Nice one Beni - giving love to Reks. Possibly, one of my favorite all time artists, and one of my favorite underground artists. I honestly love Reks's music, his Grey Hair albums was IMO, a classic. As welll as his newer R.E.K.S. album which IMO was extremely good, but fell slightly short. Like Nas's Stillmatic to Illmatic.
I always recommend Reks, Anilyst and Big L. These are the three I recommend to nearly everyone. What started me off in the Underground Hip Hop. Check all 3 out They're all in my top 5 as well (or at least Big L and Reks are).
Big L raps about money and all the stupid stuff, but does it oh so well.
"ask bevis, I get nuttin' butt-head." Please check out his freestyles.
Sean Price - currently stuck in my head is "Onion Head", a good, hard song.
Ugly Heroes - really all their Ugly Heroes album, but I'm currently listening to "graves".
Papoose - just dropped a joint with DJ Premier called "Turn it Up"
Which brings me to DJ Premier. I honestly don't need to name anyone else. You put in DJ Premier's name - he makes seriously good beats for seriously good rappers and never steers you wrong. Here's a tracklist for you to show how much he has, but I'd stick to just searching Youtube for now.
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Nice one Beni - giving love to Reks. Possibly, one of my favorite all time artists, and one of my favorite underground artists. I honestly love Reks's music, his Grey Hair albums was IMO, a classic. As welll as his newer R.E.K.S. album which IMO was extremely good, but fell slightly short. Like Nas's Stillmatic to Illmatic.
I always recommend Reks, Anilyst and Big L. These are the three I recommend to nearly everyone. What started me off in the Underground Hip Hop. Check all 3 out They're all in my top 5 as well (or at least Big L and Reks are).
Big L raps about money and all the stupid stuff, but does it oh so well.
"ask bevis, I get nuttin' butt-head." Please check out his freestyles.
Sean Price - currently stuck in my head is "Onion Head", a good, hard song.
Ugly Heroes - really all their Ugly Heroes album, but I'm currently listening to "graves".
Papoose - just dropped a joint with DJ Premier called "Turn it Up"
Which brings me to DJ Premier. I honestly don't need to name anyone else. You put in DJ Premier's name - he makes seriously good beats for seriously good rappers and never steers you wrong. Here's a tracklist for you to show how much he has, but I'd stick to just searching Youtube for now.
http://www.djpremierblog.com/trackology/
MF DOOM
Immortal Technique
Gang Starr
Hieroglyphics
Deltron 3030
Jay Electronica
RA The Rugged Man
Atmosphere
Jedi Mind Tricks
Ill Bill
Necro
Madvillain
Evidence
Eyedea
AZ
Common
School boy q
dizzy wright
phora
clear soul forces
the under achievers
fresh daily
stann smith
Casey veggies
Dom Kennedy
Two9
Big krit
AB soul
Danny brown
Skeme
Flat bush zombies
Gift of gab, Intuition, J-live, R.A. the rugged man, Brother Ali
Also a lot of big rappers aren't rapping about drugs and money but telling a story that happens to do with drugs and money.
Kendrick Lamar, J-Cole, Tyler the creator,
Vakill, Tragedy Khadafi.
Rich the Factor
underground rap sometimes talks about money, drugs, and stupid **** too.
but heres some essential 'underground' rap
jedi mind tricks
mf doom
company flow
cormega
non phixion
necro
az
aesop rock
cannibal ox
j live
ugly duckling
ultramagnetic mc's
Phonte. look him up on Youtube or Google him. True talent.
Try searching Phora :)
This is underground lyrical genius. Soooo good: http://youtu.be/TdfQ3OkZliE