Casual
Jon Owens, known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.
Tag: Hardcore Rap
Breeze
Breeze is a hip-hop artist, from California. First heard on “Just Clowning”, from King Tee’s seminal 1988 album Act A Fool, Breeze is one of a relatively small handful of rappers who represented the antithesis of the audio gangsterism born out of 1980s Cali rap, whilst still maintaining cutting-edge production (courtesy of L.A. Posse) and hard lyrics, albeit with only minimal profanity…
Rumpletilskinz
The Rumpletilskinz was an underground hip hop group signed to RCA Records composed of emcees the Capital LS, Sha-Now the Remedy Man, Jeranimo, and producer RPM.
Jigmastas
Jigmastas are an East Coast underground hip hop group based in Brooklyn. The group consists of DJ Spinna and MC Kriminul.
Urban Thermo Dynamics
Mos Def began his music career in 1994 in the short-lived group Urban Thermo Dynamics with his younger brother D.c.Q and younger sister Ces.
Real Live
Experienced veterans on the scene, they first came together at a house party where K-Def was spinning. The pair are cousins, but it was a friend who actually spotted Larry-O’s rhyme skills. Once Larry-O had rapped outside the jam for K-Def the pair formed Real Live.
Kirk
If you consider yourself a major expert on hip hop but have never heard of Kirk, don’t be surprised. The little known hardcore rapper recorded only one album, Makin’ Moves, for Atlantic, and it didn’t get very much attention outside of New York…
D.I.T.C.
The Diggin’ in the Crates Crew, also known as D.I.T.C., is a New York-based hip-hop collective, deriving its name from the art of seeking out records to sample for production.
Da Nayborhoodz
Well, this one is a very rare release from an Illinois crew, Da Nayborhoodz. If you find one in any store, it might will cost more than 100 bucks… Dont know much about them, but they made a great work with this LP, so grab it!