List of alternative hip hop musicians
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This is an alphabetical list of alternative hip hop musicians and, in some cases, their most influential recordings (which appear in parentheses after the artist's name). This list is alphabetized by the first letter in the first word of the artist's or band's name. Note that this list contains several artists listed alone and under the name of their former group, such as Pharaohe Monch and Organized Konfusion.
See also:
list of hip hop musicians, hip hop, rapping, list of musicians
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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A
- Abdominal (artist)
- Abstract Rude
- Aceyalone
- Aesop Rock (Bazooka Tooth)
- Akbar
- Akil
- Akrobatik
- Alias
- All Natural
- Amplive
- Analog Brothers
- Andy Bleek
- Anaxagorus
- Antipop Consortium
- Apathy
- Apollo
- Arrested Development (3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of...)
- Arsonist
- Atmosphere (Seven's Travels)
- Atoms Family
- AWOL One
B
- Bad Seed
- Bahamadia (BBQueen EP)
- Barber Shop Emcees
- Basehead (Play With Toys)
- Beans
- Beastie Boys
- Bicasso
- Big L
- Bigg Jus
- Binary Star
- Black Elvis
- Black Sheep (A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing)
- Blackalicious (Blazing Arrow, Nia)
- Blame One
- Blueprint
- The Bomarr Monk
- Boogie Monsters
- Boom Bap Project
- Braintax
- Brand Nubian (One for All)
- Brooklyn Academy
- Brother Ali
- The Broun Fellinis (Aphrokubist Improvisations, Vol. 9)
- Buck 65
- Buckshot Lefonque (Buckshot Lefonque)
- Busdriver
C
- C-Rayz Walz
- Cage
- Camu Tao
- Cannibal Ox
- Carlton Fisk
- Cavemen Speak
- Celestial Squadron
- Celph Titled
- The Cenobites
- Channel Live
- Chali 2na
- Chief Kamachi
- Chief Xcel
- The Chicharones
- Chuck D
- cLOUDDEAD
- Common (Like Water for Chocolate)
- Company Flow (Funcrusher Plus)
- Comunalien
- Copywrite
- The Coup
- Coup d'Etat
- Creature Box
- Cunninlynguists
- Cyne
D
- Daily Planet
- Dälek
- Dark Lotus
- De La Soul (3 Feet High and Rising)
- Dead Prez (Let's Get Free)
- Declaime
- Deep Puddle Dynamics
- Def Jef (Just a Poet With a Soul)
- Defari
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
- Deltron 3030
- Demigodz
- Digable Planets (Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space))
- Dilated Peoples (The Platform)
- Disflex 6
- Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury)
- Diverse
- Divine Styler
- DJ Disk
- DJ Krush
- DJ Format
- DJ QBert
- DJ Vadim
- Dose One
- Dr Doom
- Dr Dooom
- Dr Octagon
- Dragnaslimdublin and The Beatcave Hermit
- Dragon Ash
- Dream Warriors (And Now, the Legacy Begins)
- D-Sisive
- D-Styles
- DV Alias Khrist
- The Dynospectrum
E
- Edan
- Eddie Brok
- Eddie Ill
- El-P
- El Da Sensei
- Eligh (Gandalf's Beat Machine)
- Ellay Khule
- Elusive
- Eyedea
F
- Fact and The Verbals
- Fakts One
- Fatlip
- Foreign Beggers
- Foreign Exchange ( Connected)
- Freestyle Fellowship (Inner City Griots)
G
- G Love and Special Sauce
- Gang Starr (Daily Operation)
- Genelec and Master Kong
- Genelec & Memphis Reigns
- Ghostface Killah (Ironman)
- Gift of Gab (4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up)
- Gold Chains
- Gonzales
- The Goods
- Gorillaz
- Governor Bolts
- Grand Puba (Reel to Reel)
- Grap Luva
- Gravediggaz (6 Feet Deep)
- Grayskul
- Grouch
- Group Home
- Gruf
- Gumshoe Strut
- Guru (Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1)
- GZA (Liquid Swords)
H
- Handsome Boy Modeling School
- Hangar 18
- Hi-Tek (Hi-Teknology)
- Heiruspecs
- Hieroglyphics
- High and Mighty
- The Himalayan Project
I
- Icon The Mic King
- Ill Al Skratch
- Ill Bill
- Ill Seer
- Illogic
- Imani Coppola (Chupacabra)
- Immortal Technique (Revolutionary Vol. 2)
- Infesticons (Gun Hill Road)
- Infinte Mass
- Infinto
- Ink Operated
- Insight
- Inspectah Deck (his contributions to Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers)
- Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy: Saga of a Hoodlum)
- Invisbl Skratch Piklz (The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol 1'))
J
- J Live
- J Zone
- Jane Doe
- Jaylib
- Jean Grae
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- Jehst
- Jel
- Jeru the Damaja (The Sun Rises in the East)
- Jigmastas
- Jizzm
- Josh Martinez
- Juggaknots
- Jungle Brothers (Straight Out the Jungle)
- Jurassic 5 (Quality Control)
- Justice System (Rooftop Soundcheck)
- Justin Warfield
K
- Kankick
- Kanser
- Kazi
- Killarmy (Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars)
- King Geedorah (Take Me To Your Leader)
- KMD
- Kool Keith (Dr. Octagonecologyst as Dr. Octagon)
- k-os (Exit, Joyful Rebellion)
- Krondon
- KRS One (KRS One)
- Kunga 219
L
- Labtekwon
- Last Emperor
- Last Poets
- Lateef
- Lateef & the Chief
- Latryx
- Legendary Axe
- Lewis Parker
- Lexicon
- L Fudge
- Lifesavas
- Little Brother
- Living Legends
- Lone Catalyst
- Lootpack
- Lord Finesse
- Louis Logic
- Lyrics Born
M
- Madvillian
- Main Flow
- Main Source (Breaking Atoms)
- Majesticons
- Masta Killa (No Said Date)
- Masterminds
- Masters of Illusion
- Mathematik
- Mathematics (Love, Hell or Right)
- Maylay Sparks
- M-Team
- MC 900 ft Jesus
- MC Hawking
- MC Paul Barman
- Mcenroe
- Meanest Man Contest
- Medaphoar
- MF Doom (Operation Doomsday)
- MF Grimm
- Micranots
- Mikah Nyne
- Mike Ladd (Welcome to the Afterfuture)
- The Mind Clouders
- Mixmaster Mike (Anti-Theft Device)
- Mnemonic Asscent
- Moka Only
- Molemen
- Monie Love (Down to Earth)
- Monsta Island Czars
- Mos Def (Black on Both Sides)
- Mountian Brothers
- Mr Lee
- Mr Len
- Mr Lif (Enter the Colossus)
- Murs
- Mykill Miers
- Mystic Journeymen
N
- Nacrobats
- Naptron
- New Flesh
- The Nextmen
- Noah23 (Jupiter Sajitarius)
- Nobody
- Nobs
- Non Phixion
- Non Prophets
- Nova Cain
O
- OC
- Odd Nosdam
- Of Mexican Decent
- Offwhyte
- Oh No
- Oldominion
- Only Child
- Onry Ozzborn
- Organized Konfusion
- OuterSpace
P
- Paris (The Devil Made Me Do It)
- Passage
- The Pedestrian
- PEACE
- People Under the Stairs
- Pep Love
- The Perceptionists
- Pete Rock & C. L. Smooth (Mecca and the Soul Brother)
- The Pharcyde (Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde)
- Pharoahe Monch (Internal Affairs)
- Pheeroan AkLaff
- Phi Life Cypher
- Phil Da Agony
- Pilot Ballloon (Ghastly Good Cheer)
- Pip Skid
- Planet Asia
- Poor Righteous Teachers (Holy Intellect)
- Prefuse 73
- Presage
- Prime Cuts
- Prince Paul (his contributions to 3 Feet High and Rising)
- Princess Superstar
- Pugslee Atomz
- Pumpkinhead
- Punchline
- Puppetmastaz
Q
R
- Radioinactive
- Raekwon (Only Built 4 Cuban Linx)
- Rakaa
- Rascalz
- Rasco
- Rawcotics
- Reaching Quiet
- Restiform Bodies (Newbliette')
- Rhymesayers
- The Roots (Things Fall Apart)
- Roots Manuva (Brand New Second Hand)
- Rubberoom
- RZA (his contributions to Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers)
S
- SA Smash
- Sabac Red
- Sacred Hoop
- Sage Francis (Personal Journals)
- Sarah Jones
- Saukrates
- Saul Williams (Amethyst Rock Star)
- Scapegoat Wax
- Scaramanga
- Scienz Of Life
- Scratch Perverts (Badmeaningood)
- Self Jupiter
- Self Scientific
- Shapeshifters
- Shortkut
- Sir Menalik
- Sister Souljah (360 Degrees of Power)
- Sixtoo
- Skeme Team
- SkinnyMan (Council Estate of Mind))
- Slug
- Sole (Selling Live Water)
- Sonic Sum
- Soul Position
- Soul Purpose
- Souls of Mischeif
- Sound Providers
- Spearhead (Home)
- Spooks
- Styles of Beyond
- Sunspot Jonz
- Supastition
- Supernatural (The Lost Freestyle Files)
- Sweat Shop Union
- Swollen Members
T
- Tachichi
- Tai Mai Shu
- Talib Kweli (Reflection Eternal)
- Tame One
- Taskforce
- Tes
- Thaione Davis
- Themselves
- Thirsten Howl
- Thoughtbug
- Tonedef
- Tony Vegas
- A Tribe Called Quest (The Low End Theory)
- Twizted
- Typical Cats