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Best West Coast Underground Hip-Hop You Haven't Heard By Flubarb [16 more lists]
Tired of listening to rap that samples nothing but gunshots? Sick of hearing 'b***h' and 'ho' every other line on a track? You've come to the right place...
Don't come here expecting c**p gangsta rap. This is true hip hop. If you were expecting Snoop or The Game to make an appearance here, you've slept on this stuff for long enough. Ordered from most to least underrated, I present you a list of artists that are guaranteed to run lyrical circles around the competition, and chances are high that most of these names will be new to you. If so, peep dem out!
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Adopted By Aliens,Was Here,Know Future“ A hip-hop group composed of Awol One, Circus, Akuma, Liferexall, Existereo, Radioinactive, Die Young, and DJ LA Jae, with appearances by 2Mex, The Shapeshifters is by far one of the greatest hip-hop groups to come from LA. If you haven't heard them by now, it's not too late. Do it, and you can thank me later."Who's got presence on the microphone?Shapeshifters got presence on the microphone."Shapeshifters - Who's Got Presence?Rob One & Memo - R.I.P. „ - 2 Addicted to Sorrow, People Kill The Person, Names“ Hailing from LA and comprising half of OMD (Of Mexican Decent), Xololanxinxo simply cannot be described in words. Think spoken-word meets hood storytelling, Xolo has a flavor all his own."Well I'm an Iguanaand I move like I wannaThrough the hills of Tijuana"Excerpt of Xololanxinxo from song "Farmer's Market of the Beast" „
- 3 Riot by Candlelight, Christopher, Man in a Box/Cats Like Y'All
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Alternative hip hop, Hip hop music, Experimental music, Grime, Abstract hip hop MoreLos AngelesRoadkillovercoat, Kill Your Employer, Computer Cooties, Temporary Forever, The Weather, Fear of a Black Tangent, Avantcore, Jhelli Beam, Memoirs of the Elephant Man, Cosmic Cleavage, Heavy Items Such As Books, Record Albums, Tools, Sun Shower, Imaginary Places, Computer Cooties, This Machine Kills Fashion Tips MoreUnited States of America“ WARNING: Lyrics may sound faster than they appear.With a rapid-fire delivery, Busdriver is the forefront of abstract hip-hop, and although his style can be abrasive at first, give him a chance and you will learn to Fear the Black Tangent. „ - 5 “ Comprised of Matre, Doc Lewd, Liferexall, and DJ Jericho J, The English League is effin' impossible to find in any store, so if you see it, BUY IT. You will not be disappointed. „
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Liferexall
Frequency Response“ Probably one of the most underrated MCs/Producers in hip-hop, Liferexall drops some crazy bass-filled beats for Visionaries amongst others, and his lyrical style always elevates a track to the next level. „ - 7 Hip hop musicTorrance
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Akuma
Eye In The Sky,Dawn of a New Era“ Hailing from Cuba and part of the Shapeshifters, Akuma brings nothing but the best to any track he lays down. No hip-hop collection would be complete without Akuma & Factor's "Dawn of a New Era"."I can hear the pound of the warrior sound calling my name... AKUMA!From the west where the sun sets my dynasty reigns... AKUMA! (from the Shapeshifter crew)"Akuma - Akuma (off of the Eye in the Sky album) „ - 9 Crush Groove, Dirty Deeds & Dead Flowers, The Gathering / Whyknows
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Abstract hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Hip hop music, Hip HopLos AngelesThe Weather - 11 Hip hop music, Hip Hop
- 12 Awol One, The War of Art, Speakerface“ Raspy voice, schizophrenic lyrics, and a penchant for social observation. 'Nuff said."Up all night,Sleepin' all day.My father wasted sperm when he made me.I have a strange trick that I can do with my eyes...I can change them from brown to blind.Up all night,Sleepin' all day."Awol One - Sleepin' All Day „
- 13 Black Light Sessions, Audiobiograffiti“ Super-producer for the West Coast, Deeskee produces tracks that always have a raw, acoustic feeling to them unique in today's hip-hop. „
- 14 Knowhawk, Over The Counter Culture, My Fanbase Will Destroy You, Unreleased Hits, B Boys in Occupied Mexico, 2mex, B Boys in Occupied Mexico, Sweat Lodge Infinite More“ I was hesitant to put 2Mex on this list, since he's becoming very popular, but a West Coast list of hip-hop would never be complete without him. Half of the OMD crew, and a part of The Visionaries crew, 2Mex ALWAYS brings nothing but freshness to any track he's on. „
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Joe Dub
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Myka 9
- 17 Young Dangerous Heart
- 18 P's & Q's, Better, Invigorating, Tripping on This Journey, Leave My Name Out, Economic Food Chain Music More
- 19 Hip hop musicAmbush
- 20 Alternative hip hop, Underground hip hopLos AngelesCoup De Theatre, Haiku D'Etat
- 21 Hip hop musicAll We Need, We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For), Galleries, Pangaea, Sophomore Jinx More
- 22 Jazz, Hip hop music, Freestyle rapLos AngelesHot Potato, To Whom It May Concern..., To Whom It May Concern Version 2.0, Innercity Griots, Temptations, Shockadoom More
- 23 Electronic music, Indie rock, Hip hop musicOaklandMore From June / We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes), A Point Too Far To Astronaut More
- 24 Hip hop musicOaklandMind Over Matter, Heroes in the City of Dope, Atomic Clock, Starship, New Dimensions EP, Deep Water Slang V2.0, Family Business, Street Legends, The Take Over, Street Legends, Break a Dawn, Family Business, Enter the Woods, Starship EP, Chapter IV, Curb Servin': The Mixtape Sessions, True & Livin', Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides More
- 25 G & E Music, Volume 1, G & E Music, Volumes 1 & 2, G & E Music, Volume 2, No More Greener Grasses More
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