UNDERRATED BUT NOT UNRECOGNIZED

KEEP IT OLDSKOOL SHOUTS OUT THE "ALL UNDERRATED" GROUPS 
Part 1

East Coast

In no particular order these are some of the groups never got the acclaim they should have be nevertheless still dropped great music

 Beatnuts
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 Coming from the fertile music grounds of Queens Ju-Ju and Psycho Les who also known for producing music as well as performing. Label "gymnastics" prevented this duo from getting the props that that they richly deserved. The group was instrumental in getting rapper Big Pun known to the masses with the song "Off the Books" The one solace is that most "True Hip Hop" heads know who the Beatnuts are and realize that this group has always been underrated 

Camp Lo 

 

 Camp Lo with rappers Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede burst onto the scene with 1997s "Uptown Saturday Night". The duo sporting a retro look with phrases to go along with it had a hit with "Luchini This is It" They were produced by Ski Beats a former member of Damon Dash managed group Original Flavor. Sonny Cheeba's distinct style and delivery was not something that was heard before This group loved to pay homage to the 70s even including "Thelma" and "J.J" from Good Times for one of their videos

Nice & Smooth

Another New York Tandem was Nice & Smooth the duo who made their debut with "Pimpin aint Easy" duet with Big Daddy Kane. The duo with 2 distinct rhyme flows just fit together  from Smooth B's creamy slow paced delivery to the manic rapid fire pace of Greg Nice. The group also was part of one the most recognizable Hip Hop songs ever made "DWYCK"  with GangStarr. Although never really blowing up as they should have the duo did receive more acclaim then most of the underrated groups on this list

Jungle Brothers


The Jungle Brothers consisted of Africa Baby Bam, Mike G and Sammy B. This group which helped spark the house music culture with the song "Girl I'll House You" was also a founding member of the Native Tongues Collective (De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah and Monie Love) Hip Hop has one of its most influential groups of all time with ATCQ which got it's start from but in many ways eclipsed the JBeez. The "Straight out the Jungle" album is a classic album. Like the Beatnuts the late comer to Hip Hop is not really familiar with the Jungle Brothers hence why they are on the list as an underrated group