Underground Hip Hop: Artists from across America

Underground artists dont care for the commercialized route of  the Hip Hop scene and tend to stay away from big labels, so as to not "taint" their work.  Presenting their music using metaphors giving raw experiences of life, with messages of self-awareness, having a purposeful life (none of the themes mainstream hip hop focuses on like money, cars and sex) but that one should open there eyes to see the real realities of our society.  This is Hip Hop music that deals with political issues, economic and educational issues, as well as the darker side of life.  If youve seen the other videos ive posted on mainstream Hip Hop you can see the difference of lyrical content and artistic style between underground and mainstream music.

Artists include:
Aesop 

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"Daylight" 2002
Label: Definitive Jux

Immortal Technique
"Point of No Return" 2003
Revolutionary Vol. 2 album

Dead Prez
"Hip Hop"
Fabriclive.22 album 2005

The Roots
"Dont Feel Right"
The Best of the Roots album 2006

Nas
"As We Enter" ft. Damian Marley
Distant Relatives, 2010

Visionaries
"Love (Hip Hop)
Galleries album 2004

Erykah Badu
"On and On"
Baduizm, 1997

Atmosphere
"Sunshine" 2007
Sad Clown Bad Summer Number 9 album

Living Legends
"Never Fallin"
Classic album

A Tribe Called Quest
"Can i Kick It?" single
Jive, 1991

Blackalicious
"Blazing Arrow"
Blackalicious album 2002
MCA records

Beastie Boys
"Intergalactic"
album Hello Nasty 1998
Capital Records

Masta Ace
"Beautiful"
album A Long Hot Summer 2004

Grouch
"Weight of the World"
album Three Eyes off the Time 2009

Hierogylphics
"Fantasy Island"
Full Circle. Hiero Imperium 2003