Artist	Song
KRS-One	Underground
from Kristyles (2003)
Atmosphere	Always Coming Back Home to You
from Seven's Travels (2006)
Immortal Technique	Industrial Revolution
from Revolutionary, Vol. 2 (2004)
Royce da 5'9"	Boom
from Rock City (2002)
Keith & Kutmasta	Can I Buy You a Drink?
from Diesel Truckers (2007)
Jean Grae	A-Alikes
from This Week (2004)
Canibus, Chino XL & Royce Tha 5.9"	I Wish U Would
from Back 2 Basics (2005)
Jeru the Damaja	War
from Divine Design (2004)
Skillz	Pressure Time
from Eastern Conference All Stars II (2002)
Murs & 9th Wonder	Silly Girl (Featuring Joe Scudda)
from Murray's Revenge (2005)
The Foreign Exchange	Raw Life
from Connected (2010)
Aesop Rock & Camp Lo	Limelighters (feat. Camp Lo) / Flunkadelic Interlude
from Bazooka Tooth (2003)
Madvillain	All Caps
from Madvillainy (2004)
The Perceptionists	Memorial Day
from Who's America? (2004)
Jaylib	The Official
from Champion Sound - Complete Set (2007)
Cage	Agent Orange
from Movies for the Blind (2002)
Copywrite	F*ck Soundcheck
from Eastern Conference All Stars II (2002)
7L & Esoteric	Word Association
from Dangerous Connection (2002)
Dilated Peoples	Marathon
from Neighborhood Watch (2004)
Little Brother	Whatever You Say
from The Listening (2003)
People Under the Stairs	Acid Raindrops
from The Om Years (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Company Flow & Ill Bill	Simian D a.k.a. Feeling Ignorant
from Def Jux Presents, Vol. 1 (2001)
Planet Asia & Defari	Old TImer Thoughts
from The Medicine (2006)
Edan	Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme (Radio)
from Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme - EP (2005)
Mr. Lif	Head High
from I Heard it Today (2009)
The High & Mighty	Take It Off (Feat. Vast Aire)
from The Highlite Zone (2003)
R.A. the Rugged Man	Every Record Label Sucks D**k
from Legendary Classics Volume 1 (2009)
Tonedeff	Porcelain
from Archetype (2005)
Smut Peddlers	Talk Like Sex Pt. II (feat. Kool G Rap)
from Porn Again (2001)
Unknown Prophets	Dat Sh*t (feat. Eyedea)
from Now You Know (2003)
KRS-One	Ain't the Same
from Kristyles (2003)
KRS-One	Clear Em Out
from Asterisk: One (2007)
Royce da 5'9"	Hip Hop
from Hip Hop - EP (2004)
Jean Grae	Don't Rush Me
from Jeanius (2008)
Aceyalone	Lost Your Mind
from Love & Hate (2004)
Immortal Technique	The 4th Branch
from Revolutionary, Vol. 2 (2004)
The High & Mighty	B-Boy Document '99 (Featuring Mos Def & Mad Skillz)
from Home Field Advantage (1999)
Cage	Haterama
from Weatherproof (2003)
People Under the Stairs	Anotha (BBQ)
from Fun DMC (2008)
Madlib & MF Doom	Accordian
from Madvillainy (2004)
Del the Funky Homosapien & Tame One	Gaining Ground
from Parallel Uni-Verses (2009)
Akrobatik	Remind My Soul
from Balance (2003)
Ugly Duckling	Turn It Up
from Taste the Secret (2006)
The Foreign Exchange	Brave New World
from Connected (2010)
Dr.Dooom aka Kool Keith	Leave Me Alone
from First Come, First Served (1999)
7L & Esoteric	Protocol
from Rebel Alliance (1997)
Lyrics Born Featuring KRS-One & Evidence	Pack Up Remix
from Same !@#$ Different Day (2005)
People Under the Stairs	Yield
from ...Or Stay Tuned (2003)
Kool Keith	Girl You Know
from Lost Masters Collection (2009)
Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Molemen & Slug	Put Your Quarter Up
from Ritual of the... Revisited & Remastered (2004)
Atmosphere	Trying to Find a Balance
from Seven's Travels (2006)
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien feat. The Hyrogliphics	Burnt
from The Best of del Tha Funkee Homosapien - The Elektra Years: B-Boy Handbook (2004)
Freddie Foxxx	Lazy!!!
from Konexion (2003)
Supernatural	Internationally Known
from The Lost Freestyle Files (2003)
DJ JS-1, PackFM & Tonedeff	Basix
from Audio Technician (2004)
Aesop Rock	None Shall Pass
from None Shall Pass (Bonus Track Version) (2007)
Skyzoo and 9th Wonder	Way To Go
from Cloud 9: The 3 Day High (2006)
Mr. Complex & Not For Nothin'	Eye Opener
from Embedded Joints (2004)
Black Moon	Rush (Bonus Track)
from Total Eclipse (2003)
People Under the Stairs	Out da Club
from Yield / Out da Club - Single (2004)
Hieroglyphics	7 Sixes
from Full Circle (2003)
Pete Rock, Soul Supreme & T-Max	Queen (feat. Pete Rock, A.G. & T-Max)
from The Saturday Nite Agenda (2003)
The Weathermen	5 Left In the Clip (Remix)
from The Conspiracy (2003)
J-Zone	Orphan Babies (feat. Huggy)
from A Bottle Of Whup Ass (2000)
Jaylib	The Red
from Champion Sound - Complete Set (2007)
El Da Sensai	Hard Times (Hard Rhymes)
from D*Tension Presents: Contacts + Contracts (2002)
RJD2	June
from Deadringer (2009)
El-P	Stepfather Factory
from Fantastic Damage (2002)
Hieroglyphics	Oakland Blackouts
from 3rd Eye Vision (1998)
D Tension	It's Time (feat. Encore)
from Westcoast Lyricist Lounge (2009)
Thirstin Howl III	Orgasms
from D*Tension Presents: Contacts + Contracts (2002)

Comment:

Let’s get one thing straight: while the accompanying playlist is rooted in the scrappy rhyme schemes of rap’s underground scene, that doesn’t mean it’s any less likely to wreck your woofers than Kanye West or Jay-Z. If anything, it’ll make you scratch and nod your head, as we connect the dots between both coasts and such cult favorites as the many aliases and side projects of MF Doom and Madlib (Madvillain, Viktor Vaughn, Jaylib). Caught somewhere in between are enough certified jams to keep a party going ’til dawn, whether that means cranking a twisted Cage track that lifts a couple synth lines from A Clockwork Orange (“Agent Orange”), cueing a seething, piano-guided slice of Immortal Technique (“Industrial Revolution”), or bumpin’ the perfectly balanced he’s-the-DJ-I’m-the-rapper pairings of 7L & Esoteric (“Word Association,” “Protocol”).

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