The 30 Best Underground Hip-Hop Albums

[flyingmonkey10]

http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/the-30-best-underground-hip-hop-albums

[Hiphopdane]

* opens spotify *

Quite a few albums I have never heard of! Glad to see 93 til infinity and Beauty & the beat there!

[Block]

IS there a list that's just linear so I don't have to click every fucking one and wait for it to load to see who it is?

[Trimss]

IS there a list that's just linear so I don't have to click every fucking one and wait for it to load to see who it is?

30. Soul Position – 8 Million Stories (2003)
29. Brother Ali – Champion EP (2004)
28. Non-Prophets – Hope (2003)
27. J-Live – All of the Above (2002)
26. Leak Bros. – Waterworld (2004)
25. Viktor Vaughn – Vaudeville Villain (2003)
24. Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow (2002)
23. Cunninlynguists – A Piece Of Strange (2006)
22. Edan – Beauty and the Beat (2005)
21. Atmosphere – Overcast (1997)
20. People Under The Stairs – OST (2002)
19. Souls Of Mischief – 93 ‘Til Infinity (1993)
18. Blu and Exile – Below The Heavens (2007)
17. MF DOOM – Operation Doomsday (1999)
16. Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision (1998)
15. Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
14. Dilated Peoples – Expansion Team (2001)
13. Jaylib – Champion Sound (2003)
12. Typical Cats – Typical Cats (2001)
11. Jedi Mind Tricks – Violent By Design (2000)
10. Atmosphere – God Loves Ugly (2002)
09. Binary Star – Masters Of The Universe (2000)
08. El-P – Fantastic Damage (2002)
07. Little Brother – The Listening (2003)
06. Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
05. Deltron3030 – Deltron3030 (2000)
04. Company Flow – Funcrusher Plus (1997)
03. Aesop Rock – Labor Days (2001)
02. Cannibal Ox – The Cold Vein (2001)
01. Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)


Here you go.

[DƎRDYPK]

not bad for a Complex list

[AJS2050]

Soul Position, Blackalicious, Cunninlynguists, Atmosphere, Black Star, Dilated Peoples.

Heard alot of these albums, some i haven't, will be now though!

Underground rulezzz.

[KillahBee]

That's actually a great list, good to see Waterworld on there

[Block]

wow, there's like 3 or 4 people on there I've never even heard of.

I haven't heard People Under The Stairs in so long. Makes me wanna listen to them again. Pretty good list. Good to see labor days so high in position.


@ trimss - thanks. I'm lazy.

[Block]

That's actually a great list, good to see Waterworld on there

God damn @ that verse in your sig.

[Sam.]

No Rhyme Asylum? No Eyedea? They could used another album from Atmos though. God Loves Ugly is dope, but still.

[Block]

No Rhyme Asylum? No Eyedea? They could used another album from Atmos though. God Loves Ugly is dope, but still.

Overcast! is on there as well. Though I do agree that they could have used something better in its place (lemons, perhaps). God Loves Ugly rightfully deserves its spot on the list.

I'm also confused at the lack of Eyedea, but the abundance of names I've never seen. It makes me question whether or not I should know these acts.

I think R.A. suffered the same fate as Eyedea: Just not known enough. Even in the underground scene. Since Eyedea didn't start gathering momentum until his last album which came only a year before his death.

[Sam.]

Lemons was my choice in place of Overcast too, not taking anything from Overcast, but I enjoyed Lemons more.

By The Throat, First Born should have been in the list with State Of Lunacy by Rhyme Asylum. But as you said the factor of being unknown is what cost them a spot. But Possessed is known for his battling and frequent appearances in Don't Flop gigs. Eyedea was in Blaze Battles. It's crazy how his momentum went unnoticed to the people who made this list.

[EminemBase]

06. Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)

Not sure you can count Black Star as underground when one of the members is an internationally known rapper/actor, their album came within the top 100 Billboard and was rated by Rolling Stone.

[Pllumi]

dissapointed on eyedeas absence, but still a good list