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Trae Tha Truth <--- Grand Hustle tho...
XXL's Top 30 Independent Artists in the Game
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Originally Posted by Cheese Wagstaff
Mac Miller
So lame
You may think he is lame but his hustle can not denied.
Devin the Dude has laid a verse with every big name rap artist but he is not a household name.
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Atmosphere is one of my favorite rappers, his story-telling is just amazing. And he can rap to literally anything.
Remy LeBeau
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So I wasn't trippin
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He doin' more than most signed artists, tho.Originally Posted by Cheese Wagstaff
Mac Miller
So lame
You can't deny the kid is puttin' in that work 24/7/365.
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Originally Posted by Ricardo Malta
He doin' more than most signed artists, tho.Originally Posted by Cheese Wagstaff
Mac Miller
So lame
You can't deny the kid is puttin' in that work 24/7/365.
Exactly. Love him or hate him dude is moving sales.
I agree with everyone else saying Bronson should have made the list. A lot of people on the list I have seen or heard the name but haven't listened to more than one or two songs.
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Tech N9ne should be first. Sure, Mac has a bigger buzz than him and is doing Mountain Dew commercials. But Tech has a whole label that has surprisingly been putting out good music for the past couple years. I'm not a fan of either, but you can't deny the hustle Tech puts forth to be where he's at right now.
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Yeah Mac is moving units, but we know why
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Originally Posted by Cheese Wagstaff
Mac Miller
So lame
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Originally Posted by RIPyzyz
Yeah Mac is moving units, but we know why
Spoiler [+]
yep.
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What's the criteria for "indie" because a lot of those artists are on major.
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No Spaceghostpurrp, Vince Staples, or Neako? Also some of the dudes they did put on this list suck like....
Kid Ink, Chris Webby, Macklemore & Hopsin
The 3 I named & Action Bronson could easily replace them
And I didnt know Styles P, Fat Joe, Juvenile, DJ Drama & E 40 are independent
Kid Ink, Chris Webby, Macklemore & Hopsin
The 3 I named & Action Bronson could easily replace them
And I didnt know Styles P, Fat Joe, Juvenile, DJ Drama & E 40 are independent
6 Rings G.O.A.T.
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Nipsey hussle isn't on the list? Ok..
solarius49
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and what kinda artist is DJ Drama anyways?
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Hes very instrumental to every song he does on, just like DJ Khaled lol
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Wait, how does mac miller get clowned for being lame and corny and childish gambino doesn't?
son has the swag of a chess team captain
son has the swag of a chess team captain
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because Gambino actually worked his way into the game. Mac is a white jew who came up right after Wiz from the same city. his success was damn near guaranteed. Gambino could have EASILY flopped and been unheard of.
I DO put Gambino & Mac in the same genre though, so i see where you are coming from.
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Can't really argue Mac does move units....i don't like him but hey he is doing his thing.
How is El-P on the list honestly? I love him but i didn't think he was a big indy artist. Did anyone actually buy Cancer 4 cure? I guess RAP music gives him the credit.
My favorite artists are indie and didn't make the list
Jedi Mind Tricks
Aesop Rock (new album out tomorrow
)
P.O.S. (and Dessa from doomtree)
The Weeknd (would he even count? i think he is still independent and he is kinda hip hop)
La Coka Nostra (Ill Bill as a solo artist too)
Torae
Skyzoo
Sage Francis
Necro (production purposes basically lol)
Homeboy Sandman
Brother Ali
Murs
How is El-P on the list honestly? I love him but i didn't think he was a big indy artist. Did anyone actually buy Cancer 4 cure? I guess RAP music gives him the credit.
My favorite artists are indie and didn't make the list
Jedi Mind Tricks
Aesop Rock (new album out tomorrow
P.O.S. (and Dessa from doomtree)
The Weeknd (would he even count? i think he is still independent and he is kinda hip hop)
La Coka Nostra (Ill Bill as a solo artist too)
Torae
Skyzoo
Sage Francis
Necro (production purposes basically lol)
Homeboy Sandman
Brother Ali
Murs
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WHAT? wow one of the dumbest things ive ever read
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What? You do know even if Gambino flopped it wouldnt have affected him nearly as much as it woulda for Mac since Gambino is also a TV writer AND a comedian under his real name Donald Glover. So in reality you got it twisted on who worked their way into the game
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I dont like that "white jew statement"...but being from Pittsburgh, I saw Wiz grind his way into the game since he was 16. I had NEVER heard of Mac Miller before until that KIDS song came out
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Only people that care about another man's swag are women. No man says " Ahh man I don't like that dude because his swag ain't up to par...".
because Gambino actually worked his way into the game. Mac is a white jew who came up right after Wiz from the same city. his success was damn near guaranteed. Gambino could have EASILY flopped and been unheard of.
I DO put Gambino & Mac in the same genre though, so i see where you are coming from.
I don't know about that. I'm not much of a fan of Mac Miller but dude put his work in. Maybe not as much as Wiz but he surely wasn't a overnight success. Dude put in just as much work as Childish Gambino did if not more.
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Mac Miller independent? Ha.
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i gotta correct this everytime i see it.
Atmosphere is the name of the group. Slug is the MC. Ant is the Producer/Dj.
So you mean Slug is one of your favorite rappers.