Spreading the Word

The underground hip-hop movement, currently connected to
L.A. local groups Dilated Peoples and Jurassic Five, has always
relied on word of mouth to spread the news. With Dilated
Peoples’new album ready to be released, the buzz is starting
to spread. R.J. Buzon Third-year
Psychology “I like their rhyme. I like the underground scene.
I think that it is better than mainstream, because their rhymes are
so much more original. It seems like everybody has to sing about
money and stuff nowadays.” Chris Dickersin
First-year Undeclared “I’m from Berkeley, and up in the
Bay Area, underground music is pretty popular. Even music from the
L.A. area, where Dilated Peoples and Jurassic Five are from. The
mainstream is all about money and the underground message is a lot
more positive, which I think is a lot more important for
society.” Karin Sung Third-year English
major “Dilated Peoples was supposed to play here in a free
show, but it fell through. There is a huge underground hip-hop
following here and a lot of people really love music here. Dilated
Peoples has its own style. There has always been an underground
movement ““ it is just bigger now. I think that one day it
will really explode.”