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What is underground hip hop?

Hip hop either made in some kind of underground facility, or just music considered by the tagger as "underground" i.e. music that's not very well known and without a big label behind it.

Artists to start with

  1. Shing02
  2. Karpiz
  3. Thaiboy Digital
  4. Slug
  5. Aaron May
  6. Suff Daddy
  7. The Nextmen
  8. Aesop Rock
  9. Classified
  10. The Psycho Realm

Albums to hear first

  • A Heap of Broken Images by Blue Sky Black DeathA Heap of Broken ImagesBlue Sky Black Death
  • The Undisputed Truth by Brother AliThe Undisputed TruthBrother Ali
  • Wank of Death by MC BushpigWank of DeathMC Bushpig
  • Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci by FeltFelt: A Tribute to Christina RicciFelt
  • Czheck 4 President by CzheckCzheck 4 PresidentCzheck
  • Labor Days by Aesop RockLabor DaysAesop Rock
  • When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold by AtmosphereWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldAtmosphere
  • Outerspace by Jedi Mind TricksOuterspaceJedi Mind Tricks

Underground Hip Hop songs

  1. Vomitspit by MF DOOM
  2. Accordion by Madvillain
  3. A.D.H.D by Kendrick Lamar
  4. Drop by The Pharcyde
  5. Doomsday by MF DOOM
  6. Harlem Streets by Immortal Technique
  7. Molasses (feat. RZA) by Earl Sweatshirt
  8. Empty Bottles of Water by People Under the Stairs
  9. Internally Bleeding by Immortal Technique
  10. Put A Curse On You by Quasimoto

Underground Hip Hop on Risocast

  • UNE MAIN LAVE L'AUTRE by Alpha WannUNE MAIN LAVE L'AUTREAlpha Wann
  • Déjeuner en paix by Mairo, JeanJassDéjeuner en paixMairo, JeanJass · 2023
  • Jestures (Instrumental Version) by Atmosphere, Slug, AntJestures (Instrumental Version)Atmosphere, Slug, Ant · 2025
  • The Day Before Halloween (Instrumental Version) by Atmosphere, Slug, AntThe Day Before Halloween (Instrumental Version)Atmosphere, Slug, Ant · 2020
  • The Day Before Halloween by Atmosphere, Slug, AntThe Day Before HalloweenAtmosphere, Slug, Ant · 2020
  • Blazing Arrow by BlackaliciousBlazing ArrowBlackalicious

Neighbouring genres

In the hip hop family. All genres

cloud rapabstract hip hopconscious hip hopalternative hip hopboom baprap metalhip hopdrilleast coast hip hopemo rapgangsta rapgrime

Questions

What is underground hip hop?
Hip hop either made in some kind of underground facility, or just music considered by the tagger as "underground" i.e. music that's not very well known and without a big label behind it.
Who are the best-known underground hip hop artists?
By Last.fm listening: Shing02, Karpiz, Thaiboy Digital, Slug, Aaron May and Suff Daddy.
What genres are similar to underground hip hop?
On Risocast it sits with cloud rap, abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap and rap metal.

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Updated 6 October 2026

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