underground hiphop

The Alchemist and Oh No, respected and accomplished MCs and producers in their own right, weren’t acquainted until they met at a show headlined by Dilated Peoples member and mutual friend, Evidence. Inspired, Al contacted Oh No and proposed a collaborative project. From that point they “just clicked”, says Oh No. “I sent him a verse and a beat, and he sent a beat and a verse.” The creative sparring continued, and they began to refer to the work as Gangrene.

The Odd Squad is a Southern hip-hop group consisting of Devin the Dude, Jugg Mugg, and Rob Quest. The first album, Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! was released in 1994 on Rap-A-Lot Records. The album was considered by Scarface to be the label's finest release. Having been out of print for many years, Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! is heavily sought after by fans.

1). MarkmyWords and DJ Sinn hit the streets with their debut album as Nature of the Beast titled Homeland Securty. Featuring quest emcees Qwel of Typical Cats, Pip Skid of Peanuts and Corn, and Y-Test and Doxx(The Blindsiders) and production from Daneja of the Beat Bandits, Julian Ramirez of Cali Untouchables, J.A.Y. the Fallguy, Pen Pointz, and Y-Test. 2). Nature Of The Beast is a Rapcore band from Leeds, UK.

Cory McKay (born 1970 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) , better known as Cormega or "MC Cor", is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life. Cormega came up as part of the early-'90s Queensbridge, Queens, New York scene that also fostered such name acts as Nas and Mobb Deep, among many others (not to mention the preceding generation of artists affiliated with Marley Marl and the Juice Crew).