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- 3x Crazy
- 9th Wonder
- 7l and Esoteric
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Alicia Keys
- A-Team
- Black Thought
- Blackalicious
- Blackstar
- Common
- Copywrite
- Cunninlynguistics
- De La Soul
- Dead Prez
- Dilated Peoples
- EA Ski
- Eminem
- Erykah Badu
- Federation
- Freestyle Fellowship
- Frontline
- Gang Starr
- Ghostface Killah
- Gift of Gab
- Heltah Skeltah
- Hieroglyphics
- Hi-Tek
- Ice Cube
- Immortal Technique
- Inspectah Deck
- J.U.I.C.E.
- Jay-Z
- John Legend
- Kanye West
- Kenna
- KRS One
- Lionel Richie
- Louis Logic
- Lyfe Jennings
- Mac Dre
- Masta Ace
- Mos Def
- Nas
- Nine
- No I.D.
- O.C.
- Onyx
- Outkast
- Paris
- Pharoahe Monch
- Public Enemy
- Quasimoto
- Rakim
- Ras Kass
- Ray Charles
- Sage Francis
- Sublime
- Supastition
- Talib Kweli
- The Beatnuts
- The Roots
- Virtuoso
- Warren G
- Wordsworth
- Wu Tang Clan
- Young Selah
- Yukmouth

other one was 21 pages +
anyone?

Great list.

I hope Talib and Mos make a follow-up to the Blackstar album.

yeah they are eventually going to make one, but both artists are supposedely too "busy" (too lazy) to do it... im still waiting for it

I hear there's one in the works. But that's all I've heard so far.

Hm, I wish there was a Common Xanga layout thingie. I'm noob and have yet to learn about making one. :P

Me too. <3 Blackstar. Hands down greatest duo of all time. My favorite hip-hop album of all time.


HipHop
Blackstar
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Common
Hi-Tek
The Roots
Rakim
Royce Da 5'9"
Common
Pharoahe Monch
The Beatnuts
The Roots
KRS-One
Mobb Deep
Pharcyde
A Tribe Called Quest
Jurassic 5
De La Soul
NeoSoul
Alicia Keys
Jill Scott
John Legend
Joss Stone
Maxwell
Amel Larrieux
Groove Theory
Floetry
India Arie
Erykah Badu
Vivian Green
Lyfe Jennings
Javier
Musiq Soulchild
ClassicSoul
Roberta Flack
Donny Hathaway
Isley Brothers
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Teddy Pendergrass
Rose Royce

Oh god Blackstar

Not all but here are a few:
-Talib Kweli
-Mos Def
-The Roots
-Wu Tang Clan
-Onyx
-Hi Tek
-The Beatnuts
-Copywrite
-Gang Starr
-A Tribe Called Quest
-Erykah Badu
-Immortal Technique

John Legend is the shit too.

But my fave MC right now is Common. I love his music videos too, especially 'Come Close' with Mary J. Blige.

Haha, I was a sucker for that one.

Wait, what? Alicia Keys is underground?
Since when?

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link: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...underground&r=f

So I guess under this definition, the artists we've listed would be considered underground... except for Eminem...

Silly boy also has Kanye West and Eminem as underground.

could we please stop making unauthorized new versions of topics?

i'm actually starting to gett into it ..

it started like in January , when i d/l 'ed The Beautiful Struggle .. and actually ' understanding ' tha lyrics .. and rhymes .. i wanted to find out other artists like Kweli , checked out some of tha artist's on that list of Steven's .. and yeah ..

now all i have to say for myself is -- " how did i EVER like mainstream .. " ..

i'm so stupid .. hah ..

^ it was never an official topic and it had over 21 pages.

And I just copied my favorite musicians list from xanga, it was mostly underground and I didn't feel like making a new one, so there you go. And read roxanne's definition of underground too, if that means anything.

lets get some music discussion in here.

^ okay


i read in some other topic .. that -- " mos def was currently working on a album as we speak " ..

that true ?

Not sure. The dude's been mad busy with acting and stuff... but I'd be more than happy if he released another. Would be even better if he hooked back up with Talib Kweli and dropped another classic album.

" acting & stuff " ? ..


what's he gonna be in ?

Well, he just finished Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.. lol

eghh -- i'm not updated w/ my movie knowledge ..

Well Mos just did 'The hitchhikers Guide' which was pretty boring to be honest, lol.

But I hear they're going to make 'The Italian Job 2'.

And Mos Def has been in the recording studio as of late, I think. I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing a follow-up to 'The New Danger'. And I think we'll see a new Blackstar album maybe within this year.

I'll find links to this ish.

Hmm...would Emma count as underground? Hmm.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080049/

You didn't know he was an actor? A pretty good one at that.

he was in that?

yeah, he played ford prefect

did anyone else notice how people had randomamerican accents? annoying as hell [/irrelevant]

you missed the point.

if you create a new version of a topic without telling a mod, then the other version wont be closed, and people wont reaize a new version i sup. that leads to two identical topics floating around when one would suffice

minus the bear have made a good impression, to stay on topic

minus the bear is good. i have the album; ill burn it for you when you come

i have it tooooo!
if you guys come up here..i have a couple..cds..you might want burned...*hint*
:P

well it happens all the time in forum games so i didn't think it would be necesary.. ill tell a mod text time tho...

i'm into underground music but its all metal and industrial related music.

so my cds (blood brothers, elected, manitoba, q and not u) came yesterday, and i love all of them. highly recommended.

i also have been listening to a lot of miss kittin lately. "stock exchange", "house of god", and "harlot" are all so damn catchy.

oh, and this may be a long shot, but does anyone have any gasoline please songs? i can't find any of them on limewire, and they broke up about a month ago so the links to them on their site don't work.

