Abstract Hip Hop

Abstract hip hop is a subgenre characterized by its experimental and avant-garde approach to traditional hip hop music. Emerging in the late 1990s and gaining momentum in the 2000s, abstract hip hop often features unconventional rhythms, dissonant instrumentation, and lyrics that prioritize lyrical complexity and poetic dexterity over traditional rhyme schemes. Artists within this genre frequently incorporate elements of electronic music, jazz, and psychedelia, resulting in a sound that is both sonically challenging and intellectually stimulating. Abstract hip hop's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream hip hop's commercialism, instead embracing a DIY ethos and emphasizing creative freedom. Notable for its disregard for traditional hip hop structures, abstract hip hop is set apart from other styles by its willingness to push boundaries and defy expectations, often resulting in a unique blend of introspective lyrics, atmospheric soundscapes, and futuristic production.

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Akira Gautama
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F-MACK
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FINIK
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General Huge
Gotu Jim
Grav3
Grieves
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JBilla
Jackxn
Jswervin
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LMNO
LWAKIL
Lady Binladen
MC Tchalla
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Masai Bey
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Mr.Poetik
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Parallel Thought
PluggzHouse
Proof
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Scottie Banks
Sir Vibe
Skinny Xander
Slimline Mutha
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Slug
Son Lux
Subjxct 5
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TYKING
The Abstract Kid
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TuffLuckKid
Tyno Lyfe
Va's General
Vegyn
Vitamin Cea
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YKNIECE
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FINIK
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Young Fathers
All But 6
TYKING
Grieves
Murs
JJ DOOM
Ynd Soulja
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Deltron 3030
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Open Mike Eagle
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Earl
Cap Kendricks
Antiquant
Sadistik
FANTØM
2forwOyNE
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One Self
Dessa
Slug
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Living Legends
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Yury
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Mr. Lif
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Azain
P.O.S
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Hail Mary Mallon
Buck 65
Dem Atlas
Eligh
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Cage
Rob Viktum
Fish Killa
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GMARK
Subjxct 5
Molemen
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