Alternative hip-hop
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Alternative hip-hop is a subgenre of hip-hop defined by artists who reject the genre's traditional stereotypes, particularly those popularized by old-school hip-hop and gangsta rap. Originally emergin
De La Soul performing at the Dillon Gymnasium in 1991
Outkast performing in New York, 2014
Cover print of De La Soul's 1989 album 3 Feet High and Rising
West (center) working on 808s & Heartbreak with producer and former mentor No I.D. (left) in October 2008
Underground hip-hop
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Underground hip-hop is a scene and style of hip-hop music that is defined as being countercultural in nature, existing outside of and in contrast to the sounds, style and aesthetics of mainstream hip-
MF Doom portrait illustration from a poster promoting his 2011 Born Like This tour of the UK
Lil B credited as "the godfather of internet rap"