underground hip-hop ”classics” from this decade

[empanadamn]

Just wondering what the underground/backpack rap bangers exist from 2000 to present. I pretty much stopped following a lot of the underground rap & skratch DJ stuff, and was leaning towards the more commercial stuff at the turn of the century. I don't know if it was a general wave of the underground scene, but I got bored with it. Plus, it was a bunch of d00dz. I know about certain MCs and groups by just staying aware, but can't say I ride for much. So just wondering if I missed out on anything, and would appreciate any recommendations on good listens.And plaese no

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THANKS!

 

[HarveyCanal]

 

[Brian]

Are you talking about non-major label stuff or "backpack" stuff? There's a wide difference.

 

[Gnarliament]

mf doom

 

[igotsoul2]

The Blu and Exile Lp, Below the Heavens is real quality. Dope beats and rhymes.

 

[thevinylsighting]

The RJD2 cuts like "Rain" and "Here's What's Left".....People Under The Stairs rocked the spot...pretty dismal time period really unless you are on the Stones Throw hype-wagon!

 

[faux_rillz]

catnip for little dudes

 

[Unherd]

catnip for little dudes

This is gonna get ugly.


2001:

Also

[color:#666666] underground?

Commence to debating what a constitutes a 'classic'....

 

[PABLO]

Joaquin's album.

 

[Swayze]

:catnip: :catnip:

 

[yuichi]

The RJD2 cuts like "Rain" and "Here's What's Left".

 

[magnetic]

Count Bass D - Dwight Spitz.
Smut Peddlers - Porn Again.
Murs - End of the Beginning.
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein.
Quasimoto - The Unseen.
The Leak Bros - Waterworld.
Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun.
P.E.A.C.E. - Megabite.
Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent by Design.
Non-Phixion - The Future Is Now.
Sean Price - Monkey Barz.
The Black Market Militia - S/T.
Kutmasta Kurt presents - Masters Of Illusion.
Jaylib - Champion Sound.
Madvillain - Madvillainy.
RJD2 - Dead Ringer.
Atmosphere - Lucy Ford.
Murs 3:16 The 9TH Edition.
Masta Ace - Disposable Arts.

 

[breadwinner]

2001:

F*ck YES.

Some more for me --

Classic.

Absolutely classic.

Qwel is ridiculous -- one of the most slept on dudes of all time.

No question.

Ridiculous.

also:

For some reason, I was all over Jedi Mind Tricks - Violent By Design when it dropped, but I just re-listened to it for the first time in something like 3-4 years and I seriously don't know what the F*ck I was thinking.

 

[observ]

edan - beauty and the beat

 

[Duderonomy]

Ghetto Pop Life was getting love on the Strut. Love the beats, feel so-so about the lyrics.

 

[Lucious_Fox]

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[ost]

I think it's too early to determine whether some of these are classics or not but from what I remember, from the small amount of rap I listen to, these are the ones that stood out. The only one out of all of these I truly consider a classic is Fantastic vol.2, the rest have yet to be proven. IMO the vocal side of Jaylib is what doesn't really make it a classic and The Unseen is more of a conceptual album, good to listen to but not of "Classic" status.

 

[Lucious_Fox]

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[DB_Cooper]

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[ost]

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