Music Greatest Hip-Hop tracks no one’s ever heard of.

[Paxi]

I know we’ve got some heavy hitters in here. There is a big hip hop community here. We all know our Jay-Z and Nas’, Das EFX. We all heard Rakim, Mos Def and Kwali..

I want some obscure tracks that are absolutely popping. Maybe something like Diz Gibran (actually picked up from the caf a looong time ago)


Post your best people.

 

[VorZakone]

 

[Ali Dia]

 

[BeltUp]

Saw Edan at the Soup Kitchen in Manchester nearly 10 years back. He always puts on a good show.

 

[horsechoker]

I've heard of this

 

[Ali Dia]

I've heard of this

Album Is right up there and should be more than a cult classic.

 

[big rons sovereign]

Love this track. Oldskool beats...

 

[Stobzilla]

 

[Paxi]

This is good. Really fecking good.

 

[Drifter]

Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin'

 

[Paxi]

fecking class… I’m sure I’ve heard that beat multiple times before - so familiar.

 

[BeltUp]

 

[RedTiger]

 

[RedTiger]

 

[Drifter]

Apollo Brown & Ras Kass

 

[big rons sovereign]

Banger. Myself and a mate of mine always believed that colder climates bring better music. Whether it be hip-hop, house/techno, drum and bass etc.
If they're wearing wooly hats and padded jackets, there's a strong chance it'll bang.

(This could be very wrong of course)

 

[KirkDuyt]

Dutch people have heard of it, but I doubt anyone else has, great track.

 

[Paxi]

Ridiculous tunes guys! Next time I’m at a party I’m cheating by getting this thread up.

 

[BeltUp]

Dutch people have heard of it, but I doubt anyone else has, great track.

I'm out DJing at the moment but will check this out when I get back because I've heard some really good Dutch hip hop like Skiggy Rapz and Pete Philly and Perquisite.

 

[BeltUp]

Banger. Myself and a mate of mine always believed that colder climates bring better music. Whether it be hip-hop, house/techno, drum and bass etc.
If they're wearing wooly hats and padded jackets, there's a strong chance it'll bang.

(This could be very wrong of course)

You could be onto something. But how would you explain this...

 

[horsechoker]

Banger. Myself and a mate of mine always believed that colder climates bring better music. Whether it be hip-hop, house/techno, drum and bass etc.
If they're wearing wooly hats and padded jackets, there's a strong chance it'll bang.

(This could be very wrong of course)

I would agree but the southern US has made some great music (and some very bad in the last 20 years)

 

[Wittmann45]

 

[Red_Aaron]

Hussain Fatal - Everyday

Always loved his verses on 2pacs joints so I remember buying his debut album unfortunately it was pretty shit but it did feature this banger
It's annoyingly not on Spotify and the album has seemingly disappeared

 

[Paxi]

Incredible, guys.

 

[M15 Red.]

 

[big rons sovereign]

You could be onto something. But how would you explain this...

Erm, an anomaly?... Also a banger though.
In all seriousness,.good hip-hop is good hip-hop.

 

[RedTiger]

Positive, oh yes oh yes

 

[Rado_N]

 

[big rons sovereign]

I would agree but the southern US has made some great music (and some very bad in the last 20 years)

Yeah, it's probably more a poverty thing really. People tend to be a bit more creative when they're skint.
On the flip side you get Mumford and sons

 

[Tarrou]

I used to love this random track but I’ve forgotten who did it and maybe even what it was called..

I think it may have been called “money man” or “money” or something like that.. and one of the lyrics was something like “I believe in money, man”

 

[VorZakone]

 

[big rons sovereign]

lotta people probably.know this, but I'm putting it because that beat is just fithy.
Reminds me of oldskool Muggs stuff.

 

[Paxi]

You ask for their obscure tracks and then they turn the thread into a playlist better than 99.9% DJ’s actually play. Just awesome selection guys.

 

[Drifter]

Problem

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

I have little awareness of what is and isn't underground when it comes to hiphop, but here's a few guys I don't hear talked about too often. Apologies if these are more well known than I think.

This was on a Punk-O-Rama sampler of all things about 20 years ago. I caught him live in Bristol a few years back, to a room of about 30 people.





Friend of mine moved to NY about 15 years ago, caught these guys at an open mic, and raved about them. The whole album is cool if you dig really laid back, lazy flows. This one is my favourite on it.


Only checked this guy out cos his label was involved in the Wugazi mashup, turns out he's pretty good. The LP this is on is a rager.

 

[Lay]

Hussain Fatal - Everyday

Always loved his verses on 2pacs joints so I remember buying his debut album unfortunately it was pretty shit but it did feature this banger
It's annoyingly not on Spotify and the album has seemingly disappeared

i bought this album at a flea market in Florida for like $2 in 2001. This track was my favourite on the album. It wasn’t a great album but he could rap. Fatal and Kadafi were the only two competent rappers in the Outlawz. Kadafi was 18 and was impressive lyrically. A shame he died so young.

Also just remembered Ja Rule recruiting Fatal during the whole beef with Eminem and 50

Edit: it’s on Spotify

 

[Paxi]

Dutch people have heard of it, but I doubt anyone else has, great track.

Just listened to that. No idea what was said but a great track. Early 2000’s French sort of thingie.. love it.

 

[Stobzilla]

 

[Stobzilla]

I have little awareness of what is and isn't underground when it comes to hiphop, but here's a few guys I don't hear talked about too often. Apologies if these are more well known than I think.

This was on a Punk-O-Rama sampler of all things about 20 years ago. I caught him live in Bristol a few years back, to a room of about 30 people.





Friend of mine moved to NY about 15 years ago, caught these guys at an open mic, and raved about them. The whole album is cool if you dig really laid back, lazy flows. This one is my favourite on it.


Only checked this guy out cos his label was involved in the Wugazi mashup, turns out he's pretty good. The LP this is on is a rager.

P.O.S is the shit.

 

[facund]