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Alternative Rap refers to hip-hop groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, funk, bass, hardcore, and party rap. Instead, they blur genres, drawing equally from pop, rock, jazz, soul, funk, reggae, folk, and other genres. Though
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redefined the direction of hip hop, which resulted in lyricism concerning the gangsta lifestyle becoming the driving force of sales figures. The situation changed around the mid-'90s with the emergence and mainstream popularity of East Coast
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as a historical moment in hip hop, writing that it "highlighted the diverging facets of hip-hop in the last decade; the former was gangsta rap for the noughties, while West was the thinking man's alternative."
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of the previous generation as the most popular form of rock music, alternative hip hop's commercial momentum was impeded by the then also newly emerging, significantly harder-edged West Coast
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2488:Rap on Rap: Straight-up Talk on Hip-Hop Culture
1936:Detrick, Ben (December 2010). "Reality Check".
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1057:have released statements criticizing how
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552:In his 1995 book on the current state of
2018:Unterberger, Andrew (January 10, 2019).
1907:"49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List"
2406:from the original on September 15, 2019
2108:from the original on September 22, 2018
1986:Hoard, Christian (September 17, 2009).
1981:
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1845:"Pazz & Jop 2006: Singles Winners"
1324:"Alternative Rap Music Genre Overview"
4223:LGBT representations in hip hop music
2140:from the original on January 21, 2019
2062:from the original on December 6, 2018
1279:from the original on November 9, 2019
611:, which reached number one on the US
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2217:Walker, Verbal (September 7, 2005).
1988:"Kid Cudi: Hip-Hop's Sensitive Soul"
1609:. September 23, 2021. Archived from
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2308:. Mangaglobe/Shimoigusa Champloos,
2104:. Black Star News. April 16, 2015.
1340:from the original on March 13, 2020
1250:List of alternative hip hop artists
427:acts such as Arrested Development,
1887:from the original on July 28, 2018
1829:. December 8, 2006. Archived from
1684:Michel, Sia (September 18, 2006).
846:Best Urban/Alternative Performance
474:Mid–late 1990s: Mainstream decline
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2433:"Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
2285:from the original on July 4, 2008
2244:Chery, Carl (September 8, 2005).
1917:from the original on May 12, 2013
1780:. January 5, 2021. Archived from
1698:from the original on July 1, 2018
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855:Industry observers view the 2007
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1877:"500 Greatest Songs of All Time"
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1971:Guardian News and Media Limited
1470:Sfetcu, Nicolae (May 9, 2014).
1269:"Jazz-Rap Music Genre Overview"
750:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
299:with a rejuvenated interest in
2271:Braxton, Greg (June 4, 2008).
2221:. HipHopDX.com. Archived from
1952:Swash, Rosie (June 13, 2011).
1720:. May 10, 2022. Archived from
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1091:I am really disappointed that
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506:, who were widely embraced by
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2304:Watanabe, Shinichiro (2007).
1209:magazine placed M.I.A in the
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399:in subsidiary conjunction by
4228:Feminist activism in hip hop
1177:" reached number two on the
1021:fans rather than hip-hop or
850:Best Alternative Music Album
462:Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
4218:Partner violence in hip hop
1973:. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
1686:"Critics' Choice: New CD's"
1534:. ABDO Publishing Company.
736:Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
592:were rising to prominence.
310:success of artists such as
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1445:. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
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1368:October 30, 2020, at the
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389:Pete Rock & CL Smooth
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1959:August 26, 2016, at the
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417:Del the Funky Homosapien
1372:Retrieved 22 April 2021
1111:was just me, guerrilla.
326:and the British artist
303:by the general public.
2456:(September 16, 2008).
1803:Top 40 Singles of 2006
1429:Straight Outta Compton
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608:Beats, Rhymes and Life
513:Straight Outta Compton
450:3 Feet High and Rising
27:Sub-genre of rap music
3396:Alternative reggaeton
2675:Universal Zulu Nation
2334:"The 2009 – Time 100"
2310:Dark Horse Comics Inc
2198:on September 27, 2007
1613:on September 23, 2021
1607:"Vibe – Google Books"
859:between Kanye West's
638:Since the mid-1990s,
580:, while acts such as
369:golden age of hip hop
4161:Contemporary R&B
3970:Minneapolis/St. Paul
2252:on September 9, 2006
2225:on November 27, 2005
2133:. October 15, 2018.
