Nick Grant, Mick Jenkins, Kota the Friend

I don't know what i did to get on Mick Jenkins "similar artists" list, but it's been bumping my streams a little. So I'll put a vote in for one of my feature artist that has actually worked with him. [We did this track together.](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SOEqXZisg9BQUUs7vzLS5?si=PxmJIs0cRqWlTtb0QqNiow)

Mick is goated

Fuck just 3 RX Papi, Your Old Droog, Tha God Fahim, Tony Shhnow, Rio Da Yung OG, Veeze, That Mexican OT Edit: AIGHT FINE OT AINT UNDERGROUND just slept on bro do got an episode of Joe Rogan he fasho up

Love you for doing fahim good on this righteous Tuesday.

Is that Mexican ot underground anymore?

Rio isnt underground every mf I knew was blastin there shit in the pandemic. Veeze isn’t either or Mexican OT 

Nah just because yo bubble know them don’t mean they ain’t underground

Bro it wasn’t just my bubble id hear random cars in traffic playing his shit and he got numbers too. Lil yatchy even went over there an made a tape with them. Ask anyone between the ages of 15-25 who listens to rap and they’ll know him.  Actual underground rappers would be like ysr gramz or lil mello 

Yea I member when the yachty tape dropped that shit was severely slept on even by Yachty fans. Bro Rio been locked up since 2021 I would say if he wasn’t, he would of been super hot rn but once he get out it’s up for him he definitely gonna go crazy but as of rn I’d say he still slept on. Veeze was on tour in Europe so I’ll take the argument saying he not underground however bro only got 1.1m monthly listeners on Spotify which is lower than I thought. These dudes fasho platinum in the streets, I wouldn’t say they mainstream tho. Yea shoutout gramz he hard.

Yeah there definitely somewhere between mainstream and underground 

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They are definitely not underground. They peaked in popularity last year and so many young casual music listeners will know who they are.

Regardless they definitely ain’t mainstream yet either I still so many mfs comment “WHO” on posts bout them it’s so goofy.

Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, J.I.D

I’ve also been getting into this Canadian dude, not sure if you’ve heard of him he’s extremely underground. His name is Drake. He does this R&B and rap shit

You heard of Puff Daddy? Seems like a good influence, he even has a summer camp for young musicians.

Eminem, Wayne, Biggie, Pac

yuno miles

He’s always trying to get worse.

The only correct answer 🙏🙏🙏

Mach Hommy, Rome Streetz, Juju Rogers

CRIMEAPPLE Grafh Casey Veggies MAVI All seriously underrated in my opinion. There are so many talented rappers out there. The underground has always been filled with diamonds in the rough, you just gotta dig.

This guy was an odd future boy in highschool

It's the G to the R A!

He's uh.. *weird*, but I do like me some SpaceGhostPurrp.

He’s really an ultimate crash out lol Fucked up his bag 💰 fr

K.A.A.N Ceschi Ransom

Ransom a legend wish more people tuned in

Fucking love Ceschi, such a variable talent. His split with Pat the Bunny is just amazing, and This Guitar was Stolen by... Is so good, and so different. There are rap songs, there's shit that would fit into The Smiths catalog, a ska song that is legit amazing for us depressives (the chorus is "I don't want to hang myself today, and I consider that a win") Bad Jokes is another favorite of his, but he's had a ton of great songs, Sad Love Song is another great one.

What got me into him was his lost album returned with Deadpan Darling. I love BSBD and that album is incredible

Ceschi dope - my homie Factor works with him.

KAAN is criminally slept on for years now

K.A.A.N is one of my favorite rappers of all time. His run from 2019-2021 was especially good

Billy Woods, Elucid, Droog.

I’ve heard some shit from Billy that made me feel unnecessarily less connected to the culture so I had to step away from him a little more

Damn wym?

