Underground 

Un•der•ground (un’der ground’), n., adj.

1) A genre in music and other forms of media intended for an elite audience, that is often characterized by its high levels of originality and experimentation, and does not conform to typical standards, trends, or hypes as set by the popular mainstream media.

The mainstream media has a tendency to steal new ideas from the underground.

Underground by Essix April 16, 2005

Underground 

A movement or a group of people related to music, who do it not for the money, the notoriety or the fame, but for the love. They don’t promote, because they don’t crave popularity. They also don’t need to tell everyone about how underground they are because they aren’t really interested in labelling their own movement, they just do it, and if people enjoy it, great.

You ain't underground, you have a Facebook page advertsing your event fella....

Underground by dandesqueran June 8, 2015

Underground 

Art, opinion or organization that exists outside of mainstream society or culture. Also known as "independent" or sometimes "counter-culture".

Giff preferred the underground music scene in her area to the bland stuff that played on most radio stations.

Underground by Gyro June 9, 2002

Underground 

The London railway system. Also called the Metro or Tube.

We took the Underground from King's Cross to Covent Gardens.

Underground by Zen84 December 29, 2007

underground 

Underground is about passion. of course the word is missused and abused . a true underground artist will create music/art from the heart as apposed to something tailored to a commercial market.an underground event organiser will still put on the event for the love of it even if its going to lose money... underground artists can have a long career out of the often distructive gaze of mainsteam media and earn money which is closer to someone with a good job than the millions of there commercial counterparts. where as a commercial artist will probably have a short shelf life

"I have been buying his records for 15 years, a true underground artist"

"whatever happened to him , last year he was on every tv show , radio station and all the teenage girls had his tee shirt"

underground by from the heart July 9, 2007

Underground 

in simple terms,
the opposite of mainstream

underground rapper Canibus got some beef wit Eminem, who is mainstream.

Underground by Marshall Mirzada December 4, 2003

underground 

underground is like deeper beats, lyrics and soul to a song - commercial is like what get's played on the radio and is marketed to the masses - Britney's mainstream, Eminem is mainstream - even though anyone can make underground music they don't coz it doesn't sell like commercial stuff - underground IS deeper, more hardcore, more controversial, or whatever...

sup the chenist - dust c.d is underground.. you'll know the difference if you know your music...

NB: It isn't underground because it hasn't hit mainstream yet - it's whole design is different to mass appeal.

underground by TakticOne February 24, 2004