1857:on February 19, 2007
1486:Rodrick; pp. 115–116
1457:Retrieved 5 May 2022
1075:A Tribe Called Quest
1063:Arrested Development
1009:Reception and legacy
760:by selling 11 times
603:A Tribe Called Quest
578:Arrested Development
543:The Notorious B.I.G.
441:Arrested Development
421:Freestyle Fellowship
385:A Tribe Called Quest
332:A Tribe Called Quest
277:Arrested Development
218:experimental hip hop
175:Instrumental hip hop
4271:Alternative hip hop
2765:Chopped and screwed
2670:Five-Percent Nation
2366:"The 2009 Time 100"
2192:"OPEN Abstractions"
2032:on February 3, 2019
1639:. November 19, 2013
1562:. February 18, 2021
1400:Erlewine, Stephen.
1238:online distribution
1127:-based alt-rap duo
1105:Kamaal the Abstract
1080:Kamaal the Abstract
997:or Brockhampton or
777:Operation: Doomsday
508:major record labels
423:as well as certain
409:Digital Underground
220:) is a subgenre of
210:Alternative hip hop
200:underground hip hop
97:Typical instruments
35:Alternative hip hop
2464:St. Martin's Press
2396:"Blur Album Sales"
2086:has generic name (
2000:on April 23, 2012.
1754:on August 18, 2006
1691:The New York Times
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2400:www.vblurpage.com
2319:978-1-59307-642-9
2278:Los Angeles Times
1883:. April 7, 2011.
1850:The Village Voice
1833:on July 24, 2008.
1541:978-1-61784-647-2
1502:Los Angeles Times
1476:. Nicolae Sfetcu.
1425:Caramanica, Jon.
1234:social networking
1152:The Hunger Strike
1137:The Minstrel Show
1095:wasn't released.
1047:Imhotep Gary Byrd
1035:independent media
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943:alternative radio
857:sales competition
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3194:Boomba music
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167:Other topics
113:drum machine
29:
4213:Video vixen
4208:Synthesizer
4181:Turntablism
4166:Disc jockey
4099:New Zealand
3879:Palestinian
3774:Montenegrin
3565:Bangladeshi
3560:Azerbaijani
3299:Derivatives
3284:Zenji flava
3259:Songo-salsa
3189:Bongo flava
3069:Country rap
2957:Memphis rap
2940:Mafioso rap
2935:Gangsta rap
2910:Underground
2905:Turntablism
2829:Chicano rap
2731:Hipster hop
2726:Alternative
2410:February 8,
2112:January 21,
1891:October 10,
1758:November 4,
1560:Consequence
1236:as well as
1175:Wavin' Flag
1121:lead single
1115:Similarly,
1043:spoken word
1019:indie music
999:Post Malone
977:channel on
916:Nicki Minaj
904:Lupe Fiasco
804:Joey Badass
791:Madvillainy
672:Talib Kweli
648:Rhymesayers
570:indie music
519:The Chronic
488:gangsta rap
352:Black Sheep
297:digital era
293:gangsta rap
264:, and even
195:turntablism
143:synthesizer
133:bass guitar
4265:Categories
4094:Australian
4073:Salvadoran
4009:West Coast
3955:Midwestern
3933:New Jersey
3923:East Coast
3769:Macedonian
3744:Portuguese
3637:Sri Lankan
3627:Philippine
3592:Indonesian
3535:Zimbabwean
3510:Senegalese
3348:Glitch hop
3341:Ghettotech
3310:Electronic
3199:Cumbia rap
3159:Trap metal
3094:Industrial
3009:Latin trap
2968:Trap music
2952:Horrorcore
2895:Snap music
2879:Religious
2846:Mumble rap
2841:Miami bass
2797:East Coast
2690:Golden age
2685:New school
2680:Old-school
2644:Production
2597:Battle rap
2580:Beatboxing
2499:0385312474
1664:Okayplayer
1256:References
1229:Demon Days
975:Alt Nation
862:Graduation
796:Madvillain
724:Kanye West
720:Aesop Rock
680:Atmosphere
664:Jurassic 5
621:De La Soul
574:The Fugees
525:Doggystyle
496:Snoop Dogg
484:glam metal
445:The Fugees
429:Goodie Mob
401:West Coast
377:De La Soul
373:East Coast
336:De La Soul
316:Kanye West
281:The Fugees
273:mainstream
108:turntables
4156:Auto-Tune
4136:Colombian
4119:Brazilian
4058:Dominican
4014:Northwest
3975:Wisconsin
3928:Baltimore
3834:Ukrainian
3814:Slovenian
3779:Norwegian
3754:Icelandic
3749:Hungarian
3704:Bulgarian
3642:Taiwanese
3632:Singapore
3622:Pakistani
3612:Mongolian
3607:Malaysian
3520:Tanzanian
3478:Mauritian
3391:Reggaeton
3363:Freestyle
3319:Breakbeat
3184:Afroswing
3150:Rap metal
3129:Rap opera
3089:Hip house
2977:Afro trap
2930:Dirty rap
2883:Christian
2868:Conscious
2863:Political
2790:Crunkcore
2775:Cloud rap
2706:Subgenres
2634:Festivals
2492:. Delta.
