whats your favorite NON- mainstream hip hop?

[BigWill]

i just want to know whats some of your favorite hip-hop artists to add to my playlists... and also maybe get some word out there for other people to hear some music they might not be able to hear otherwise... i guess i'll go first!

top 3 for me are:

-jurassic 5

-blackalicious (spelling?)

-butta babees

[JohnnyBlaze]

felt, binary star, one.be.lo, visionaries, jin the emcee, deltron 3030, cunninlynguists are a few I listen to.

[Super_Geo]

Madvillian (MF Doom is sick, and Madvillany is an unreal album)
Deltron 3030 (Del, Dan the Automater and Kid Koala... nuff said)
Atmosphere

[KuruptEX]

deltrom 3030
mf doom
dal la soul
kool keith
the cool kids
murs
the knux

[Unlaced]

C.Y.N.E
Nujabes
Pase Rock
Flobots
Incise
Fat Jon

[x.staygold.x]

The Cool Kids

[RY213]

MF Doom
Madlib
Black Milk
Count Bass D
One.Be.Lo
Edan


Dope thread!

Kurupt, I see you have a Quik quote in your sig. Quik is my all time favorite, I grew up on his music. Rhythmalism is the greatest album of all time to me...

[KuruptEX]

Originally posted by RY213
MF Doom
Madlib
Black Milk
Count Bass D
One.Be.Lo
Edan


Dope thread!

Kurupt, I see you have a Quik quote in your sig. Quik is my all time favorite, I grew up on his music. Rhythmalism is the greatest album of all time to me...

Yea Quik is dope i enjoy his beats for sure

[Sharpie]

Andre Nikatina

[Chris101]

"Why?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqcckeKtSU4

[bimmaboy]

dj khaled is pretty dope, him and kanye west

nice to see that not everyone listens to that gangster 50cent tupac stuff

[Sharpie]

Originally posted by bimmaboy
dj khaled is pretty dope, him and kanye west

nice to see that not everyone listens to that gangster 50cent tupac stuff Gangst is where its at

[01RedDX]

.

[garyb]

gang star and cunning from up top, pete philly, atmosphere, strange fruit project to name a few

[soupey]

j5
the roots
rjd2
k-os
lyrics born
blackalicious
some knaan
some of andre nickatina's old stuff...
zion I
avila brothers

[Tik-Tok]

Gazeebow Unit

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:rofl:

[Sharpie]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok
Gazeebow Unit

wP8EpmoLmwk

:rofl:
By cricky mate thats some terrible music

[calgarys_finest]

i like dzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_56XW8_iwHw


MFdoom is awesome too.

[Thomas Gabriel]

Celph Titled

[x.staygold.x]

Originally posted by bimmaboy
dj khaled is pretty dope, him and kanye west

nice to see that not everyone listens to that gangster 50cent tupac stuff

Whats wrong with Tupac?

I like all types of hip-hop...but come on, Tupac is a legend.

[Clever]

Immortal Technique
Cunning Linguist
Jedi Mind Trick
Outer Space
Dead Prez
The Roots


just some of the artists on my most played rotation.

[01RedDX]

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[D911]

Originally posted by bimmaboy
dj khaled is pretty dope,

DJ khaled is fucking horrible.

every single song :


"WE DA BESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST,
WHOOO?
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NIGGGUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

DDEEEEEEEEEEEEE JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY KHAAAAAAAAAALEED

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT, WE DA BESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTT"

[thrasher22]

I'm glad to see most of my fav's are already up here :)

Lately I've listening non-stop to...

POS
http://www.myspace.com/pos

People Under the Stairs
http://www.myspace.com/lesacvspip

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
http://www.myspace.com/lesacvspip

K'naan
http://www.myspace.com/knaanmusic

Atomsphere (older the better, but soooo sick)
http://www.myspace.com/atmosphere

Also worth checking out...

Brother Ali
http://www.myspace.com/brotherali

Greyskul
www.myspace.com/grayskul

Ill Bill
www.myspace.com/illbill

[403civic]

magnetic north

[Jonel]

Originally posted by x.staygold.x


Whats wrong with Tupac?

I like all types of hip-hop...but come on, Tupac is a legend.

he said non main stream =P

Jedi Mind Tricks for me :clap:

[petoria]

new guy asher roth

[x.staygold.x]

Originally posted by Jonel


he said non main stream =P

Jedi Mind Tricks for me :clap:

I realize this...and thats why i said "The Cool Kids"

my comment was referring to this comment...


