AFAIK, try looking up stuff by Atmosphere.. they are pretty good and non commercial.. (i could be wrong though)

___________________
Music for your Mind

Hip-hop, not rap, is a movement, praising Africanism, graffiti, skateboarding, etc. Artists like Mos Def, Talib Kweli, A tribe called Quest, De La Soul, Common (although it seems like he's selling out nowdays), all portray the skill that hip hop is.

___________________
My SpaceMySpaceMUSIC
Anti-Purple Alliance.

Check out some of the UK stuff.
Taskforce, Skinnyman etc.

I don't tend to like American hip-hop much, but I guess Public Enemy is an obvious thing to recommend.

___________________
Strachan :: DJ & Producer :: Official Website

quote:

Originally posted by Col I don't tend to like American hip-hop much, but I guess Public Enemy is an obvious thing to recommend.

you don't know much about hip-hop, do you?

___________________
My SpaceMySpaceMUSIC
Anti-Purple Alliance.

"True" Hip-Hop = Trip-Hop?


OH OH, I MADE A FUNNY THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND! AHAHAH.

___________________

quote:

Addy fo SHADDY ! hiccup, KA pladdy.

quote:

Originally posted by Aiwendil "True" Hip-Hop = Trip-Hop? OH OH, I MADE A FUNNY THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND! AHAHAH.

if only trip hop, was as popular commercially as hip hop.

___________________
My SpaceMySpaceMUSIC
Anti-Purple Alliance.

from the top of my head

almost anything produced by primo
mf doom
brand nubian
atcq
gangstarr
black star (mos/kweli)
jeru the damaja
eric b & rakim
mobb deep (until they sold out)
souls of mischief
charizma & peanut butter wolf
madlib
ditc
guru
main source
masta ace
black moon
group home

there loads more

Last edited by n0bben on Oct-12-2005 at 16:31

Start with Gang Starr. Move on from there (just follow the guest rappers).

___________________
Everyone has an opinion. Mine just happens to be a little more informed than most.
Electronic Music Critic: Near-Daily Ruminations Of Music I Own, In Alphabetical Order!

Yay there was a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG hip hop thread a whiiile back!

Mr Lif
Afu Ra
Dead Prez
Jedi Mind
Gangstar
Hieroglyphics
Del tha Funkee Homosapien (produces hieroglyphics and is in gorillaz)
De La Soul



i could go on....

___________________
Fortuna Favet Fortibus.

i like the older darker stuff (wu-tang, nas, mobb deep) but i'm really liking jadakiss right now; i don't think there's anyone that can touch him at the moment, at least anyone well known.

___________________
The only people who get hangovers, are the ones stupid enough to stop drinking
-Bill Maher

rapper's delight

___________________
People who own my ass: Citric Acid, Boomer187, Tribu, Sand Leaper,
Jackson, venomX, jamie, Renegade, Konjin, Akridrot, Miss Bliss.
Psy-T - Down The Rabbit Hole (400minute long acid set)