Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a sub-genre of hip hop music that encompasses the wide range of styles of hip hop that have not become identified as mainstream. Allmusic defines it as follows:Alternative rap refers to hip hop groups that tend not to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap such as gangsta bass hardcore pop and party rap.
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