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Message: [QUOTE="xuvetyn96, post: 26219, member: 41508"] I can think of lots. [B]A Tribe Called Quest: [/B]they differed a lot from the gangster rap of the 1990s, with a focus on playful and humorous lyrics and wordplay. Also great production that sampled a lot of jazz (they're considered one of the inventors of the "jazz rap" genre). [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRnvjCkTsw']This is one of my favorites[/URL] by them. [B]The Pharcyde[/B]: another great 90s group. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwHuEDCM7xs']"Runnin'" [/URL]has an excellent early beat produced by J Dilla (considered one of the best producers of all time). [B]Souls of Mischief: [/B]Very playful, like Tribe. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABLsFK8gjY']'93 Till Infinity[/URL] was their main big hit but they have a lot of other great songs. [B]Nas: [/B]considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, he has some great lyricism and delivery. His album [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_u6mqary2A']Illmatic[/URL] is a great place to start. These are all 90s groups/rappers, since it sounded like that's mainly what you're looking for, but I want to stress that there is also a lot of great rap from the 2000s and there's still good rap being made today (even if it is harder to find). Just realized you specified you were looking for obscure stuff, whoops! None of these are really that obscure but are great nonetheless. [/QUOTE]

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