"dj khaled is pretty dope, him and kanye west

nice to see that not everyone listens to that gangster 50cent tupac stuff"


So i said "Whats wrong with Tupac?"

[Hakkola]

Other than what has already been mentioned, DL Incognito and Saukrates for some Canadian flavour.

[Canmorite]

DL and Sauks for sure. Sweatshop Union is dope too.

[bimmaboy]

DJ Khaled is da best, that's why he says it all the time. Lil Wayne spits fire too.

[Alterac]

Anyone know when Deltron Event II is dropping?

I have been waiting YEARS for that shit.

Oh, and
- Abdominal
- Blackstar


Plus I see your "Gazeebow Unit " and raise you

Tech n9ne - I'm a Playa

fsrFIe0ZXTo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsrFIe0ZXTo

[JordanEG6]

Mos Def
De La Soul
Tribe Called Quest
Jurassic 5
The Roots
Pharcyde
Cool Kids

[xmattx8]

Deltron3030
MF Doom
Jedimindtricks
Aeosop Rock

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Seems to the mainstrain of the non-mainstream.

[JVR1]

Originally posted by thrasher22


K'naan
http://www.myspace.com/knaanmusic



k'naan's definitely good.. dusty foot philosopher was a wicked CD.

[chkolny541]

i dont understand why we need another hip hop thread for "non mainstream".

we might as well start another thread for "favorite canadian rap" "favorite non black hip hop" "favorite detroit hip hop"

we should keep it to one hip hop thread

[D_2K]

Kero One

Masta Ace / EMC

Murs

J-Live

Sound Providers

Ohmega Watts

[em2ab]

Vai (French rapper with amazing beats)
TQ (R&B rapper)

[sputnik]

Blackalicious
Shad
K-OS

[Hakkola]

RJD2

[Spoons]

Underground is my favourite... Don't really listen to much mainstream except for Dre and Jigga but thats about it.

What I am listening to now?

Jedi Mind Tricks
Danger Doom
Deltron 3030, Hieroglyphics, Del The Funky Homosapien
Immortal Technique
Jurrasic 5
Ganggstarr
Pharcyde
Classified

Fuck I could list em all day.

[RY213]

Originally posted by D_2K
Kero One

Masta Ace / EMC

Murs

J-Live

Sound Providers

Ohmega Watts

J-Live is coming here for a live performance/dj set, you gonna go?

[turbotrip]

Crooked I
Juice
Ya Boy
G. Malone
Mitchey Slick
Nipsey Hussle
Drake
All$tar the Cashville Prince
Jay Rock

[TurboD]

Strange Fruit Project
the Procussions

[Pacman]

Moutain Brothers
Ugly Duckling
People Under the Stairs
Cipher

[2jzgte]

One be Lo
Binary star
Blu
Median
Masta ace
Common market
Little Brother
Elzhi
J dilla
Illa J
Skyzoo

[BigWill]

Originally posted by chkolny541
i dont understand why we need another hip hop thread for "non mainstream".

we might as well start another thread for "favorite canadian rap" "favorite non black hip hop" "favorite detroit hip hop"

we should keep it to one hip hop thread

if it bothers you this much, dont open up the thread. you could simply keep looking at other threads. :whocares:

[slick2404]

Originally posted by turbotrip
Crooked I
Juice
Ya Boy
G. Malone
Mitchey Slick
Nipsey Hussle
Drake:thumbsup:
All$tar the Cashville Prince
Jay Rock

[ironblood]

Pigeon John is a great 'postive' rapper, and amazing live!

[shadowz]

Soulz of Mischeif
Hieroglyphics
Pharcyde
Jeru da damaga

[ABteg00]

Ya Boy- Who am I to say?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHiRkLRcpHY

[Cy2k1]

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[zorb1]

The roots, tipping point greatest album ever, listened to it hundreds of times
JMT
Immortal technique
ill bill

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sick track


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[em2ab]

For anyone that listed Atmosphere, he's playing in Calgary next month. Tickets are $32.

[QUINN]

Pete Rock and CL, Royce Da 5'9, Surreal & the sound providers/DJ Balance, Slum V, Rae and Christian, Ohmega Watts, Little Brother, Kero One, Murs, Justus League, Guru and Masta Ace