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Top 10 Underground Rap/Hip-hop Albums Of 2006 |
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Written by Ife Oshun and Staff
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 2006 was a great year for underground offerings, so compiling this list of only ten albums was challenging. We hope you enjoy our editor's picks for Top 10 Underground Rap/Hip-hop albums of the year.
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J Dilla - Donuts -
In an unfortunate turn of events, this instrumental turns out to be one
of the final releases from the 32 year-old super-producer (A Tribe
Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, Pharcyde, Slum Village) who
died of kidney failure days after its release. R.I.P. J Dilla. |
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Cunninlynguists - Piece of Strange
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critically acclaimed southern duo of Deacon The Villain and Kno return
with their third release completely produced by the latter. |
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Multiple Artists - Adult Swim and Stones Throw presents Chrome Children
- Adult Swim and Stones Throw Records team up for this set boasting new
stuff from Madvillain, J Dilla, Madlib, Quasimoto and more, with a DVD
featuring a live MF Doom performance. |
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MF Doom - Special Herbs: Vol. 0-9 - This extreme box set collects all ten of MF Doom's Special Herbs volumes and tosses in 10 bonus tracks as well. |
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Zion I & The Grouch - Zion I & The Grouch Are Heroes in the City of Dope
- The popular left coast backpackers tell, according to the
description, "the story of two individuals' lives in one of the most
drug and poverty infested regions in the world (Oakland, CA) as they
rise above the violence and temptations of the 'hood" |
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Aceyalone - Grand Imperial [Limited Edition] - The West Coast underground giant strikes with this mixtape that is limited release with only 7500 copies. |
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People Under The Stairs - Stepfather - Atmospheric tracks feature guests such as funk legend George Clinton, Monty Stark and Crown City Rockers' Kat.
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Visionaries - We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)
- The 4th set from the underground LA collective features production by the late J Dilla. |
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J Dilla - The Shining
- The set offers instrumental versions of Dilla's last recording. RIJD. |
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Planet Asia - The Medicine
- The underrated emcee returns with the third installment of his Medicali trilogy. |
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