Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Underground Hip-Hop?

[LevelUp]

seriously gotta think on this

 

[Pop123]

Tech Nine
Doom
Roc Marci
…

 

[Zero]

Doom and Roc GOTTA be on there

 

[Ziggiy]

Skyzoo
Phonte
Blu
Fashawn
Mos Def


Black Thought and Lupe are disqualified because they spent most of their careers on Major Labels

 

[Gifted one]

J Dilla
Madlib
Alchemist
Doom

 

[Da_Eggman]

Some of y’all not naming true underground rappers but

Kool Keith is the goat
Doom
Aesop Rock
Tech N9ne

 

[Mr. Negative]

DOOM
Planet Asia
Madlib
Roc Marci

 

[straightcash]

I'm a throw in five:

Max Biggavel (NYC)
The Jacka (NorCal)
Woodie (NorCal)
Vinnie Paz (Philly)
AR-AB (Philly)

If there was one name I had to take out, it would be Max B since he's a much bigger name now.

 

[keon]

Willie da Kid
Roc Marci
Curren$y
Boldy James

 

[straightcash]

yasiin bey
Saafir
MF DOOM
Black Thought

None of these are really underground. They all had majors behind them at some point in their careers or still do.

 

[Ziggiy]

None of these are really underground. They all had majors behind them at some point in their careers or still do.

I know Black Thought did I wasn’t sure about Mos Def which is why I included him on my own list but even artists like Masta Ace at one point were on Major Labels correct? I think if you did 1 or 2 albums on a Major but the MAJORITY of your work is independent you can qualify as underground. Like i’d qualify Joe Budden as Underground even though his debut was on a Major most of his classic material was independent.

 

[WIA20XX]

Stretch
Bobbito
Sway
Tech

 

[Monoblock]

Doom and Roc GOTTA be on there

I agree. Those are the first 2 I thought of.

 

[Metal Face]

MF DOOM
Mos Def
Sean Price
Masta Ace

 

[AnonymityX1000]

None of these are really underground. They all had majors behind them at some point in their careers or still do.

Zev Love X maybe but DOOM has never been on a major.