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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9xne
AWOL One
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Akira Gautama
All But 6
Anitek
Ant
Apex God
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Black MC
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BlxckTal0n
Bsterthegawd
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Dk2fois
Doog Reppar
Dubbisdope
ETO
Eahwee
Edan
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F-MACK
FANTØM
FINIK
Flict G
Flocko
General Huge
Gotu Jim
Grav3
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Homeboy Sandman
Ikingaamir
Its KRD
JBilla
Jackxn
Jswervin
KING KOLONI
KNY Low
Kevlar.BMG
Key Nasty
Kid Abis
LMNO
LWAKIL
Lady Binladen
MC DW9
MC Tchalla
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MPSlice
Mag$
Masai Bey
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Misdameanor
Mr.Poetik
Mvchoo23
O.D.D.I.T.Y
O3G
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Papo2oo4
PluggzHouse
Proof
RAHTWOFIVE
Rahn Rahn $plash
SNOW DR
Scottie Banks
Sir Vibe
Skinny Xander
Slimline Mutha
Slowsho
Slug
Son Lux
Subjxct 5
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TYKING
The Abstract Kid
The Lyrical Dogtor
The Miserable Genius
ThisisDA
TuffLuckKid
Tyno Lyfe
Va's General
Vegyn
Vitamin Cea
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YKNIECE
Yahzick
Ynd Soulja
YungLex
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saraunh0ly
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DANGERDOOM
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Aesop Rock
Viktor Vaughn
Ant
Slug
Spark Master Tape
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Vegyn
Proof
BOI WHAT
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Son Lux
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Degiheugi
Watsky
YKNIECE
Flict G
FINIK
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Ero JWP
Young Fathers
All But 6
TYKING
Murs
Grieves
Kenny Segal
JJ DOOM
Ynd Soulja
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YungLex
Deltron 3030
Gotu Jim
Цинк Уродов
Mvchoo23
Earl
Cap Kendricks
Open Mike Eagle
Sadistik
Antiquant
FANTØM
Slug
Aceyalone
Dessa
One Self
2forwOyNE
BUSDRIVER
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Kristoff Krane
Kosma Król
Ku$h Drifter
Azain
Maycash
Dk2fois
Mr. Lif
Yury
Mystik
P.O.S
Eyedea
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Homeboy Sandman
Heiruspecs
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Hail Mary Mallon
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jpegdonn
C-Rayz Walz
Rob Sonic
Buck 65
Eligh
Dr. Octagon
Dem Atlas
Keifergr33n
DJ Abilities
Eyedea & Abilities
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AKC Kretta
GMARK
Rob Viktum
Subjxct 5
Cage
Papo2oo4
Fish Killa
Fatlip
Molemen
TuffLuckKid
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Cloud Chief
Felt
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