The Best of Underground Hip-Hop

My name's Jake Bourey, and I've dedicated a significant portion of my life to music and deciphering the science behind its beauty. As you can guess from my blog's title, I'm especially passionate about hip-hop. I post and review the best songs hip-hop has to offer, old and new. Most are in the “underground” genre, considering that’s where the vast majority of hip-hop's true art resides these days.

The overall goal of this blog is to educate the general public by exposing them to outstanding hip-hop songs and artists that they might have otherwise never known about. Many people don't realize the hip-hop universe is filled with countless beautiful gems that sadly remain completely hidden deep underground, buried by the overwhelmingly fake, watered down, and soulless music of the mainstream radio and music industry. “There's a war going on outside no man is safe from”, so do your part and help real hip-hop fight back against this overly popularized wackness and sellout mentality. Long Live True Audio Art! I also make mashups and I co-run Hip-Hop Revolutions.

Beastie Boys – Rhymin & Stealin

Beastie Boys - Rhymin & Stealin

This is why they the Beastie Boys were ahead of their time. They had more influence on hip-hop than just about any other group. I actually have a greater appreciation for what they’ve done for hip-hop than their actual music. Regardless, they have a ton of old school songs that are simply outstanding. Such as this song from their famous 1986 debut album Licensed To Ill. It’s so damn raw.

“Because mutiny on the bounty’s what we’re all about
I’m gonna board your ship and turn it on out
No soft sucker with a parrot on his shoulder
‘Cause I’m bad gettin’ bolder - cold getting colder
Terrorizing suckers on the seven seas
And if you’ve got beef - you’ll get capped in the knees
We got sixteen men on a dead man’s chest
And I shot those suckers and I’ll shoot the rest”

Rest In Beats MCA

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My Song Rating: 9.6 out of 10

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