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The Essence

Spotlighting the independent artists who stay true to "the essence" of Hip-Hop culture.

What You Bumpin' Right Now INDEPENDENT & UNDERGROUND ONLY

Announcement RuffDraft 34.4K views 901 comments 0 points Most recent by 7EL7 November 2017
Essence Essentials: Playlists Both Old and New + Artist of the Months

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Essence Rules

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K.B. Da Kidnappa music

Ear2DaSt 111 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Qiv_Owan December 2017
***Underground Heat*** Twisted Insane feat. Brotha Lynch Hung and Iso - Chop Suey

grumpy_new_yorker 31 views 8 comments 1 point Most recent by 7EL7 November 2017
The Devil Made me Do It... Demons in the Game of Hip Hop... Diddy, Suge, Baby, Etc...

Soloman_The_Wise 11 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by mistabooks November 2017
Street Military Remix ..........

Ear2DaSt 1 view 0 comments -2 points Started by Ear2DaSt November 2017
Behind the scenes on Traestar's Album List

traestar 31 views 33 comments 0 points Most recent by Qingstimea September 2017
Niccaz just want it all 2 selfish & dam greedy,aint enuff meat in the streets for all my dogz 2 eat

Ear2DaSt 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by Ear2DaSt September 2017
Deeper then a submarine Houston underground

Ear2DaSt 11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Ear2DaSt August 2017
RIP UGHH.com - THIS IS FAREWELL...

traestar 101 views 12 comments 4 points Most recent by StreetRap March 2017
The Underground Passage mixtape (Straight raw uncut underground hip hop!)

a.mann 21 views 0 comments 1 point Started by a.mann February 2017
Sean Price tells new rappers they suck, explains how R.A. The Rugged Man ruined his career

just.might.b.ok 2K views 38 comments 3 points Most recent by #1hiphopjunki3 January 2017
Snowgoons - We Won't Die ft Sicknature & Sean Strange (Dir. by Reel Wolf) VIDEO

genocidecutter 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by genocidecutter December 2016
The Enforcers - The Jersey Connection

achewon87 1 view 2 comments 1 point Most recent by traestar August 2016
Elzhi - new album via Kickstarter

rapfan84 1 view 13 comments 1 point Most recent by CeLLaR-DooR June 2016
Anyone cop Hopsin's 'Knock Madness'???

water ur seeds 11 views 10 comments 0 points Most recent by mackanaven March 2016
Earthgang - Torba EP

achewon87 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by achewon87 December 2015
RIP to Robert Diaz aka Pumpkinhead

traestar 1 view 4 comments 3 points Most recent by RuffDraft September 2015
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phukkyou2 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by phukkyou2 August 2015
Dilla Day Detroit 2014

jono 71 views 13 comments 12 points Most recent by thephantasm June 2015
'MaDILLAiny' mixtape

lazypakman 21 views 5 comments 3 points Most recent by dwade206 May 2015
Canibus or Charlie 2na?

thephantasm 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by thephantasm April 2015
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mosincredible 1 view 0 comments 0 points Started by mosincredible March 2015
Verse 48 -Tame One, Copywrite, Vakill, Chino XL Group EP in Works

nujerz84 11 views 4 comments 5 points Most recent by AZTG February 2015
Deltrom 3030 (Del The Funky Homosapien and Dan The Automator and Kid Koala) Announce New album.

Lou Cypher 1 view 10 comments 2 points Most recent by OAKLAND or Die January 2015
Apollo Brown has to be one of the hottest producers right now...

jono 431 views 42 comments 11 points Most recent by writersbench December 2014
Digi Crates Records & The Jun “Nujabes” Seba Scam

traestar 11 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by traestar November 2014
Atmosphere Announce New Album Southsiders, Share "Bitter"

Lou Cypher 11 views 12 comments 4 points Most recent by RuffDraft June 2014
Days of Contrast: When Life was Simpler (2014) Released: 4th March, 2014

RuffDraft 11 views 0 comments 0 points Started by RuffDraft March 2014
CYNE: All My Angles are Right (2014) Release date: 18th March, 2014. Single Inside.

RuffDraft 1 view 0 comments 1 point Started by RuffDraft March 2014
New Badu(uncut)...Understands why 3 stacks and Com lost they minds.

g00dlikeg0d 201 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by silverfoxx February 2014
Punchline and DJ Soulclap - Underground Superstars (most underrated album of the year)

rapfan84 50 views 16 comments 4 points Most recent by DJSoulClap January 2014

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