Underground hip hop

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Underground hip-hop (also commonly known as indie hip-hop or underground rap) is an

socially conscious, positive, or anti-commercial lyrics.[2] However, there is no unifying or universal theme – AllMusic suggests that it "has no sonic signifiers". "The Underground" also refers to the community of musicians, fans and others that support non-commercial, or independent music. Music scenes with strong ties to underground hip hop include alternative hip hop and conscious hip hop. Many artists who are considered "underground" today were not always so, and may have previously broken the Billboard charts.[3]

Style

Underground hip-hop encompasses several different styles of music. Numerous acts in the book How to Rap are described as being both underground and politically or socially aware, these include – B. Dolan[4] Brother Ali,[4] Diabolic,[5] Immortal Technique,[6] Jedi Mind Tricks,[7] Micranots,[8] Mr. Lif,[5] Murs,[5] Little Brother,[3] P.O.S[9] Zion I and Madlib, among others.[10]

Underground artists with critically acclaimed albums include

Additionally, many underground hip hop artists have been applauded for the artistic and poetic use of their lyrics, such as

among others.

Some underground artists produce music that celebrates the fundamental elements or pillars of

Early beginnings

In Hip Hop's formative years, the vast majority of the genre was underground music, by definition. Although

radio show that was broadcast on WKCR, and later WQHT, in New York City from 1990 until 1999.[23][24] It featured rappers such as The Notorious B.I.G., Big L, Jay-Z, and Eminem, as well as groups like Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Fugees, all before they gained any popularity.[25] In 1999, Prince Paul and Breeze Brewin' created one of the first rap opera albums, named A Prince Among Thieves. Rolling Stone gave the album a 4.5/5.[26]

In the late 1990s, progressive rap acts such as Black Star and Juggaknots helped inspire and shape the underground hip hop movement that would follow in subsequent decades. [27]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b c d How to Rap, p. 342.
  4. ^ a b c d How to Rap, p. 317.
  5. ^ a b c d e How to Rap, p. 325.
  6. ^ a b c d How to Rap, p. 332.
  7. ^ a b c d How to Rap, p. 326.
  8. ^ Edwards, Paul, 2009, How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Chicago Review Press, p. 316.
  9. ^ How to Rap, p. 333.
  10. ^ a b How to Rap, p. 334.
  11. ^ a b How to Rap, p. 315.
  12. ^ a b How to Rap, p. 322.
  13. ^ How to Rap, p. 316.
  14. ^ a b How to Rap, p. 321.
  15. ^ How to Rap, p. 323.
  16. ^ a b How to Rap, p. 327.
  17. ^ "MC TP". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  18. ^ Chilton, Adam; Jiang, Kevin; Posner, Eric (12 June 2014). "Rappers v. Scotus". Slate.
  19. ^ "'Toonami': Anime-themed event to feature local musicians and vendors". The Lantern. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  20. ^ "billy woods" (PDF).
  21. ^ Price, E "Hip hop culture", ABC-CLIO, 2006. p. 295
  22. Allmusic
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  23. ^ Scott, Dana (August 22, 2016). "Stretch and Bobbito Speak on the Greatest Hip Hop Radio Show Ever. Their Own". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  24. ^ Tobak, Vikki (August 3, 2017). "Stretch and Bobbito: kings of New York City radio". Andscape. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  25. ^ Bobbito Garcia (director). Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (Documentary). Saboteur Media.
  26. OCLC 56531290.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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