bon iver was probably the first example of an indie artist who carved a presence and reputation for themselves within hiphop through collaboration with rappers who were fans. in this, their name became synonymous to "indie music" for hiphop fans

tame impala obviously being the most famous example

james blake being the most current example

who's next? fred again? i dont think so because he brings rappers into his sphere rather than the other way around

Crazy how Bon Iver are the only good artists to manage this.

tame impala and james blake are amazing

I always hoped Grimes or Charli would do more hip hop collabs, still upset to this day Uzi ditched the beat tape grimes sent him

Didn't Phoebe Bridgers have a cameo on MOTM3?

indeed she did but she doesnt have like

a reputation in hiphop u feel

john mayer is relatively prolific in hiphop too, but he doesnt seem to have the tame impala treatment

does this happen w hiphop artists foraying into other genres?

bar italia

there was alot of collabs with rappers and nu metal bands

xaviersobaritalia

For a while Coldplay was the go to “I listen to more than just rap” artist

the dare x B.O.B

james blake has some nice stuff

tame impala is psych rock for people that don’t actually like psych rock though for sure

True.

Maybe Phantogram off the Big Boi collabs.

b.o.b. featuring rivers cuomo

ok but theyre also just really good indie pop

if you say so

Little Dragon probably deserves a mention too.

currents is like

amazing lets not lie

i think panda bear and AC would get put into that box before little dragon

This, to me, is the beauty of hip-hop though. There are no boundaries, no limits, because any artist of any genre can be brought into its’ world and make something beautiful

idk why i always put them two side by side