Political Hip Hop & Rap

[byrd]

your so right. hip hop mainstream style is dead and has been for a long time. i lost faith and only listened to house music, DnB for a long time, cuz it all started to suck so bad. this was in 2000 or so... then a cpl yrs later as we started gettin good with findin music online we soon found out how much good shit is being pumped out all the time from underground cats. theres tons of serious hip hop out there, but like was stated above, none of the good shit is really known about by too many. its never promoted to the masses.
look for these cats on the torrents, limewire, etc. :

living legends
zion i
ohmega watts
crown city rockers (live hip hop)
lyrics born
murs (living legends)
styles of beyond
acey alone
j live
paris
Mr Lif
little brother
life savas

that should get you started.
and of course roots, mod def, and common. and on top of that, LISTEN TO OLD SCHOOL FUNK!!! you wont believe what you find. james brown, trouble funk, parliment. all good.
this shit is the precursor to hip hop and lots of other shit. i got into it and into it deep, its the shit. and never gets old.


heres a cpl underground goodies to get your interests piqued;)

Crown City Rockers-Simple- http://www.sendspace.com/file/ch87ln
" " -Disturbing Behaviour- http://www.sendspace.com/file/nmpo4f
Acey Alone-Makebalillia(live)- http://www.sendspace.com/file/hip8tt

(you'll be sold on the 1st track)