El P (Of Company Flow) and Killer Mike- R.A.P. Music

[ScottTickle888]

I'm not sure how many underground hip hop fans we have on the forum, but Killer Mike is teaming up with El-P for a collabo album. Personally i'm stoked, as Killer Mike is the closest thing rap fans have to a Chuck D or Bigg Jus of 2012. El P ALWAYS kills it with production, so stoked.. anyone else have an opinion on this who listens to this genre of music?

 

[drewskee]

It should be interesting. I'm not as familiar with the material of either one as I'd like to be, but I do like what I have heard. Killer Mike's albums are solid and as for El-P, I dig the first Company Flow album.

 

[pfromptown]

Do you think you might recommend some underground rap for me? Like ten albums you think anyone getting into it should start with? I don't have an opinion but I'd definitely like to, I've just ordered the Odd Future Tape, but I don't know whether or not that counts as truly "Underground" or not? Apart from that I'm clueless on underground stuff.

 

[ScottTickle888]

Well... i'm not sure what the technical definition of "underground" is today, but I can give you a list of some classic, lesser known albums from the late 90s into the 200's that are great ones to have:

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Aesop Rock - Labor Days
Rawkus Records Soundbombing - Volumes 1 and 2
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday
Bigg Jus - Poor Peoples Day
Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
Madvillain (MF Doom + Madlib) - Madvillainy

Thats a core group of albums from the late 90's into the 2000's that started the modern wave of hip hop music termed "underground". Odd Future, while not exactly, is a trend setter in themselves starting a similar wave of the new underground sound for today.

Hope this helped! Anyone who is a fan please feel free to add more albums that are worthy of copping

 

[ScottTickle888]

Well I streamed the album off of Spotify today. Straight BANGER. If any of you enjoy politically infused Hip Hop I suggest you check it out. The album is R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike with all production handled by El P!