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A chilling, complex, yet still uplifting MC, iCON the Mic Ruler has spent the majority of his rapping profession unsigned, picking right up followers from his extremely touted concert events which he completes almost a hundred each year. Given birth to Michael Ruler in north Philadelphia, iCON the Mic Ruler …

A longtime friend of Def Jux head El-P, rapper Murs initial appeared being a solo artist in 2003, after almost ten years of dealing with different groupings in the underground. Located in LA, his first one premiered in 1993, and originated from a self-released record by his initial group, 3 …

Building over the rapping design of eccentrics Kool Keith and Del the Funky Homosapien, Def Jux headliner Aesop Rock and roll became among the hottest MCs in the post-millennial underground. After a set of self-released LPs (Appleseed, Music for Earthworms), he documented Float for Mush in 2000. The previous Ian …

The 1990s saw hip-hop’s influence lengthen well beyond the confines of the original large urban centers (NY, LA, Houston, Atlanta, et al.), in the beginning spreading in to the suburbs, where it infiltrated every socio-economic strata and crossed every social boundary, then eventually found its method into smaller local niches, …

Oldominion crew users and MCs Onry Ozzborn and JFK have been meaning to accomplish a project collectively for some time, nonetheless it wasn’t until once they heard Cannibal Ox’s 2001 recording, The Chilly Vein, that they made a decision to organize themselves. The finalized their lineup in 2003 with the …

El-P, aka Un Producto, is among hip-hop’s many obstinate and adventurous pioneers, combining a lo-fi old-school visual using a progressive rock and roll musician’s inclination to push limitations. He hasn’t succumbed to the needs of commercial rap, instead selecting to pursue his very own decidedly noncommercial path. In the middle-’90s, …

Newark, New Jersey’s Dälek undermine the simplistic gloss of mainstream hip-hop with gritty, organic underground hip-hop that simultaneously clicks and whirs want some electronica mind trip, levels on environmental atmosphere, and assaults the listener with aggressive, intelligent rhymes. Manufacturer Alap Momin (Oktopus) and MC Will Brooks (generally known as dälek) …

Composed of the Harlem duo Vast Aire and Vordul Megilah, Cannibal Ox debuted in 2001 around the Def Jux label using the Cold Vein, made by El-P. Several singles, “Vein” and “The F Term,” followed the album’s launch. The Chilly Vein was critically adored, with U.K. design magazine THE FACIAL …

Having a hyper-literate, intellectual design of rapping augmented with dizzying elocution that could tongue-tie even the fiercest auctioneer, Busdriver is certainly eclectic and eccentric enough to cite vocalese jazz singer Jon Hendricks being a primary impact. Delivered Regan Farquhar, the LA MC was presented to hip-hop lifestyle early — his …

Socially conscious and an experienced freestyler, underground rapper C-Rayz Walz participated in open-mike nights about NEW YORK before hooking using the Stronghold collective. Walz’s first performances included mixtapes, an AWOL newspaper compilation, and One Minded Advantages’ Program 2 EP. A demo-filled debut record, The Prelude, made an appearance by himself …