Alternative hip-hop

Template:Hip hop portal Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a Hip-Hop genre.

Description Of Alternative Hip-Hop

The term "alternative Hip-Hop" is mostly used to describe Hip-Hop with intelligent lyrics. Common subjects in Alternative Hip-Hop are Politics, Racism, Religion & Love.

Popularity & Quality

Most Alternative Hip-Hop don't have much commerical value, it is most made for a small group of people. Althought there are some alternative Hip-Hop acts that are/where populair. Examples of populair alternative acts A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, Public Enemy, De La Soul. Alternative Hip-Hop mostly gets better reviews then mainstream Hip-Hop. Alternative Hip-Hop gets also praised for there division Of Hip-Hop]]

Beats"

Alternative Hip-Hop is known for the Soulfull beats in the 80s and Jazzy beats in the 90s.

List of notable alternative Hip-Hop acts:

Early Alt. Hip-Hop acts (1986 - 1990)

Stetsasonic Boogie Down Productions After Criminal Minded Ultramagnetic MC's De La Soul Jungle Brothers Public Enemy Queen Latifah Monie Love Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Poor Righteous Teachers Masta Ace X-Clan Brand Nubian

Alt. Hip-Hop Artists from the Golden period (1991 - 1996):

A tribe Called Quest Main Source Common The Pharcyde Showbizz & A.G. The Roots Krs-One Pete Rock C.L. Smooth Souls of Mischief Kool Keith Prince Paul KMD Freestyle Fellowship Digiable Planets [[A Future Without a Past Leaders of the New School Organized Konfusion [[No Need For Alarm Del Tha Funkee Homosapien The Fugees The Coup

New Generation Of alt. Hip-Hop acts (1997 - 2007):

Mos Def Pharoache Monch Black Star Talib Kweli Camp-Lo Blackalicious Dead Prez Jurrasic 5 Quasimoto Deltron 3030 Jedi Mind Tricks Slum Village J-Live MF Doom Madlib Jay Dee Little Brother Brother Ali Lupe Fiasco