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The Changing Face of Hip-Hop: A Close-Up Look at Rap's New Underground

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Danny Brown — Danny Brown

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by J.R. Mankoff

Danny Brown

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by J.R. Mankoff
Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Jason Nocito
Yelawolf

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Bryan Sona
G-Side

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
Odd Future's Syd the Kyd

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Jason Nocito
A$AP Rocky

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Ysa Perez
Cities Aviv

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Don Perry
Odd Future's Hodgy Beats

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Jason Nocito
Danny Brown

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Romain Blanquart
Odd Future's Domo Genesis

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Jason Nocito
Big K.R.I.T.

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Isaac Solomon
G-Side

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
Kristmas

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
The Block Beattaz

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
Bentley

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
Jackie Chain

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
P.T.

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley
S.L.A.S.H.

• Live from the New Underground: SPIN Celebrates Hip-Hop's DIY Moment
• G-Side Launch a Hardscrabble, Regular-Dude Revolution
• Odd Future: The New Underground's Loud Family Goes on the Road
• An Insanely Obsessive Infographic Tries (in Vain) to Diagram the Hip-Hop Galaxy

November 16, 2011
Photo by Matt McGinley

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