underground rap 

rap that is created by an artist who does not have a recording contract.

I was listening to some hardcore underground rap last night.

underground rap by swagasauruse December 15, 2011

Underground Rap 

1. Artist who paint pictures with words that are commonly rejected by Commercial Rap listeners. Usually they have an Unorthadox rap style or choose not to rap about the same things main stream artist do.

2. Genuine rap that is real and uncut. Often found in cyphers by actually freestyle artist that don't rap for the money, just for someone to hear a lyric.

3. Some rap music you just might have to do your homework on.

1. Underground rap is usually found with artist like- Tyler The Creator, Lupe Fiasco, sometimes B.o.B, Fort Minor, and other various artist who branch away from the commercial rap style.

2. Found with a group of people who just rap for the hell of it, Underground rap as in: found in the subways of New york etc.

3. Guy 1-"Bro you heard of Tyler the Creator? He worships the Devil"

Guy2- "That's that underground rap bro, go do your homework and find out what the lyrics mean. I suggest rapgenius.com"

Underground Rap by Underground Rap Genius May 24, 2012

underground rap trauma 

A mental disorder when listening to underground rap (ex. Lucki, Jaydes or Bunii) becomes unbearable, due to the prior use of using such music to cope with traumas. Hence making the music revoke those traumas.

Carter: “Dude I can’t listen to you anymore, it just reminds me of when I was in a really bad place, im sorry.”

Jaydes: “No man, That’s ok. You’re suffering from Underground rap trauma. I’ve been there before.”

underground rap trauma by onezue February 16, 2025

Underground Rap Pipeline 

A pipeline of a rap fan, in a effort to find more underground or niche rap music, ending up exponentially listening to more and more experimental and "unlistenable" music.

Dude 1: Bro have you heard that new Edward Skeletrix?

Dude 2: Dude he sucks you are deep in the Underground Rap Pipeline

Underground Rap Pipeline by Apollo1721 October 9, 2025