-3 Inches of Blood
-Anorexia Nervosa
-As I Lay Dying
-Atreyu
-Cannibal Corpse
-Children of Bodom
-Cradle of Filth
-Dillinger Escape Plan
-Dimmu Borgir
-DJ Starscream
-Dropkick Murphys
-Everytime I Die
-Flogging Molly
-Grey Daze
-Killswitch Engage
-Lacuna Coil
-Lamb of God
-Less Than Jake
-Modest Mouse
-Murderdolls
-Mushroomhead
-NoFX
-Opeth
-Otep
-Pantera
-Rammstein
-Reel Big Fish
-Shadows Fall
-Skinny Puppy
-Slayer
-Static-X
-Stone Sour
-The Blood Brothers
-The Offspring
-The Toasters
-To My Surprise
-Trashlight Vision
-Tremulus
-Trivium

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Honestly, I don't know how many of those would be considered underground. I took off a few that I thought edged too closely to mainstream.

listened the to JUICE CD again today... one of my favorite verses

Neva Dinova is some good shit. I think they've collaborated with Bright Eyes before?

xo, Pauline

^ they did a split together i believe, and i'm pretty sure they also are from omaha. i love "it's worse when you're young" by them, though "dances fantastic" and "i'll be your friend" (ft. bright eyes) are good too.

i'm in love with "air conditions" by q and not u. and if you can stand good music with a folky sound you'll love "my baby's a d**k" by the elected and "the devil and my family" by ghost mice.

I'm not sure if this is underground or not, but..

AC Newman - Miracle Drug is so god damn catchy.

xo, Pauline

Okay, so it's not underground. Bah.

The Delgados are pretty good, but then I heard they broke up. Shame.

not sure if theyve been mentioned, but notwist and figurine are pretty good
i like architecture in helsinki as well

MF DOOM!!! The only jukkie that still has a fanbase in the hood, haha

i love "beat you up" by the ping pong bitches and "lush life" by chicks on speed. electroclash is so exciting.

anyone hear copywrite's two new songs... its on www.hiphopagme.com > audios

best sellers is FIRE and it was produced by jay dee.... the other one is ehhh... both are concept songs, something people say copywrite couldn't do... so far most of his concept songs have been dope (size 12, june, best sellers)..

check him out if u havent heard of him.. DOPE punchline rapper

oh god, i usually don't post nearly twice in a row, but shiny toy guns are amazing. "don't cry out" is now my favorite techno song ever.

WHERE THE f**k IS

bone crusher?
trick daddy?
mase?
webbie?
slikk the shocker?

basick put them in the list or u suck.

damn jason u making me laugh hella hard... i probably got those pretty ricky abs now.... lmao

Wow, Owls!
Take Down Your Art
Ctrl Alt Delete
Bear and The Butterfly
Scarlet Undercover <- local

Just adding to my list. lol

Here is the current list. Its short I know, I dont listen to much underground, please don't bash me for my lack of taste in music.

Fatty Koo- I heard so many different genres of music when I listened to their song "Bounce" which included : Rap, R&B, Classical, and Jazz. (Their show comes on BET)
Common- Probably one of the realist hip hop artist out there. His latest album his a classic.
Talib Kweli]- Very moving and inspirational
Mos Def - Nice Style and Flavor
Alicia Keys- So much soul and class, and a nice personality goes a long way
Musiq Soulchild- Very soulful singer, I still wonder what happened to him
Kanye West- Doesn't normally rap about the normal elements in todays rap.
E. Badu- You just better call Tyrone

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Ja Rule- well he is definitely underground now.
Bone Crusher - because Jason said he was Underground.

the 88 is pretty sweet. :]

ooppsss.... i thought i clicked in the what are u listening to thread,.....

ok, so spoon isnt underground anymore, but i adore them nonetheless

curretntly on my playlist: (i dont feel like going back to the other thread to see whats already been listed)
-the new pornographers
-mates of state
-the microphones
-azure ray
-pedro the lion
-the new year
-now its overheard
-matt pond pa
-the french kicks
-low
-godspeed you black emperor
-belle and sebastian
-AC newman
-air
-the album leaf
-antarctica
-xiu xiu
-yo la tengo
-m83
-mayday
-maria taylor
-the fitness
-the format
-the jealous sound
-the books
-beulah
-mogwai

ok, so most if not all of them have already been mentioned, but i got carried away. i want my old mp3s back

also, you should probably know that my definition of underground is something that i can talk about in school and 5 out of 6 people wont know who im talking about. this may not be the most accurrate measure, seeing as most of my friends dont care/know that much, but still

did you get the new pornographers and beulah from me?

if so that's cool. i feel accomplished.

i got beulah from you, but ive listened to the new pornorgaphers for a while. i did in fact not know you listened to them. not remotely surprised, but i didnt know. theyre my current obsession. i wanted so badly to buy their cd at barnes and noble today, but im practically broke, so i had to stop myself

oh, and fischerspooner. im listening to the album right now. i expected just a song, and instead i got the entire thing streamed on mp3.com

even though they're not really underground, i finally downloaded some sigur ros songs. i love "staralfur"... a lot. ambulance ltd (i got them from you sammi!) are also good. other bands worth mentioning: bikini kill, le shok, meat beat manifesto, orbital, and the dears. and yeah, beulah is good.. i remember i found them and i didn't think sammi listened to them, and then i IMed her all excited and was like "you'd love them!" and it turns out she already did .


edit: nicki, you finally started using your audioscobbler... yes!

im listening to sigur ros now! i love them. and actually, i just listened to ambulance ltd . i downloaded some stuff by the dears, but i havent listened yet since my player is on shuffle

yeah, i tried to get it a while ago, but on the old computer, my windows media player wasnt the right version