glad you admit your just getting into underground. you didnt come and front like you know everything. im not going to waste my time to help you so you better listen to everything i recomend.

you probaley wouldnt like the abstract rap people have been recomending. i recomend these guys they could actually make you nod your head.

if your into hip hop flavor stuff b-boys would listen to you might like

brother ali i recomend him the most out of all underground rappers, every time i listen to his CDs he is slowly becoming one of my favorites of all time. if you only listen to one person i recomend i recomend you listen to him

zion i

louis logic

self scientific

OC

imortal technique

little brother

slug/atmosphere

murs

afu ra

pharohe monch


if you like battle type rappers with crazy punchlines and word play you might like


MC juice

vakill

canibus alot of people dont like his voice but if you could look past it he is one of the best out

chino xl

tonedeff

pack FM

qwel
copywrite

rise not really a battler but he has some of the best word play and punches.

Cunninlynguist (look at burklor's post)


if your into guys that are kind of political


dead prez(good when they aint racist towards white people

jedi mind tricks not really to political but they have alot of them, i just dont know were else they would go under. they are dope and they dot sound like anyone else out right now

non phixion


semi mainstream guys that get not respect or radio/ video play

mos def one of the dopest ever but isnt really underground or mainstream

cormega probabley the best street rapper since pac
big L

AZ

twista

common

talib kweli

the roots

active legends that most mainstream heads dont know about/ forgot

rakim shocking how many people dont know who he is
gangstar
Krs one
masta ace