Free Post (underground)

Here we have another form of hip-hop music known as underground. Underground music is the stuff that is usually not played on the radio and has less media hype. Most underground rappers have their own style and they tend to rap about things that have meaning. This is where hip-hop becomes masked and unnoticed as the main stream projects a bad name and image while underground is the true roots of hip-hop for example Atmospheres- "Sunshine". The artist does not tell about drugs and gangs, but instead he takes a moment to praise life. Through the lyrics he uses a catchy rhythm and smooth transitions to express the idea that we should all cherish life and that it is a beautiful thing. This is quite the opposite of what rap now a days usually consists of. Although this is not considered "classic hip-hop" or "old school hip-hop" it shows ideas and influences from those early styles. Atmosphere does this by expressing topics such as the sunshine and an old bike he hasn't ridden in a while. He notices that the smaller things in life are what are important after a hard night of drinking. "Front of the toilet hands and knees trying to breath in between the dry heaves". He's trying to say that drinking and partying aren't the more important things in life and that those things cause us harm.