[r_russ08]

Atmosphere
Heiruspecs
P.O.S.
Brother Ali
 
All good underground acts.  Put on some GREAT live shows as well if you can get tickets.

 

[Sylverant]

Really like Army of The Pharoahs.
 
Speaking of them Jedi Mind Tricks is performing nearby soon. Anyone know what their crowds are like?

 

[utsmaster18]

Schoolboy Q : Habits and contradictions

If you like Kendrick Lamar then you probably will like this as well seeing add they have similar styles. Both from the same label as well

 

[Deltron 3030]

Masta Ace and Aceyalone are horribly overlooked.

 

[davidgotsa]

Apathy
Brother Ali 
Atmosphere
Masta Ace 
Mos Def 
 
are some of my favorites.

 

[Noisesupressor]

These are just some of my favorite artists/collectives:
(There may be overlap in some cases)
 
Collectives:
Jedi Mind Tricks
Demigodz
Snowgoons
Army of the Pharaohs
Stupeflip (French)
Wu Tang Clan 
 
Rappers: 
Esoteric
B Dolan
Immortal Technique
Vinnie Paz
Reef the Lost Cauze
Apathy 
Celph Titled
Hopsin 
PSL (Persoonlijk)
Canibus
Prolyphic
 
Most of these belong to the current underground hiphopscene. I am not going to deny that there are many great other collectives/rappers out there, but rap these days seems shallow to me.  The artists listed above don't rap about the amount of women they disrespected last night, about the amount of 'stacks' they own nor about fast cars and such. This is rap as it was meant to be. This is real rap. 
 
Also, I fail to find good underground French hiphop. Does anyone have any ideas/reccommendations?

 

[LOVEPIXY]

Cool calm pete 
Aesop Rock
Asheru & Blue Black
Beatnuts
Black moon
Black star
Cannibal Ox
common
CunninLynguists
Das EFX
Deltron 3030
DJ Shadow
Dr. Octagon
Funkdoobiest
Gang Starr
Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic)
I.N.I
Jurassic 5
Illogic
Jeru The Damaja
Kool G Rap
A Tribe Called Quest
Madlib
Masta Ace
MF Doom
Miilkbone 
Mobb Deep
Mountain Brothers
Organized Konfusion
People Under The Stairs
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Deda
The Pharcyde
R.A. The Rugged Man
Wu tang 
just off the top of my head so lots more 

 

[kmd107]

Quote:

DJ Shadow

This

 

[LOVEPIXY]

Quote:

 
Managed to get a copy of Center of Attention 

Man I want a copy so bad. hard to find since it was never properly released 

 

[Dutchi MerenGue]

Quote:

Man I want a copy so bad. hard to find since it was never properly released 

 
the closest you can find without breaking the bank or stumbling upon a huge cache of hip hop collectors vinyls is buying pete rocks lost & found cd or vinyl
 
disc 1 is a reprint of the ini album but its missing some tracks, mostly the instrumental interludes the og had
 
 
 
this isn't related, but felt like posting it anyway
 

 

[LOVEPIXY]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwDv3iSrZHM
 
this thread needs a bumb

 

[JRUNCK]

@Noisesupressor
 
Quote:

Also, I fail to find good underground French hiphop. Does anyone have any ideas/reccommendations?

 
Based on the artists you listed like "Jedi Mind Tricks, Demigodz, Snowgoons and Army of the Pharaohs" and asking for French hip hop. There is a good chance you'll like Grim Reaperz. Some of the tracks are in French and Grim Reaperz are French producers that have production very similar to what JMT and Snowgoons beats sound like now.
 
http://grimreaperz.bandcamp.com/

 

[kbal]

I understand that few people on these forums tend to like/accept modern mainstream, but I personally find J. Cole to be really good; even though he does make very mainstream beat-dependent songs, there are several songs which stand out for me from his album; Lost Ones and Never Told for lyrical depth, but also I feel I have to point out that he produces most of his music as well. He has also confirmed that he's making a collaboration album with Kendrick Lamar.

 

[thoughtcriminal]

These are just some of my favorite artists/collectives:
(There may be overlap in some cases)

Collectives:
Jedi Mind Tricks
Demigodz
Snowgoons
Army of the Pharaohs
Stupeflip (French)
Wu Tang Clan 

Rappers: 
Esoteric
B Dolan
Immortal Technique
Vinnie Paz
Reef the Lost Cauze
Apathy
Celph Titled
Hopsin 
PSL (Persoonlijk)
Canibus
Prolyphic

Most of these belong to the current underground hiphopscene. I am not going to deny that there are many great other collectives/rappers out there, but rap these days seems shallow to me.  The artists listed above don't rap about the amount of women they disrespected last night, about the amount of 'stacks' they own nor about fast cars and such. This is rap as it was meant to be. This is real rap. 

Also, I fail to find good underground French hiphop. Does anyone have any ideas/reccommendations?

Wat?
http://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=uHCNC7hUxNI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuHCNC7hUxNI
I'm a fan of many of the same but don't call it what its not

 

[joincoolkidclub]

Has anyone mentioned this yet: