Alternative Hip Hop Artists & the Gear They Use

Guru

Rapper, Music Producer · Gang Starr

Smoke DZA

Rapper

Masta Ace

Rapper · Juice Crew

Chali 2na

Rapper · Zulu Nation

Cormega

Rapper · QB Finest

Sean Price

Rapper · The Fabulous Five

Fashawn

Rapper

Lyrics Born

Rapper, Music Producer · Latyrx

Gift of Gab

Rapper · Blackalicious

Grand Puba

Singer · Zulu Nation

Phife Dawg

Rapper · A Tribe Called Quest

Freeway

Rapper · Roc-A-Fella Family

Sadat X

Singer · Zulu Nation

Percee P

Rapper

Thes One

Music Producer · People Under the Stairs

Stro Elliot

Drummer, Music Producer · The Roots

Jarobi White

Rapper · A Tribe Called Quest

Posdnuos

Rapper · First Serve

Trugoy the Dove

Rapper · First Serve

Ab-Soul

Rapper · Black Hippy

Chris Salih

Drummer · Twenty One Pilots

Lateef the Truthspeaker

Rapper · The Mighty Underdogs

Mickey Factz

Rapper · All City Chess Club

elaquent

Music Producer

Mahalia

Singer

DJ Maseo

Rapper, DJ · Zulu Nation

Boots Riley

Rapper · The Coup

Pam the Funkstress

Singer, DJ · The Coup

Silk E

Singer, Rapper · The Coup

Onyx The Birthstone Kid

Rapper · KMD

Subroc

DJ · KMD

Zev Love X

Rapper · KMD

Dres

Rapper, Music Producer · Black Sheep

Vast Aire

Rapper · Cannibal Ox

Rob Sonic

Rapper, Music Producer · Hail Mary Mallon

T‐Mo

Singer, Rapper · Dungeon Family

Big Gipp

Rapper · Dungeon Family

Khujo Goodie

Singer · Dungeon Family

Chopmaster J

Singer, Drummer · Digital Underground

Kenny K

Singer, Rapper · Digital Underground

Earl Cook

Singer, Rapper · Digital Underground

Kent Racker

Bassist · Digital Underground

Young Mass

Music Producer · Digital Underground

Bigg Jus

Singer, Music Producer · Nephlim Modulation Systems

TR Love

Music Producer · Ultramagnetic MC’s

DJ Moe Love

Music Producer, DJ · Ultramagnetic MC’s

Stepa J. Groggs

Injury Reserve

Sir Michael Rocks

Singer, Rapper · The Cool Kids

Jamie Madrox

Singer, Rapper · Dark Lotus

Monoxide Child

Singer, Rapper · Dark Lotus

Trademark da Skydiver

Singer, Rapper · Jet Life

Mitchy Slick

Singer · Strong Arm Steady

An Espil

NAFTA

Doctor Dré

DJ · Beastie Boys

Scott Kirkland

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Methods of Mayhem

Astronautalis

Music Producer · Four Fists

Console

Music Producer · 13 & God

Markus Acher

Keyboardist, Music Producer · 13 & God

Micha Acher

Keyboardist, Music Producer · 13 & God

Jordan Dalrymple

Drummer · 13 & God

Dax Pierson

Music Producer · 13 & God

Brent Sayers

Atmosphere

Prevail

Singer, Rapper · Code Name: Scorpion

Moka Only

Music Producer · Code Name: Scorpion

Zodak

Music Producer, DJ · Swollen Members

Madchild

Singer, Rapper · King Klick

Rob the Viking

Music Producer · Swollen Members

Chaya Beckett-Messam

Singer · ALT BLK ERA

Nyrobi Beckett-Messam

Singer · ALT BLK ERA

Count Bass D

Singer, Music Producer · The Risktakers

Boldy James

Singer, Rapper · Boldy James & The Alchemist

Ladybug Mecca

Rapper · Digable Planets

Doodlebug

Singer, Rapper · Digable Planets

P.E.A.C.E.

Singer, Rapper · Freestyle Fellowship

Beans

Rapper, Music Producer · Antipop Consortium

High Priest

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Antipop Consortium

M. Sayyid

Singer, Music Producer · Antipop Consortium

DJ Aero

Music Producer, DJ · Methods of Mayhem

Tilo

Rapper · Methods of Mayhem

Kai Marcus

Guitarist · Methods of Mayhem

John Allen III

Guitarist · Methods of Mayhem

Kai Huppunen

Guitarist · Methods of Mayhem

Brent Paschke

Guitarist, Bassist · N*E*R*D

Devin Webster

Drummer · N*E*R*D

Dwayne Moore

Bassist · N*E*R*D

DJ Jus Ske

Music Producer, DJ · N*E*R*D

Wildchild

Rapper · Lootpack

DJ Romes

Music Producer · Lootpack

Karl van den Bossche

Drummer · Gorillaz

Dice Raw

Rapper · The Roots

Damon Bryson

Drummer · The Roots

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Hub

Bassist · The Roots

Martin Luther McCoy

Singer, Guitarist · The Roots

Omar Edwards

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Joseph Simmons

Rapper, Music Producer · The Roots