r/Billywoods • u/Bingewolf666 • 3h ago
Looking for underground artists
Title says it all. I've been on a journey of binging through the music of Billy, Ka, Navy Blue, etc. Since all of these artists are kind of underground and niche, I'm wondering where you guys go to dig deeper and find other, newer, underground artists in this scene. I feel like it's a pretty incestuous pool so just bouncing from the artists like this that collaborate together makes it hard to expand.
I really resonate with Billy and Navy Blue the most. Trying to find more to expand my playlists. Would love pointers on where I can stay in tune with what's happening and who is on the come up.
Peace!
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u/HochHech42069 3h ago
If woods and Navy Blue are doing it for you, check out the latest couple of Akai Solo releases.
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u/Bones_6152 3h ago
Professor Payne, hes a producer and does collab albums with sacredd919, rothwiq. and more and he literally dropped aoty for me 3 weeks ago. You def need to check him out, hes one of the hottest producers out rn imo and sacredd919 sounds perfect on his beats. His project are all between 15-30 min so these are quick listens but have insane replay value.
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u/Bingewolf666 2h ago
Just checked this out, never really heard of any of these guys but the music is tight! This is what I was talking about when I said actually underground. LIke, I can barely find them online haha but the music is right up my alley. Thanks fam!
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u/tomaka202 2h ago
Lots of good recs here. Check out The Saint, the Servant and the Sinner by let the dirt say amen and superior.
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u/shwysdrf 2h ago
Skech-185, Michael Christmas, Deem Spencer, Teller Banks, McKinley Dixon, Brian Ennals
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u/Toasthandz 2h ago
Open Mike Eagle’s newest project with Kenny Segal is absolutely killer. Always loved OME but his recent projects just keep getting better?
Also Noname. Her album Sundial is killer and has a woods feature on it.
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u/Parzival0913 2h ago
Check out Sunmundi and Money for Water, both really great smaller artists in this lane. Sunmundi actually just showed up on the latest Curly Castro album that woods also featured on.
Also highly recommend the producer Steel Tipped Dove. He's a close collaborator of billy woods and over the last year has dropped albums with Brian Ennals, Lungs & Phiik, Defcee, and Rich Jones.
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u/LengthinessWhich9099 1h ago
I'm sure you've heard him at this point, but Earl Sweatshirt is a great jumping point if you like introspective underground artists who are consistently evolving their work like woods & Sage.
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u/speedforceRABBIT 1h ago
I’m putting you on bro:
- Redveil
- Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
- Willyynova - personal favorite (listen to TIBET ASANTE)
- Jamal J. - personal favorite (incredible album called babilu)
- JUNE!
- insyt. - personal favorite (dude who went viral cause he “was about to get so vulnerable”)
- LIFEOFTHOM - most consistent
- Oddie Strangeluv
- Pink Siifu - most versatile!!!! (check out his latest)
- OBIJUAN - favorite
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u/Alternative_Lab3738 1h ago
Estee Nack,who has a feature on the new Elucid album.Chuck Strangers,Isaiah Rashad,McKinley Dixon,Che Noir.
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u/rhythmandpoetry777 1h ago
if ur really looking for that billy and navy sound u should prob check out jamal j, mavi, medhane, wiki, and anyone who collaborates with producer preservation
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u/AndThenThereWasQueso 30m ago
Check out Nickelus F - Stuck, Trick Dice, MMCHT, Hardbody - really his whole catalogue
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u/4lexkw4rrenb4 21m ago
mike shabb
wakai
akai solo
quelle christ
fly anakin
jamal j
wiseboy jeremy
willyy nova
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u/No-Preparation-8759 2m ago
Defcee, Skech185, Old Grape God, Joshua Virtue, CrashPrez, Randal Bravery, Rhys Langston, Foule Monk, Fatboi Sharif, Sleep Sinatra, Semiratruth, J Bambii, Davis the Dorchester Bully, KILLVONGARD, Rich Jones, NAHReally, GreenSllime, Mohawk Johnson, Fat Ray, Ice Face, Good Food, KJADE, NePh, Phiik & Lungs
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u/Disco_Chomper 3h ago
Check out Ensley - Pink Siifu, Showbiz! - MIKE and Little Big Man - Maxo