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Playlist · Alternative Hip-Hop · 100 items · 953.8K likes.
Emerging in the late '80s, the quirky samples, bohemian clothes, and introspective lyrics of the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul would be the enduring landmarks of a hip-hop "alternative."
Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap and experimental hip hop [2]) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream.
- 'The Low End Theory' The second album from A Tribe Called Quest dialed back the quirkiness of their debut (without erasing it entirely), and embraced a more subdued, jazz-oriented sonic texture.
- 'Aquemini' OutKast had shattered expectations on their sophomore album ATLiens by foregoing the teenage pimp fantasies of their debut and going in more cerebral direction.
- '3 Feet High and Rising' From Day 1, Posdnous, Trugoy and Maseo were unapologetically weird. The foundations for alt-rap had been forged by the Ultramagnetic MCs and the Jungle Brothers, but it was De La Soul's masterful debut album that proved that hip-hop's quirkier side could be both commercially viable and sustainable as a subgenre.
- 'Paul's Boutique' Their departure from Def Jam had been fairly acrimonious, and the Beastie Boys weren't expected to have much of a shelf life without superproducer Rick Rubin and hip-hop's biggest label pushing them.
Playlist · Alternative Hip Hop & Rap (New Music 2024) · 1140 songs · 908 likes.
Discover new-age R&B, Neo-Soul, Alt/Indie Soul, Soulful Rap & More. The best new soulful, alternative rap albums pushing the boundaries of Hip Hop to greater heights. Featuring the likes of Little Simz, Smino and Knucks.
Playlist · Alternative Hip Hop Rap Mix · 50 items.