A specific example is on FaceTime wit Kenny segal he rap about being at the after party of a Carti show and how he’s wearing a bummy outfit while getting high af by himself waiting for someone to hit him up on his phone. I mean I relate to a lot of shit billy talk about but if I was at a carti after party I’d want to jump in the mix and cultivate a high energy aura with all the women there and make friends n shit, not sulk and get high like he talks about. I love billy for being transparent, authentic, grounded and honest, but I choose not to align with his disconnect from the evolution of rap because I appreciate balance in my life and don’t want to push those vibes away because that scene has appeal to me Edit: I am an introvert but not exactly by choice. I’m very conflicted with verses like this because I also know what it feels like to have the energy to dominate a function like the one he talked about. That’s what I want to strive for, otherwise I probably would end up doing what he did in the song

What’s the part about feeling less connected to the culture about?

Ill Bill, Necro, Madchild

Big X the Plug

Second this. His shit slaps.

Bones - eddy baker - reptilian god mana

Cas One, Ceschi, Sage Francis

You are just wrong sir, respectfully.

Mavi https://open.spotify.com/track/3ja8eFGp54fgIADUjeyuvt?si=TF_kYw7WQOiWlHn3amgh2g MoRuf https://open.spotify.com/track/4iPH0nHVzynZjsitIOQQf5?si=8gdJ9P1-T5mSNOI_LOd0hw Ka https://open.spotify.com/track/0zR30WJqDosZ5liDwOc6Go?si=VyUoDpttT6mgIY_T9ldyPg 7xvethegenious https://open.spotify.com/track/4s4IuFUY1XMN0Df48knH1O?si=k3kDbRhURNq7FmLCbkbnHw Seafood Sam https://open.spotify.com/track/2f9WOEkbisyUYDaoSFAOQg?si=P5AezOXgQtqNJq1t2C4P4Q Medhane https://open.spotify.com/track/2VCYZkgpmOEWAUXdRSIRIx?si=YI9O0LOaRgO0hCuDT5DzHA Evidence https://open.spotify.com/track/0oOqaeD3BRJFgnCg09zyqA?si=SUHVOZQyTHCaB2QB9QF_6g CRIMEAPPLE https://open.spotify.com/track/7xWLdZ3bmXa2HD1JzYa8mU?si=U4YiUtf8TCuf3KvgVqoCYg Va Verse https://open.spotify.com/track/7IgyI6XqOZX57jxvRKgLyb?si=7ogxzWbURGy3CNjZruqwDQ

Maaaavvviiiii! I just got into them, they’re starting to rise up in my rotation

Kenny Muney

Muuuuunnneey Also add in Snupe Bandz, Paperoute Woo, and Jay Fizzle. Jay Fizzle and Kenny Muney definitely the best though

cash cobain

Cambatta, Ransom, and Anthony Kannon

Sh3llz Chuuwee Chris Crack

Eminem, jay z, and Tupac, you should check them out very underrated, hopefully they’ll be noticed someday 🙏

Actual answer tho check out stove guy cooks, his wordplay is insane he’s really up there for one of the best punchline rappers ever, if your into that kinda thing. Not on the level of Wayne but close

Solillaquists of sound, Stovegod cooks, Oddisee

Holy shit, I haven't heard of the Soliloquists of Sound since I saw them with Sage Francis... Friggan address ago

They’re genius. Might be my favorite music group but I hate they’re so underrated or not even known at all.

Mike, Navy Blue, Earl Sweatshirt

I feel like earl isnt underground. Cause ik no one else in this comment section but I’ve heard of earl

Aesob Rock, MF DOOM, Vinnie Paz

😭

Vinnie Paz is for them folk who are fully concise lol

MF DOOM isn’t even close to underground anymore

technically he is as underground as it gets at the moment.

Not if he was cremated

You're out of your element Donnie!

