'Underground hip hop'

[danielmak]

He still has flow, but this is the best BDP track for me:

[danielmak]

I would expect that this is a moderate hit in Brazil. And I can't understand why the male dancers are dancing at the speed they dance/women are twerking to this, but as the kids like to say, this beat is sick. Not a mainstream beat all by US standards.

[gjw100]

Putting this here in the absence of a more specific thread. From 2017, an astonishing 10-minute freestyle tour-de-force from Nottingham grime MC Mez, accompanied by Kamaal Williams (keys), Pete Martin (bass) and Josh 'MckNasty' McKenzie (drums).

[danielmak]

Historically, I wouldn't call Wu Tang an underground group but by today's standards of autotune and pop partnerships, this seems like the best thread to post this photozine from the high quality Cafe Royal Books:

https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/engla...-clan-19942004

[Lang Spoon]

Talking of the Wu, this was worth a listen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hQ...Wm2PTgiUIXvtts

[Come along, Min]

Afu-Ra ft. Masta Killa - Mortal Kombat.

I always think Killa's opening sounds like one the coldest lyrics in rap, I cant wait for the song to get to it.

"The great ones have searched for the righteous data
To show and prove and master the separation of matter"

https://youtu.be/9C26rNYNFBc

[danielmak]

I tend to post stuff in this thread that has jazzier beats, but here's something with some rock-based beats. I have no idea how I missed Paris Texas in the past. Way late on these guys.

[danielmak]

Nas still sounds so good (esp with Premier).