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- The Pharcyde - "Runnin'" (from Labcabincalifornia, 1995) Let’s start with a bridge — one between the insurgent wave of early ’90s West Coast indie and all the potential dynamism, insight, and creativity that underground hip-hop would cultivate by the decade’s end.
- J-Live - "Braggin' Writes" (12", 1995) One of the other calling cards, it should be noted, is rapping about rapping — the recentering and arms-race showoff of skills.
- Dr. Octagon - "Blue Flowers" (from Dr. Octagonecologyst, 1996) Kool Keith’s always been a crazy bastard, if by “crazy” you mean “can sound fly even rapping complete nonsense” and “bastard” you mean “stylistically fathered by immaculate conception.”
- The East Flatbush Project - "Tried By 12" (12", 1996) When street rap mourns, it’s the strongest case there is for hip-hop not as the detractors’ “inspiration for violence,” but as something inspired by violence — of something that has to be paid attention to, made sense of, after-the-fact justified, but not so much celebrated as chronicled in ways that at least try to find the resilience of artistic expression in the midst of a grim scenario.
Mar 22, 2022 · This album is full of great songs. “Tomorrow Today”, “Back Of My Mind”, “Killin’ Time”, “Be There”, “Tangible Dream” – just a few of the stand-out tracks on this awesome project. Tangible Dream offers smooth and intelligent Hip Hop of the highest quality – this album should be a part of any serious Hip Hop collection.
- Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004) Sprawling, ambitious, dense, funny, and consistently refreshing, MF Doom and Madlib’s 2004 collaboration Madvillainy represented the crescendo of an amorphous movement, capturing the inventive spirit of the American underground through a set of uncompromisingly weird and adventurous sounds.
- Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein (2001) Though released in months prior to 9/11, Cannibal Ox’s seminal Cold Vein may as well have sonically predicted the disastrous days ahead.
- Aesop Rock – Labor Days (2001) Shouldering high expectations after his touted signing to Def Jux, Long Island wordsmith Aesop Rock delivered a career defining statement in Labor Days, an album that expanded on his trademark abstraction while dipping further into his favorite themes (modern labor, the effects of city living on the psyche, artistic creation) and a kind of lucidity nonexistent on previous releases.
- Company Flow – Funcrusher Plus (1997) Before El-P took the reins of Def Jux and assaulted listeners as a solo artist, he and cohorts Bigg Jus and Mr. Len crafted one of independent Hip-Hop’s most aggressive and indelible statements, an anti-mainstream screed that expressed its dissatisfaction in every ounce of its being.
Dec 1, 2022 · Listen: Young Bleed, “How Ya Do That” [ft. Master P and C-Loc] Tags Best of the 1990s 8Ball MJG B.G. DJ Screw Gangsta Boo Juicy J Geto Boys Goodie Mob Juvenile Lil Jon Master P Missy Elliott ...
Jul 19, 2023 · While the 90s hip-hop era witnessed a surge in mainstream success for iconic artists, it also saw the rise of talented musicians operating in the shadows of the commercial spotlight. These underground artists, often overlooked by the masses, played a crucial role in shaping the course of hip-hop, pushing boundaries, and maintaining the genre ...
Jan 7, 2018 · 10. Deltron 3030 "Deltron 3030" (2000) One of the most creative and prodigious albums of modern times was created when producer Dan The Automater (Gorillaz, Rage Against The Machine, etc.) linked up with west coast underground hero Del The Funkee Homosapien to become Deltron 3030.
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Mar 31, 2023 · Here, we are diving into 10 of the best ’90s Underground Rap Deep Cuts. 1. “Secret Wars,” The Last Emperor. “Secret Wars,” from the Philadelpha-born rapper, may be the best rap song ...
