talent to get you started.

El-P aka El Producto 


El-P Deep Space 9mm

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El-P "Flyentology"

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El P - Stepfather Factory

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El-P "The Overly Dramatic Truth" LIve at the PLUG Awards

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El-P aka El Producto 

I'll Sleep When You're Dead

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Fantastic Damage

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Collecting the Kid

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High Water

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Cage Kennylz 


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War on Tyranny

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Cage 

Hell's Winter

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Movies for the Blind

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Weather Proof

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Waterworld

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Nighthawks

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MF Doom 


Danger Doom (Danger Mouse & MF Doom) - The Mask

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MF Doom-I Hear Voices

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MF Doom - Dead Bent High Quality

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MF DOOM - "Beef Rapp" Live

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MF Doom aka Vikor Vaughn 

MM..Food? -special limited edition packaging

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Vaudeville Villain

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Special Herbs: The Box Set

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Venomous Villain

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Operation: Doomsday

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Aesop Rock 


Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass

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Aesop Rock - Coffee ft. John Darnielle

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Aesop Rock - Fast Cars

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Aesop Rock - Abandon All Hope

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aesop rock - no jumper cables

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Aesop Rock 

None Shall Pass

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Labor Days

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Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives

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Bazooka Tooth

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Float

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J Dilla aka Jay Dee 


J Dilla - Nothing Like This

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J Dilla - "Won't Do"

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J Dilla aka Jay Dee 

The Shining

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Ruff Draft

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Vintage

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Donuts

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Mr. Lif 


Mr Lif

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Mr. Lif "Brothaz"

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Mr Lif - Because They Made It That Way

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Mr. Lif 

Mo' Mega

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I Phantom

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Enters the Colossus

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Black Dialogue

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Emergency Rations

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Murs 


Bad Man - MURS

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Murs - Risky Business(ft. Shock G and Humpty)

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Murs 

Murs 3:16 - Walk Like a Man (2pc) (W/CD)

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Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

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Murray's Revenge

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End of the Beginning

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Good Music

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Del The Funky Homosapien 


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Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Wrong Place

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Del tha funkee homosapien - If you must

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Del the Funky Homosapien aka Deltron Zero 

Deltron 3030

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Both Sides of the Brain

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The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years

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Immortal Technique 


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Immortal Technique - What Hip-Hop is Clip

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Immortal Technique 

Revolutionary, Vol. 1

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Revolutionary, Vol. 2

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Sage Francis 


Sage Francis - Escape Artist Video

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Got Up This Morning

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Sage Francis 

Human the Death Dance

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Sick of Waging War

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Sick of Waiting Tables

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Personal Journals

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A Healthy Distrust

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Atmosphere 


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God Loves Ugly Cartoon

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Atmosphere - National Disgrace

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Atmosphere (Slug & Ant) 

Sad Clown Bad Winter #11

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Sad Clown Bad Fall No. 10

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You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having

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Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9

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Lucy Ford

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Brother Ali 


Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn

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Brother Ali - Take Me Home

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Brother Ali 

The Undisputed Truth

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Shadows On The Sun

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Champion

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Cannibal Ox 


Cannibal Ox

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Cannibal Ox (Vast Aire & Vordul Mega) 

The Cold Vein

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Return Of The Ox

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Look Mom... No Hands

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Revolution Of Yung Havoks

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