Search results
- 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.
Jul 7, 2024 · They reject that whole approach – they’ll stick to their guns and deliver raw, unfiltered Hip Hop, even if it means staying underground. This track is the embodiment of Gang Starr’s core values: authenticity, hard-hitting beats, and lyrics that sting with truth.
- De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
- Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle (1993)
- A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
- Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (1994)
Playlist · Rare 90s underground rap · 736 items · 30.1K likes. ... Rare 90s underground rap · Playlist · 736 songs · 29.8K likes. Home; Search; Your Library.
- It Was a Good Day. 1,077 votes. More It Was a Good Day. #6 of 207 on The Best Rap Songs of All Time. #6 of 33 on The 30+ Best Rap Songs About Never Giving Up. #58 of 85 on The Best Party Songs Of The '90s, Ranked.
- Nuthin' But a G Thang. 1,041 votes. More Nuthin' But a G Thang. #79 of 86 on Music Fans Rerank Rolling Stone's Greatest Songs Of All Time. #5 of 207 on The Best Rap Songs of All Time.
- California Love. 1,132 votes.
- Hypnotize. 871 votes.
Jun 28, 2012 · It was no better or worse, but for many fans who craved more than what the radio had to offer, underground hip-hop was an extremely important scene. Here are the 30 best underground...
People also ask
What are the best 90s rap songs?
What was hip hop like in the 90s?
What are the best underground Hip-Hop Albums?
When did hip-hop leave the underground?
Oct 18, 2023 · Whether you were rapping along with Tupac’s “California Love”, or rocking out to Biggie on your Walkman, here are the 50 best hip hop songs of the '90s.
