Alternative Hip Hop Artists & the Gear They Use

Chris “The Glove” Taylor

Music Producer, DJ · The Pharcyde

Elucid

Rapper, Music Producer · Armand Hammer

Orgasmic

Music Producer · TTC

Jungle Brothers

Music Producer · Native Tongues Posse

Peter Fox

Singer · Seeed

Amy Heidemann

Singer, Rapper · Karmin

Macy Gray

Composer, Music Producer

Jay Electronica

Rapper

Saul Williams

Rapper

Skee-Lo

Rapper

Saigon

Rapper

Gary Langan

Music Producer · The Art of What?!

Vivian Trimble

Rapper · Luscious Jackson

Gabby Glaser

Rapper · Luscious Jackson

Kate Schellenbach

Drummer · Beastie Boys

James Bradley Jr.

Drummer · Crazy Town

Willie the New Guy

Drummer · The Bloodhound Gang

M.S.G.

DJ · The Bloodhound Gang

Joey Karam

Keyboardist · The Locust

Ben Collins

Singer · Chronic Future

Jim Corry

Jamiroquai

Rapsody

Singer, Rapper

Action Bronson

Rapper

Shwayze

Rapper

Zaakir

Rapper · Zulu Nation

Lupe Fiasco

Singer, Rapper · All City Chess Club

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Rapper, Music Producer · Wu-Tang Clan

Scratch

Rapper · The Roots

Evidence

Singer · Soul Assassins

Raekwon

Rapper · Wu-Tang Clan

Jean Grae

Music Producer

Killer Mike

Rapper · Dungeon Family

Blu & Exile

Busdriver

Rapper, Music Producer · Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus

L'Orange

Music Producer, DJ

Black Thought

Rapper · The Roots

Mista Lawnge

Music Producer, DJ · Black Sheep

Daveed Diggs

Singer, Rapper · True Neutral Crew

Declaime

Singer, Rapper · Likwit Crew

Money B

Singer, Rapper · The Underground Railroad

Mr. Len

Music Producer, DJ · Dirty Disco Squares

Krondon

Singer · Soul Assassins

Abril Olivera

NAFTA

Mr. DJ

Music Producer, DJ · Dungeon Family

Conway

Singer, Rapper · Griselda

MED

Singer, Rapper · Axel F

Ceschi

Guitarist, Rapper · Codefendants

Earl Blaize

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Antipop Consortium

James Darrell Robinson

Drummer · N*E*R*D

Remi Kabaka Jr.

Drummer, Composer · Gorillaz

Joshua Abrams

Bassist, Music Producer · The Roots

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · The Roots

J.PERIOD

Music Producer, DJ · The Roots

DJ Smash

Music Producer, DJ · Sublime

Kelly Vargas

Drummer · Sublime

SLIMKID3

Singer, Music Producer · The Pharcyde

Jody Fontaine

AG Club

Lazy K

Basehead

Chance The Rapper

Rapper · The Social Experiment

Rico Nasty

Rapper

Medhane

070 Shake

Singer

Claudette Ortiz

Singer · City High

Robbie Pardlo

City High

Ryan Toby

Singer, Music Producer · City High

Hiko Momoji

Music Producer

Theophilus London

Rapper · Chauffeur

Marty O'Brian

Bassist · Static?X

Talib Kweli

Singer · Black Star

Cuizinier

Rapper · TTC

Tido Berman

Music Producer · TTC

Bilal

Music Producer · Soulquarians

Common

Rapper · August Greene

Tinchy Stryder

Singer, Rapper · Roll Deep

P.O.S

Bassist · Cadillac Blindside

Dessa Darling

Singer, Rapper · Gayngs

Malcolm David Kelley

Rapper · MKTO

Tony Oller

Composer · MKTO

Sierra Swan

Singer · Black Eyed Peas

Admiral P

Ileana Cabra Joglar

Singer · Calle 13

Marteria

Rapper

Rakaa

Singer · Zulu Nation

Nick Noonan

Keyboardist, Composer · Karmin

Kelis

Singer

Travie McCoy

Singer, Rapper · Gym Class Heroes

Estelle

Rapper

Ian Parton

Music Producer · The Go! Team

Sam Dook

The Go! Team

Kaori Tsuchida

The Go! Team

Jamie Bell

The Go! Team

Chi Fukami Taylor

The Go! Team

Ninja

Rapper · The Go! Team

Silke Stiedinger

The Go! Team

Uffie

Rapper

Hal Ritson

Music Producer · The Young Punx