I attached a poll. I've found lately that most of my favorite 'new' artists or CDs I'm revisiting are being branded this way...

Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways. Allmusic defines it as follows:

Alternative Rap refers to Hip-Hop groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, bass, hardcore, and party rap. Instead, they blur genres - drawing from funk and pop/rock, as well as jazz, soul and reggae.

They only let me list 10 choices. Other groups that might be considered 'alternative' include Swollen Members, Black-Eyed Peas, The Pharcyde, Common, Mos Def, De La Soul, Pharoahe Monche, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, Jungle Brothers...

I just heard these guys music on the BET awards and I thought they sounded real good, N.E.R.D.

I just heard these guys music on the BET awards and I thought they sounded real good, N.E.R.D.
You haven't heard NERD til recently? Go to youtube right now and check out "She Wants to Move", "Rock Star", and "You Know"

cypress hill has good songs...

Jurassic 5 and The Fugees.

You haven't heard NERD til recently? Go to youtube right now and check out "She Wants to Move", "Rock Star", and "You Know"Well I've heard of them for a while now just never listened to them but after hearing some of their stuff I think I'm going to buy their albums.

Mos Def. Cypress Hill hasnt really been good since their second album.

Well I've heard of them for a while now just never listened to them but after hearing some of their stuff I think I'm going to buy their albums.

You must live in a cave.

You must live in a cave.I usually only listen to rap but I've liked Pharrells production for a long time now. I just recently figured out that I must like the rock and roll thing when it has a little soul in it. My bad I'll be sure to come out of my rap cave once in a while.

Mos Def. Cypress Hill hasnt really been good since their second album.

First album=classic, 2nd album (black sunday)=classic, 3rd album (temples of boom)=classic, 4th album (IV)=very solid, very VERY well produced, 5th album (Skull & Bones)=very solid, 6th album (Stoned Raiders)=solid, experimental and still well done, 7th album (Til Death do us part)=decent effort. IMO, they have only one average level album, and that was their last. Their catalog is rock solid.

which sad ****er voted for gm class heroes, they're a cheesy pop band.

They only let me list 10 choices. Other groups that might be considered 'alternative' include Swollen Members, Black-Eyed Peas, The Pharcyde, Common, Mos Def, De La Soul, Pharoahe Monche, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, Jungle Brothers...

Black Eyed Peas???!!!! Dude!! :lame:

I forgot the Fugees also.

tribe, de la, roots

lol, I was just thinking about this a few weeks ago how some of these groups are "alternative". ****s been happening since the early 90s.

Even then it was stupid. If anything, they **** they pass as Hiphop on mainstream radio is alternative as it gets.

First album=classic, 2nd album (black sunday)=classic, 3rd album (temples of boom)=classic, 4th album (IV)=very solid, very VERY well produced, 5th album (Skull & Bones)=very solid, 6th album (Stoned Raiders)=solid, experimental and still well done, 7th album (Til Death do us part)=decent effort. IMO, they have only one average level album, and that was their last. Their catalog is rock solid.

Cypress Hill is a legendary and top 5 group of all time.

They had a major impact on Hiphop, MAJOR.

The Roots.

I like Fort Minor too.