Unknown Prophets ft. Slug - Never (Real Hip-Hop)

Y-Love

Y-Love is a hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, New York. He is an Hasidic Jew and raps in English, Arabic, Hebrew, Latin and ancient Aramaic. He describes his style as "global hip-hop" and has already shared the stage with artists such as, Immortal Technique, Matisyahu, and Lou Reed. Y-love is one of the most original artists I have ever heard. He combines his faith and life experiences into his tracks combined with passion, and love for his music. Enjoy!

Fabio Musta

Fabio Musta is an Italian beatmaker and is signed to Babygrande records. Fabio found his love for music at age 7 and took drum and piano lessons. 6 years later, at age 13, Fabio discovered DJing and beatmaking. In 1996 Fabio released his first album ever, "Questione di Mentalita", which featured many popular Italian artists. After his first album, Fabio received attention and praise from the Italian underground. He then went on to release a few more albums, again collaborating with artists. Fabio was recently signed to Babygrande records in New York and released his first album through Babygrande titled, "Passport". "Passport" includes several well-known artists such as, Jeru The Damaja, T3 of Slum Village, Freestyle of The Arsonists and many more. Fabio is a very skilled beat-maker, and I am happy to see him gaining recognition. Keep your ears open about Fabio and check out his newest album "Passport". Enjoy!

Reef The Lost Cauze

Reef The Lost Cauze, is an artist from Philadelphia. Not only has he found success as a Solo artist, but he is also apart of the group, JuJu Mob, and was apart of the collection, Army Of The Lost Pharaohs. Reef started his career by battling in High School, and his reputation quickly grew. He received a scholarship to go to the University of the Arts, but soon dropped out to record his first album. His first album was released in 2001, and was titled "The High Life". Since then he has recorded several albums, and has done many collaborations. Reef has a lot of skill lyrically,  he also has a great delivery and flow. In my opinion, he is definitely one of the top underground artists, watch out for him!

Racism

Racism. Racism is a terrible thing that plagues this world. People hating other people based on skin color, culture, and religion. It is sad in this day of age, that racism still exists. All of us have hearts that pump blood, we all have feelings, we all have goals and dreams, and we can all love. I have always thought, was racism created? The genocide in Rwanda was created by the Belgians. The Hutu and Tutsi lived alongside for hundreds of years, until the Belgians began profiling them. Under the regime of Hitler, millions of Jews were murdered, because he thought they were responsible for the problems in the world.  After pearl harbor, thousands of Japanese-Americans were put into camps, because they were Japanese. America used Africans as slaves, which was not only a terrible thing, but it also gave birth to racism against Blacks in the United States. Most recently, Muslims have been dehumanized and their religion demonized because of terrorist groups and attacks. The government and the media have created the paradigm that all Muslims are terrorists, which is totally ignorant and racist. Racism is something that can be stopped through education, because it is fueled by ignorance. We must realized we must unite and put our cultural, religious, and skin color differences aside. I posted the song "Find No Enemy" by Akala, because it discusses racism and how it affects our world. "One heart, One love, let's get together and feel alright"- Bob Marley

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Akala

Akala is a hip-hop artist and poet from London, England. In 2003 he released his first single titled, Welcome To England. Akala has released several singles, mix-tapes, and albums. His latest album was released in 2010 titled, Double Think. In 2006 Akala won best hip-hop artist at the MOBO awards and also became the first hip-hop artist to perform a headline concert in Vietnam. He has performed with several artists/bands such as, Nas and Damian Marley, Jay-Z, and Parklife. Akala is a great artist and is very intellectual. He covers a wide variety of topics including, peace, equality and freedom. Check out Akala. Enjoy!

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop artist from Compton, California. His influences include, 2pac, DMX, Jay-Z and Nas. Not only has Kendrick found success as a solo artist but also with his group, Black Hippy, which consists of Kendrick, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. Kendrick was surrounded by violence growing up and released his first mix-tape in 2003 titled, Youngest Nigga In Charge. His first mix-tape got him attention in the area and he released his second mix-tape titled, Training Day. In 2009 he released his self titled EP and in 2010 he toured with Tech N9ne and Jay Rock. He plans to release his first album in 2012 titled, Good Kid In a Mad City. He also plans to do a collaboration with J. Cole. Kendrick is an amazing artist with a lot of potential. Like many other underground artists he has a lot of passion for his craft. He was quoted as saying, "I treat every project like it’s an album anyway. It’s not gonna be nothing leftover. I never do nothing like that. These are my leftover songs ya’ll can have ‘em, nah. I’m gonna put my best out. My best effort. I’m tryna look for an album in 2012". Check out Kendrick Lamar. With his smooth flow, laid back sound and lyrics, he is another young artist that will make some noise. Enjoy!

Chali 2na

Chali 2na is a hip-hop artist from Chicago. Chali 2na has found success as a solo artist and with the groups, Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He released his first solo mixtape in 2004 titled, Fish Market. Then 5 years later, in 2009, he released his first solo album, Fish Outta Water. His most recent solo work was released in 2010 titled, Fish Market Pt. 2. He has done many collaborations with other artists such as, Mos Def, K'nann and Roots Manuva. Chali 2na is a great artist with a lot of experience and knowledge. With his baritone vocals, skills on the mic, and awesome beats, he is another great artist that deserves to be heard. EnjoyChali 2na "International"







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Unknown Prophets

The Unknown Prophets are a hip-hop duo from Minneapolis which consists of, Mad Son and Big Jess. Quietly rising through the Minneapolis underground, Unknown Prophets released their hit single in 2000 titled, Never, which featured the legendary artist, Slug (Atmosphere). They later released their debut album, World Premier, which featured artists such as Slug, Brother Ali, and DJ Abilities. Since then they have released 3 albums, and one EP. Their latest album was released in 2009 titled, Le System D. Unknown prophets are an amazing group. Not only do they have skills and passion, but they stay true to themselves and their music. Jess was quoted as saying, "We do not write about a life we do not live, so our music tends to be some grown man shit". They do not rap about guns, money, and women because thats not their life. They are not posers who just want the fame. They do what they love, which is make great hip-hop music. Enjoy!