Thread: Oh hey two rappers that play guitar (The Knux)

Originally Posted by babar

It's called underground/alternative hip hop..

Ex: Atmosphere, The Knux, Jedi Mind Tricks, Mos Def, Binary Star, Deltron 3030, El-P, Jurassic 5, Hieroglyphics, MF Doom, Aesop Rock, Santogold, A Tribe Called Quest, Talib Kweli..

just to name a few artists.

"Underground/alternative hip hop" is not a genre. The main thing those groups have in common is being under appreciated.

Originally Posted by KT.

"Underground/alternative hip hop" is not a genre. The main thing those groups have in common is being under appreciated.

It's typically called Underground Hip Hop or Alternative Hip Hop.. they all have something in common.

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Originally Posted by wiki

Alternative Rap refers to Hip-Hop groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, bass, hardcore, and party rap. Instead, they blur genres - drawing from funk and pop/rock, as well as jazz, soul and reggae. [1]