List of alternative hip hop artists

This is a list of alternative hip hop artists.

Alternative hip hop fuses traditional hip hop with elements from other musical genres, such as reggae, soul, funk, jazz, or even orchestral music (such as Jay Electronica). It is usually independent, although some artists have achieved mainstream success.

Alternative hip hop is a distinctive genre of conscious hip hop, but can even incorporate elements from rock and metal.

It also typically discards hardcore rap themes like street violence, though not always, as some groups like Cypress Hill retain this. Plus, some alternative hip-hop acts openly rap about marijuana usage and sex just as their gangsta rap counterparts. Still, alternative hip hop does what most gangsta rap does not do – it delivers philosophical, social and emotional messages.

Contents :

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• See also

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A

• Abstract Rude^[1]
• Cisco Adler^[2]
• Aesop Rock^[3][4][5]
• Akrobatik^[6]
• Antipop Consortium^[7][8]
• Anybody Killa^[9]
• Arrested Development^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}
• Astronautalis^[16][17]
• Atmosphere^[18][19]
• Mickey Avalon^[20][21]

B

• Basehead^[14][15]
• Beans^[22]
• Beastie Boys^[23][24][25]
• Beat Junkies^[26]
• Big Boi^[27]
• The Black Eyed Peas^[28][29][30]
• Black Sheep^[13]
• Blackalicious^[28][31][32]
• B.o.B^[33][34]
• Brand Nubian^[35]
• Danny Brown^[36][37]
• Buck 65^[38][39][40]
• Busdriver^[41][42][43]

C

• Cadence Weapon^[44][45]
• Calle 13^[46][47]
• Cannibal Ox^[48]
• La Caution^[49]
• Chali 2na^[50]
• Chance the Rapper^[51]
• Chiddy Bang^[52][53][54]
• Childish Gambino^[51][55][56]
• Cities Aviv^[57]
• Citizen King^[58]
• Clouddead^[59]
• The Cool Kids^[60][61][62]
• Common^[28][63]
• Company Flow^[28][64]
• The Coup^[28]
• Cypress Hill^[65]

D

• Dälek^[66][67]
• Dan the Automator^[26][68][69]
• Danny!^[70]
• Das Racist^[71][72][73]
• DC Talk^[74]
• De La Soul^{[13][75][76][77]}
• Dead Prez^[26]
• Death Grips^[21][78][79]
• Del the Funky Homosapien^[68][80][81]
• Deltron 3030^[69][82][83]
• Die Antwoord^[84][85]
• Digable Planets^[86][87]
• Digital Underground^[75][88]
• Dilated Peoples^[1][26]
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy^{[11][14][15][75]}
• Divine Styler^[15][89]
• Dolphin^[90]
• Doomtree^[91]

E

• Jay Electronica^[92]
• El-P^[93][94][95]
• Elwood^[96]
• Epik High^[97]
• Eyedea^[98]

F

• Flobots^[99][100]
• Flipsyde^[101]
• Flying Lotus^[102][103]
• Sage Francis^[98][104]
• Freestyle Fellowship^{[1][105][106]}
• Fugees^[11][12]
• Fun Lovin' Criminals^[107]

G

• G. Love & Special Sauce^{[108][109][110]}
• Gang Starr^[77]
• GDP^[111]
• Ghostpoet^[112]
• The Goats^[14][113]
• Gnarls Barkley^[114]
• Gorillaz^[115]
• Grand Buffet^[116]
• CeeLo Green^[117][118]
• Greydon Square^[119]
• Grieves^[120]
• GRITS^[121]
• Gym Class Heroes^{[122][123][124]}

H

• Handsome Boy Modeling School^[125]
• Hector Bizerk^[126]
• Heems^[73][127]
• Hieroglyphics^[128]

I

• Ill Bill^[129]
• Immortal Technique^[98]
• Itch^[130][131]

J

• Jamie T^[132]
• Jneiro Jarel^[133]
• JJ Doom^[134]
• Jungle Brothers^[13][75][77]
• Jurassic 5^{[26][28][135][136]}

K

• K.Flay^[137]
• Kid Cudi^[138][139]
• Kid Koala^[68]
• Kidz in the Hall^{[140][141][142]}
• Killer Mike^[93]
• Allan Kingdom^[143]
• K'naan^[144]
• Rockwell Knuckles^[145]
• The Knux^{[146][147][148]}
• k-os^[149][150]
• Talib Kweli^{[26][28][151][152]}

L

• Kendrick Lamar^[153]
• Latyrx^[154][155]
• Little Brother^[156][157]
• Lizzo^[158]
• Lupe Fiasco^[144][159]
• Lyrics Born^[160]

M

• Macklemore^[161]
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis^[153][162]
• Matisyahu^[163][164]
• Travie McCoy^[122][165]
• Me Phi Me^[15][75]
• MF Doom^[166]
• M.I.A.^[167][168]
• The Mighty Underdogs^[169]
• Mac Miller^[170]
• Milo^[41]
• Pete Miser^[171]
• Mr. Lif^{[6][172][173]}
• Mos Def^[28][152]
• Georgia Anne Muldrow^[174]
• Murs^{[175][176][177]}

N

• Nappy Roots^[178][179]
• N.E.R.D^[180][181]
• No I.D.^[182]
• No Wyld^[183]

O

• Odd Future^{[184][185][186]}
• OK Cobra^[187]
• One Block Radius^[188][189]
• Open Mike Eagle^[190]
• Organized Konfusion^[191]
• Outasight^[192]
• Outkast^[144]
• Oxymorrons^[193][194]

P

• Pac Div^[61]
• People Under the Stairs^[195]
• Pete Rock & CL Smooth^[13]
• The Pharcyde^{[13][106][136][196]}
• P.M. Dawn^[75][197]
• P.O.S^[198][199]
• Project Blowed^[136]

Q

• Questlove^[200][201]

R

• Ratking^[202][203]
• RDGLDGRN^[204]
• Reefer^[205]
• Rehab^[206]
• RJD2^[207][208]
• The Roots^{[26][28][29][209]}
• Run the Jewels^[210]

S

• The Saturday Knights^[211]
• Serengeti^[212][213]
• Shabazz Palaces^{[214][215][216]}
• Shad^[217]
• Shape Shifters^[106]
• Shwayze^[218][219]
• Sisyphus^[220]
• Slug^[221]
• Sole^[6][222]
• Son Lux^[223][224]
• Souls of Mischief^[225]
• SoulStice^[226]
• Spank Rock^[227]
• Spearhead^[228][229]
• Speech^[230]
• Earl Sweatshirt^{[214][231][232]}

T

• THEESatisfaction^[233][234]
• Themselves^[235]
• Theophilus London^[236][237]
• A Tribe Called Quest^{[13][75][238]}
• TTC^[49]
• Tyga^[239]

U

• Ugly Duckling^[240]
• Us3^[11]

W

• Gerald Walker^[241]
• C-Rayz Walz^[98]
• Ohmega Watts^[242]
• Kanye West^[144][243]
• Why?^[244][245]
• will.i.am^[246]
• Saul Williams^[247][248]
• Yoni Wolf^[244]

Y

• Young Fathers^[249][250]

Z

• Zebra Katz^[251]
• Zion I^[252][253]

See also

• List of hip hop musicians
• Category:Alternative hip hop musicians

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