I never had a stage like Op is talking about but the 08-12 “underground” was one of my favorite eras as far as a lot of great mixtapes from artists who werent huge in the mainstream. There was a lot of variety though it’s not like it was some lyrical miracle s*** for the most part. If I think about it maybe early 2000s underground was worse

I thought the 3rd or 4th was a lot of people’s favorite. And Lemons was a relatively big release, that’s what got me into them. Kinda cheesy today but I think I’m taking it over Aesop Rock

Those are both great, and Seven’s Travels too is incredible, really great from front to back.

When life gives you lemons, its like their 5th album

blackalicious, doomtree, odd nosdam, the entirety of anticon label

who ????

Real heads know those names

ayo you actually 9th Wonder?

That was a cute album to bump back when it came out

lmao no

Mf said blackalicious

I merely draw a line in the sand for those in the know

if you dont know the names 1) dont bother its not worth it 2) how it feels starting listening to hip-hop in 2016

I remember people hyping up cLOUDDEAD as a classic but I don't remember anything off that album

bruh i feel you, i used to listen to anticon heavy
i see where you're coming from.... listening to strictly underground hip hop is very uninteresting, nobody knows who the f*** any of these people are lol i'm actually surprised theres someone on here mentioning anticon

legitimately thought those were madeup names until I read first reply lmaooo

Deep Puddle Dynamics is the only thing I can still tolerate. rip Alias and respect to the hustle but damn the whole wave was such a massive snoozefest its kinda nuts looking back at it 15+ yrs later

What's the point of deleting music my brother. Unless your computer is running out of space

True I think I gave it a half listen once and it didn’t really stick. Might have to be in the right place for a lot of that stuff though, I think I went in expecting something more left

blackalicious

the right place for CLOUDDEAd is honestly a f***ing coma or something

Deep Puddle Dynamics a pretty dope project, just unique in how they all came together. Still can be boring if I’m not in the mood though

I feel what you’re saying but who’s to say some of the underground stuff today won’t age poorly too? Out of context the slums sound can obviously be perceived as boring at times. And I feel like you’re mostly talking about underground in the early 2000s, the second half was what I would call a golden age of underground. Really like 07-12

RIP Alias forsure, i was gonna mention!!
but yeah i mean DPD was definitely a moment in time....
i totally feel you with this thread brother, i think alot of people who invest themselves into the underground rap scene get carried away and start to alienate themselves away from what's actually going on in the world because that's what the underground is always preaching....

Proud to be a weirdo I guess