Underground hip hop

umbrella term for hip hop music that is outside the general commercial canon

Underground hip hop is a form of hip hop music that is performed by independent musicians who are signed to an independent record label or no label at all.[1] The genre is known as being positive, socially conscious, or anti-commercial.[2]

References

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  1. https://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d4426
  2. Cheryl L. Keyes (March 2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. p. 336. ISBN 0-252-07201-4.