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The Anatomy of Underground Rap

An outsider's introduction to the underground

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Dec 30, 2025
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Written by Sadprt — Jack Tellier & Floodgate

You, reader, are so blessed. Right now is the best possible moment to fall in love with underground rap. We’re in uncharted territory. The sounds are bolder, and the boundaries blurrier, than ever.

Even calling it ‘rap’ is misleading. Today’s underground artists are incorporating sounds from a variety of genres…

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