| Underground hip hop beats simply define the genre: | | | | was 2000's super-group, Deltron 3030, which |
| hard-hitting, epic, and a bit more challenging to get into. | | | | combined the personas of Del Tha Funkee and Dan |
| Underground rap is qualified as any style of rap music | | | | The Automator, spinning an ambient tale about the |
| outside of the standard commercial boundaries | | | | future. There are also sub-genres of the sub-genre, |
| associated with popular rap and hip hop music. It is | | | | leading to musical styles such as nerdcore, a genre |
| defined by heavier and more intense lyrical content, | | | | specializing in its focus on nerd/geek culture. Examples |
| gritty and abrasive beats, and an all-around darker | | | | of this subgenre are MC Frontalot, The Wordburglar, |
| personality. Those who thrive on mainstream rap may | | | | and Optimus Rhyme. |
| shy away from such a concept, but those with open | | | | Underground hip hop beats lack what makes |
| minds will discover a very satisfying listener | | | | mainstream music so overwhelmingly popular: |
| experience. | | | | accessibility. The melodies are constantly changing, |
| Artists that simply represent the early upbringing of | | | | drum patterns may be off, and the instruments may |
| underground rap music range from A Tribe Called | | | | seem shrill to the ears at first. After several in-depth |
| Quest, to Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, to Jedi Mind | | | | listens, however, listeners will become one with the |
| Tricks. All represent different niches in the hip hop | | | | music, and the journey that it represents, and will fully |
| world. | | | | understand the artistic integrity of the rappers and |
| And that's the interesting thing about underground rap: | | | | producers. |
| artists don't have to limit themselves by rapping about | | | | Ultimately, underground hip hop beats are what help |
| any one thing in particular. The outlet provides them | | | | push the lyricism to the forefront and make the music |
| more freedom to get creative. For example, there | | | | what it is: epic, challenging, and rewarding. |