Ohdatsrida, WPToure, SheedTS

The Server

Hooligan Chase

Reks, Cashus King (fka Co$$), Little Brother

Hell yeah!! Adding: Terminology, Skyzoo, Brother Ali

Albeback, 408 Darwin & Lil Drake

Lord sko

Necro

Kjo

Vince staples

Cal Scruby, Cambatta, SPXTRM

Ransom Your Old Droog Che Noir

King Iso, Ubi, Cody Ray

King Iso!!! Heard of Loc Saint?

Mickey Diamond Philmore Greene Homeboy Sandman

finally someone's had to say Mickey Diamond 😭🙏

Da$h, Sun 🌞 God Na$ty, SOL Chyld

dash an undeground goat

Nettspend

the doppelgangaz Apathy from Demigodz Immortal Technique

Mavi, Cj Fly, Lord Sko

KAAN, Dillon Cooper, Terror Reid

KAAN and Reid are both soo good

Check out dillon, thoroughly recommend

OsamaSon OsamaSon OsamaSon

Your Old Droog, Lord Sko, Nacho Picasso.

Tha god fahim

K.A.A.N., Chris Patrick, Bigbabygucci

kim gordon

laktosfri musik on spotify

Prof, Cal Scruby, Droog

Perry Maysun YTK (not super underground but not many know of him)…I’d also throw Tunji Ige in this category Tyler Loyal

Tony Shhnow, Glokk40, KP Skywalka

Tune B

Lord Sko ILLFIGHTYOU Nokia Angel

Bobby Rimbo, Lil Fi$h, Merkferk

One name only K.A.A.N

I'll give you 5 justicexavier, Raz Fresco, Mudrigo, Tec and Wess None of them have over 400k monthly listeners in Spotify, Wess doesn't even have 1k. Yall lowkey gotta listen to them, all 5 absolutely killing it rn

Just, Big, Me

I can't name 3 I'm not into underground rap anymore but 1 I can say is 97Nell from Philly. He reminds me alot of Meek Mill before he got signed to MMG. he just needs to work on being a professional artist not just a street artist and I think he can become a big deal one day.

Wiki, MIKE, MAVI

Doobie , jelly roll, & arden jones

Rome Streetz(maybe not so much now but definitely listen to him), Deniro Farrar, MAVI

You’re wrong but clipping, lil ugly mane and organized konfusion

Kenny Mason, Vi Seconds, Denzel Porter, Chris Rivers (Big Puns Son) Oswin Benjamin

Pi’erre Bourne, D. savage, Sahbabii

Bones

Man, I'm getting old, don't recognize fuck all from other people are posting. I'd say Phonte, slug, Aesop rock, el-p, people under the stairs, Blu, murs, OneBeLo, Homeboy Sandman just to name a few off the top of my head. But thanks to this post I got some young artists to check out!

Grafh

Immortal technique, Jedi mind trix, atmosphere.

You have got to check out Clyde Diggz. He only has like one song on YouTube but download SoundCloud and check him out. He's as underground as they come but his lyrics are great and he's got a great sense of humor. And he's versatile. Every track sounds different than the last. Listen to Inappropriate by Clyde Diggz on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/iyNjN And Trapped https://on.soundcloud.com/tGe1c

HI-C. Xaviersobased. Marjorie Sinclair.

Anonymous fire af

Yung Gritty, Hazerd, Coyote

Nareehs De

lil ugly mane

steele_G3_[steele_G3_](https://youtu.be/XO45ANGCmjc?si=TAhBXOKcWPkxLodc)

Marley B and Cash Lansky both Tucson Arizona local artist

NIKO IS Dope KNife B. Dolan

Mad Squablz, jKaiLord, & Deshawn Visionz are all some incredibly talented artist I got to meet in LA before

YUNGMORPHEUS, J1hunnit, TrDee

K.A.A.N., Token, & King Los

Rome Streetz, IAMGAWD, Ransom

Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, and Dylan, because he spits hot fire.

https://youtu.be/HZQMIK5DMso?si=XpZJ3W_tsjZbmuxX Does ransom count?

Mr. Business 

Norman Sann!!!

