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Underground/political hip hop

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  • 03-07-2006 5:01pm
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    punky
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    I'm looking for some decent underground or political hip hop. Something with a message. None of this bling bling look how many cars and diamonds I have stuff. Any suggestions? Thanks.


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    spacecoyote
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    If you're looking for political stuff try Immortal Technique or The Coup or of course KRS-One (in particular his early stuff with Boogie Down Productions, there was a double cd best of recently released if you want a decent sample of their stuff)


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    Makaveli
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    Dead Prez - Let's Get Free


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    Ay Cee
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    The Kings of Political Rap = Public Enemy!


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    Orizio
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    From a political point of view,anything by Public Enemy,Paris,KRS-One,Spearhead,Dead Prez,Immortal Technique and The Coup.

    The underground is a far larger part of Hip-Hop,best artists to look out for are the likes of Cunninlynguists,Edan,J-Live,Murs and a whole shedload of others.


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    Peyton Manning
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    You seem to have overlooked 2pac...

    Letter to the President
    Changes
    They Dont Give A F*ck About Us
    Holler If Ya Hear Me
    Brenda's Got A Baby
    Part Time Mutha
    Trapped

    Basically all of the 2pacalypse Now and Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z albums...


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    the perceptionists - black dialogue?


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    me and the biz
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    Yep, anything with Mr. Lif on it. Check out I Phantom and his new one Mo' Mega.


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    Stompbox
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    Fight The Power-Public Enemy
    Mosh-Eminem


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    Beefeater
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    all the above are good mentions.
    Also try Saul Williams, especially his second one which is very politically charged, Sage Francis, Michael Frannti & Spearhead, Lost Children of Babylon


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    Dragan
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    punky wrote:
    I'm looking for some decent underground or political hip hop. Something with a message. None of this bling bling look how many cars and diamonds I have stuff. Any suggestions? Thanks.

    Nimrod - Made by the Government


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    curious_george
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    The aforementioned Saul Williams as well as Dalek.


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    kanibus
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    Wordsworth, Dead Prez, KRS One


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    Beefeater
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    There isnt much politically charged songs on Wordsworths Mirror Music, dont get me wrong one of my favourite artists and albums, but not much politics. He did do that anti Bush thing though 'Slam Bush'.its brilliant.


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    kanibus
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txnD03oVULA

    Theres the Slam Bush rap!


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