immortal tehcnique
copy write
cage
tone deff
brother ali
breeze evaflowin
louis logic
all of definitive jux

this list go's on and on.....

Try the MC's from Def Jux label.... Aesop Rock, El-P, Mr Lif, Cannibal Ox...

Also try:
Copywrite
Slug
Atmosphere
Cormega
Immortal Technique (my fav. underground)
Canibus (if he still counts as underground)
Talib Kweli
Diabolic
Jean Grae
Necro
Ill Bil
Cage

they all got different styles... its not like mainstream when if you like catchy hooks you will like any rapper that makes them... all these lyricists have different styles, and you wont like them all... for example i know heaps of people hate Aesop Rock or Canibus cos of the way they rap, but i love their music... if you looking for something DRASTICALLY weird and different, try Aesop Rock, Necro, Ill Bill, or Canibus

thanx hommies, i'll check sum of em out, peace.

The following either have recieved way to much pub or have enjoyed way too much commercial success to be considered underground:
Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Gangstarr

The following have just recieved way too much pub to be considered underground:
Cormega, Tragedy Khadafi, edited to add Canibus

Any 12 year old suburban white kid with "Gansta Delusions" has heard of these cats. Underground my ass.

^you sir, are a undignified imbecile^

You, you putrid piece of rotting flesh that has somehow managed to obtain the ability to type, are a commercial whore.

i like
odd jobs
non phixion
atmoshpere - old stuff
the velvet trench vibes
soft focus

hmmm........

funny how he tries to come back with some vocab.....

Bling-Bling muthafucka!..

anyway....back to the topic:
Remixed Illusion: You should cop Immortal Techqniue: Vol 1 + 2..i have it if u want it... AIM:ConceptKillz

also got cormegas: Tha Realness if your interested,

swollen member
buc fifty
gangstarr new joint
mc ren

High-Ku

You are a blinded manifestation of decaying horse faeces who does not possess the slightest idea of comprehension in the field of underground rap. Therefore, it is my wish to label you as nothing other than a "ignorant bastard".

I am the vocab king, now bow to me you "commercial whore"

I have a 16 year old friend who's never heard of Nas, let alone Cormega or Canibus.

Does that make Nas underground? You retarded little prick. Or Canibus? Hmmmm. Let's ponder this one...NO. Stupid little young shits.

^ i didnt say Nas was underground, hes not. It just means that just cos a rap fan knows a rapper, they dont automatically become mainstream. And what happened to the vocab?

"young shits" thats not at all creative

Chino XL,i'm not gonna say Talib cuz he got a video so he aint 'underground' no more, but if you aint got his album then appologize to yourself for being dumb,Punchline is always a good listen, Jedi Mind Tracks are dope, The Last Emperor is a dope storyteller, good for laid back listenning, Saigon's crazy ass, and since i've only been able to buy mixtapes by him, Crooked I

basically if everyone knows who someone is they are no longer underground.Y'all sayin some heads that are so far from underground blackstar? come on mos def is in movies and had his own tv show on mtv. Canibus? his first single from his first album was the ll cool j diss and that got played out on mtv and that was years ago. gangstarr? who the hell doesn't know gangstarr they only been makin gold albums since the 80's.


but there were a few lists of actual hot underground

oh and i noticed someone sai ill bill cop the new non phixion album thats ill bills crew its pretty damn good-1