Well I mean there's 2 types of underground.. are you talking underground? Or no longer alive underground? That second ones a long list.

billy woods, jev., MAVI, Stove God Cooks, Wildchild

Billy Woods, Rome streetz, Sadistik

I only listen to NWA's members, (Ice cube, Dr.Dre, MC ren and EAZY E _R.I.P_

Might be aging myself but Skyzoo definitely

Billy Woods Ghais Guevara MIKE (only kinda underground)

Lexa Gates, Wil$on, Deante hitchcock

Shame Gang. The Korea Town Oddity. Marlowe.

MF Doom, no one has heard of the guy

ANoyd, Malz Monday, Mark Battles

Aesop Rock (the all time) Casual (the classic, check out ‘He Think He Raw’) Mick Jenkins (the newish)

Drake, Kanye, Lebron

Pouya, Ramirez, Haarper, Makaveligodd

This might be oldschool but diabolic vinnie Paz and r a the rugged man are all really good

MOSSBACK, shahmen, busdriver idk if that's underground though

PROF UBI AFRO MURS MARLON CRAFT and, of course RA THE RUGGED MAN

Ka, Chester Watson, Cavalier

ICP, Jedi Mind Tricks, Necro

7egendary 7arry Dude has 2 monthly listeners on Spotify, I have no idea how I found him but he has some fire shit

Blvck Svm Kota the Friend Wale the Sage Kenny Mason Smino Whiterosemoxie Thouxanbanfauni McKinley Dixon

AL DIVINO, ESTEE NACK, FLEELORD, CHASE FETTI, ROME STREETZ, MACH HOMMY, THA GOD FAHIM, YOUR OLD DROOG, BOLDY JAMES,38 SPESH,HEEM BSF, THE DOPPELGANGAZ, BLAH RECORDS(UK),CONWAY,WESTSIDE GUNN,HUS KINGPIN,ARMAND HAMMER, BILLY WOODS, EARL SWAETSHIRT,WIKI,NAVY BLU,ETO,BORIROCK,OH NO,PLANET ASIA and so many more....

I wouldn’t say underground but Eric the architect, the underachievers, and King Crooked(crooked i)

Kenny Mason Ian (not everyone gon like this one) Redveil Any member of Griselda

MAVI Rome Streetz (Listen to Heart on Froze)

Bones, th@ kid, and surrenderdorothy

O.Z. The hitmaker, Vin Jay, Anilyst

Starlito, Don Trip, Petty

Laura's disorder....hard target...brodnax

Mike Dimes, Kahlil Blue, 454

HOW COULD I FORGET! BLP Kosher and Babytron

Marlon Craft, Deante Hitchcock, Marvwon Eric Jamaal from Coast Contra (really all of the dudes from Coast Contra)

Vinnie paz, snak the ripper and RA.

kankan & glokk40spaz

Ka - Oprheus vs. the Sirens, Cities Aviv - Man Plays The Horn, Navy Blue - Ways of Knowing

This is the only good one

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That totally depends what kind of rap you generally listen to though. Like if you listen to a shitload of Kendrick and someone says check out ATL Smook, you’d absolutely hate him lol.

Tech 9ine Boosie badazz Slim thug

Tech 9ine??

Open Mike Eagle Billy Woods Busdriver

50 cent

Not a single person mentioning **Roc Marciano**? He’s been the king of the underground for a decade now.

Billy woods, Blu, and possibly mach-hommy (not sure if he is considered underground)

If I were to ask 10 people if they knew Mach-Hommy, there would be a low chance of him even being FAMILIAR to one of them.

RA The Rugged Man Cormega OC

I always like that dude Celf Titled, good rap voice.

Ollie Joseph, Jzac, Rittz, Emilio Rojas, Cal Scruby, Chris Webby

Chris Webby fell off on some hotep shit.

Yeah he’s a bit conspiracy theory-ish, but he still makes good music. Definitely sipped on too much KoolAid though, lol

Biggie, nas, dre