2025:Billboard
1921:April 29,
1586:Billboard
1411:March 25,
1067:Dead Prez
939:pop music
891:watershed
755:certified
704:Quasimoto
613:Billboard
598:The Score
590:the Roots
547:Mobb Deep
308:crossover
151:Subgenres
4248:Category
4171:DJ mixer
4124:BrasĂlia
4085:Oceanian
4048:Canadian
3987:Southern
3889:Tunisian
3874:Lebanese
3859:Egyptian
3789:Romanian
3709:Croatian
3697:Scottish
3672:Austrian
3667:Albanian
3658:European
3617:Nepalese
3597:Japanese
3555:Armenian
3525:Togolese
3505:Nigerien
3493:Nigerian
3488:Namibian
3483:Moroccan
3473:Malawian
3458:Ghanaian
3448:Botswana
3443:Beninese
3433:Algerian
3358:Illbient
3264:Scam rap
3239:Motswako
3224:Igbo rap
3175:Regional
3164:Nu metal
3139:Trip hop
3134:Rap rock
3119:Punk rap
3099:Jazz rap
3002:UK drill
2921:Hardcore
2900:Southern
2856:Chap hop
2851:Nerdcore
2753:Road rap
2738:Boom bap
2617:Feminism
2612:Activism
2573:Emceeing
2566:Graffiti
2552:Breaking
2404:Archived
2283:Archived
2256:July 14,
2229:July 14,
2202:June 24,
2170:Archived
2135:Archived
2106:Archived
2076:cite web
2060:Archived
1957:Archived
1915:Archived
1885:Archived
1806:Archived
1696:Archived
1582:"Fugees"
1433:Archived
1427:Review:
1406:AllMusic
1366:Archived
1338:Archived
1329:AllMusic
1277:Archived
1273:AllMusic
1244:See also
1223:Gorillaz
1218:Gorillaz
1197:jazz rap
1187:chanbara
995:Lil Peep
967:L.I.F.T.
896:Kid Cudi
894:artists—
887:gangster
883:hardcore
819:and the
768:(RIAA).
762:platinum
692:Doomtree
642:such as
500:Warren G
425:Southern
250:pop/rock
242:hardcore
226:AllMusic
190:rap rock
159:Jazz rap
123:keyboard
81:pop rock
4203:Sampler
4131:Chilean
4068:Mexican
4063:Haitian
3997:Memphis
3992:Atlanta
3965:Detroit
3960:Chicago
3894:Turkish
3869:Israeli
3864:Iranian
3824:Swedish
3819:Spanish
3804:Serbian
3799:Russian
3764:Italian
3724:Finnish
3687:British
3677:Belgian
3575:Chinese
3570:Burmese
3530:Zambian
3463:Ivorian
3453:Gambian
3438:Angolan
3424:African
3269:Stronda
3234:Low bap
3219:Hiplife
3109:Pop rap
3079:Emo rap
3074:Electro
3060:General
3034:UK trap
2812:Jerkin'
2770:Chopper
2748:British
2717:General
2663:History
2649:Theater
2607:Fashion
2590:Culture
2539:Hip hop
2289:June 4,
1788:May 29,
1728:May 29,
1702:May 10,
1669:May 29,
1643:May 29,
1617:May 29,
1591:May 29,
1566:May 29,
1513:May 29,
1344:May 20,
1283:June 4,
1201:Nujabes
1183:hip-hop
1101:Outkast
1097:LA Reid
1045:artist
867:50 Cent
828:annual
772:MF DOOM
764:by the
758:diamond
688:Mos Def
676:MF DOOM
652:Anticon
626:Atliens
617:OutKast
433:Outkast
358:History
312:Outkast
234:gangsta
230:hip hop
128:sampler
46:Hip hop
4019:Alaska
3899:Yemeni
3854:Arabic
3809:Slovak
3794:Romany
3784:Polish
3734:German
3729:French
3692:Celtic
3602:Korean
3580:Indian
3468:Kenyan
3229:Kwaito
2947:G-funk
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