alternative rap
alternative rap
Rap or hip hop music that does not conform to any of the established forms or genres.
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He currently writes and records Rap, Hip Hop, Soul, R&B and Alternative Rap music.
Sarah will perform an intimate set, totally stripped back with just voice and keyboard, when she performs at the British Legion, Church Street in Conwy, on Friday, January 29, as a special guest supporting indie/ alternative rap artist Gavner P.
5 -- Three bands will play the free of charge TECNO BOOM Concert on the grounds of the art gallery Darb 1718, including rockers Khayal, bluesy band Bluezophrenia and Alexandria's alternative rap duo Y-Crew.
But the web took him deeper, as it tends to do: a Four Tet remix of an MF Doom song that he heard at age 13 sparked a fascination with alternative rap and atmospheric production, a proclivity that still drives what he's doing now, as Lontalius, in a big way.
And not just because his ground-breaking alternative rap group won Grammys for best rap album and best new artist and was named Rolling Stone's band of the year.
Do you ever get nervous that being on Definitive Jux is going to pigeonhole you towards being a backpacker rapper or being perceived as alternative rap?
The mixed-bag genre known as alternative rap has been marshaling its forces recently, presenting tours like Word of Mouth (with Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, and the Beat Junkies) and Okayplayer (including the Roots, Tabib Kweli, and Dead Prez, called hip-hop's most political group).
In many ways, alternative rap, with messages closer to typical life and sounds that are both old-school and experimental, is following the path of alternative rock's rise in the late '80s.
Another has been to bet on the next "alternative rap" horse, in the form of acts like the Fugees.
His music is inspired by Synthpop, Alternative Rap, and Spoken-Word Poetry.
The 15-year-old Long Island trio earned a reputation for alternative rap with its friendly style and approach, according to Rolling Stone.
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