Aye guys, I'm in the process of starting up a blog that features underground (mostly rap) artists and the music they make. It's mostly to educate a lot of my friends in music beyond a lot of the mainstream shit they listen to on a day-to-day basis. What I need from you guys is some artists that I should go check out. That way I have lot's more artists to write about, plus it never hurts to listen to some good music. If they could be fairly new artists or at least actively in the game that'd be awesome. Thanks guys.
So many.. DOOM, Madlib, J Dilla, CunninLynguists, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek (mainly Train of thought album), Pharcyde, Move.Meant, People Under the Stairs, Damu the Fudgemunk, Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Themselves, Sole, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Dynospectrum, Devin the Dude, Binary Star, Flying Lotus, Dudley Perkins (aka Declaime), Wax, EOM, HerbalT, Eyedea and Abilities, Fat Jon, Gangstarr, Glue, Wu-tang, Guilty Simpson, Hieroglyphics, Illogic, Input, KMD, Lootpack, Matisyahu, 10 ft. Ganja Plant, Nas (illmatic album), Nightmares On Wax, Pretty Lights, Notorious BIG, Odd Nosdam, 9th Wonder, A Tribe Called Quest, Typical Cats, Nujabes.... fuck I can't think of anymore This is mostly a hiphop compilation except for some reggae. I have a pretty large reggae/dub and even dubstep collection but ill keep this somewhat simple. Oh and for local artists (UTAH): Taskrok, N1nthcloud, and DJ Piccolo (personal friend of mine). Piccolo's sets on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free Piccolo
Big L, Jeru the Damaja, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Kool Keith/Dr Octagon, Jedi Mind Tricks, GZA, Raekwon, Rakim, Blackstar.. just some dudes I'd add to the pretty comprehensive list above.
cage was good until his last album came out, he sold out, listen to some movies for the blind. reef the lost cauze is dope, i got to smoke a blunt with him hes the fuckin man. oddfutures good but there gettin big now. celph titled, action bronson and the greatest rapper ever R.A. THE RUGGED MAN.
LMAO...yeah Cudi is garbage and is definitely mainstream... Anyway as to the OP's question: Slum Village (Fantastic Vol. 2), Common (Ressurection, Like Water For Chocolate, Be), The Roots (Their Entire Catalog), Outkast (even though they could be considered mainstream they are still classic), Smif-n-Wessun (Dah Shinin), Heltah Skeltah (Nocturnal), Blu & Exile (Below The Heavens), Elzhi (his new mixtape Elmatic mega dope), Little Brother (The Listening, Minstrel Show), Fashawn, Fly Union, Nas (Illmatic, It was written, Lost Tapes), Strange Fruit Project, Oddisee, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul....can't think of anything else
Cage, Rap artist, White male spent 18 months in insane asylum tried to hang himself with shoelaces multiple times along with saving up lithium doses in attempt to off himself. He spits so mad rhymes that are mad chill to get faded to. Look up Cage-Weather People Cage-Among the sleep Cage-Hells Winter Cage-Underground Rapstar Cage- Agent Orange Cage- Suicidal failure All are amazing songs by him. Very talented artist.
Cam groves Listen to Stand still I be killin 'em I get lifted My music This is who I am To all my friends Roger that If you like those there's 2 mixtapes free at pdank.com (we smoked it all vol. 1 and 2) and he has an album on iTunes (hope something cool happens)
Look up these albums: Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy Hezekiah - Hurry Up And Wait Aceyalone - Hip Hop And The World We Live In Mr. Lif - Emergency Rations Quasimoto - The Unseen All excellent albums in my opinion, especially Iron Galaxy and The Unseen.
Try Common Market,Cyne,Crown city rockers.they ill bruh and use Pandora radio I found so much underground shit that was dope
Some unmentioned so far: Freestyle Fellowship (Get All Of It!!!!!) Haiku d'Etat Myka 9 Aceyalone Abstract Rude Blackalicious Gift of Gab Lateer the Truthspeaker Lyrics Born Latyrx The Goats Mad Conductor MC Paul Barman Optimus Rhyme MC Frontalot Zion I The Grouch & Eligh The Grouch Eligh Living Legends Sunspot Jonz Monsta Island Czars El-P for emphasis, Aesop Rock (Get All of It!!! Hunt down the features, too) Souls of Mischief Poor Righteous Teachers Afroman (he's got so many better songs than Because I Got High) Panacea CYNE Blueprint Illogic Greenhouse // Greenhouse Effect Hail Mary Mallon Flobots Tajai Casual A-Plus Antipop Consortium Dalek