Music has always been important to me, and the music by these artists has inspired me. While they may not be as well known as Eminem or Drake, I think they are all worth listening to. If you want to expand your music library, check out these 10 underrated rappers.
1. Jute$ (Jordan Lutes)
Jutes is a Toronto based artist with an R&B infused brand of hip hop. Jutes has released an EP and two full albums over the past two years which have charted on iTunes. He has won songwriting competitions and won Best Overall EPK at the 2015 Toronto Independent Music Awards. You can find his music on SoundCloud:
You can also check him out on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/FreshYoungAndiL
2. Juwan Rohan
Juwan Rohan is from Berkeley, California. He is a rapper and a retired athlete from Colorado College. Juwan just came out with an album called Cor, and it is definitely worth checking out!
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yx1KA0ifFORLZfwUq6VAC
Read about his basketball career and his interview with Exposed Vocals:
http://www.cctigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2597
https://exposedvocals.com/features/exposed-vocals-interviews-juwan-rohan/
Check him out on social media:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fBw7SwoSJRaNsXuzlgp5J
https://m.soundcloud.com/juwan-jrock-rohan
3. Ivan B (Ivan Paniagua)
Ivan B is a rapper who released his first mixtape, The Pursuit, in 2014. He became interested in rapping while he was in high school. His nickname, Ivan BnW, stands for bread and water (read his last name above). He grew up in California.
Check him out on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/ivan_b_87
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
4. NAV (Navraj Singh Goraya)
Navraj Singh Goraya, better known by his stage name NAV, is a Canadian hip-hop recording artist and record producer from Rexdale, Ontario, Canada. He is signed to XO and Republic Records.
Check him out on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/navmusic
https://play.spotify.com/album/
5. Mike Stud (Michael Francis Seander)
Michael Francis Seander, known by his stage name Mike Stud, is an American hip-hop recording artist and former college baseball player. His first musical recognition came with the release of viral single "College Humor", which he recorded on GarageBand as a joke while he was a relief pitcher at Duke University.
Check him out on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/mike_stud/?hl=en
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
6. Justin Ston
Justin Stone is a rapper from Columbus, Ohio. Well known for his first album “Long Time Coming” hitting the top 25 hip-hop albums on the iTunes store.
Check him out on social media:
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
https://soundcloud.com/justinstonemusic
7. Chris Buxton (Joshua Reid)
Check him out on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/chrisbuxtonllg/
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
8. Adam Nystrom
Adam Nystrom is a pop singer from Sweden that moved to Seattle in his early years. He draws from many pop influences from Europe and hip-hop vibes from living on the East and West Coast helping him to develop a unique sound. He started creating music in 2010 as a freshman in high school. He broke out onto the Seattle music scene in 2012 by performing multiple shows a month using unreleased music at the age of 16. He focused heavily on creating connections behind the scene with promoters and other influential personas. His debut project "DFTN" (Don't Forget The Name) drpped June 1, 2016 on iTunes and Soundcloud. Which was a long awaited and highly anticipated project by his fanbase that has been with him since the start. The project was extremely well received allowing him to perform in multiple states along the West Coast. DFTN is not only a project but a movement brought together by Adam Nystrom and his crew (Ian Sandico, DJ Retro, and Moe Money). He has opened for a variety of artists including Futuristic, Russ, Felly, Mike Stud, and even Nef the Pharaoh to name a few.
Check him out on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/adamnystrom/on-my-mind
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
9. Yo Trane
Yo Trane is an enigmatic 22-year-old R&B singer/songwriter who was born in Libreville, Gabon, raised in France, and has a love for American music. His alluring voice paired with his comforting lyrics and hallucinatory production equals a mysterious force to be reckoned with. His music truly does speak for itself. Yo Trane learned English as well as American music listening to legends like Tupac, Biggie and Michael Jackson. He began his career rapping in France alongside his producer Kalim. After a few years, he started doing song covers that gave him international exposure. He later released his first EP Late Night Drive which has earned him several major artists cosigns and millions of streams worldwide.
Check him out on social media:
https://play.spotify.com/artist/
https://soundcloud.com/yo-trane
10. Witt Lowry (Mark Richard, Jr.)
He is a rapper who uploads his original music to his SoundCloud page and to his self-titled YouTube channel, where he has earned over 240,000 subscribers. He created his YouTube channel in 2011 and began posting videos in 2012. His stage name, Witt, comes from an earlier stage name, Witty.
Check him out on social media:
