The Underachievers Break Down Indigoism & Beast Coast - Selector

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The Underachievers explain their ideology, talk working with Flying Lotus, freestyle.
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Stewart Villain: / stewartvillain
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[@Dasheeznit69]

AK quiet until the beat comes on, then he just goes in and let's everything out. So raw.

[@javinlazarus9032]

Repping for the Indiogos ✊🏽

[@robertterlikowski3778]

It's amazing how these guys are trying to enlighten the youth. Personally, I'm still far away from enlightenment, but these guys just catch my eye and make me want to keep looking for that higher consciousness. Beast coast on the rise.

[@Nic-San]

just try if you think you are ready for it and dont fear it haha just some tips if you really wanna try out. :)

[@robertterlikowski3778]

thanks! I recently started to meditate so I guess you could say I'm starting my journey :)

[@TheGodNC]

Robert Terlikowski How's it going bruh

[@Yamatheebeauty]

Robert Terlikowski same here omg, good luck on your journey

[@TheNintation]

Nice to see that the hip-hop scene is saved by a spiritual awakening movement that is the understanding of spirit and science connected as one understanding and not separated concepts of our reality.

[@megalomart6824]

🎯

[@Lawdadel]

I love that verse ..."sometimes you got to be secluded so your mind you can reclaim..." - AK. Dope as hell these two are.

[@MagicDragonesk]

Anyone notice the beat at 4:35 is Incandescent from their Cellar Door album?

[@karolg835]

+MagicDragonesk yesss

[@ireachedthehorizon]

yo they used that first beat on incandescent, thats sick for the producer

[@drxwn5026]

ireachedthehorizon Yeah I just found out this video and was like "Hey I know this beat"

[@byEntuh]

It's funny how the beat they didn't use, the ended up using in their cellar door album

[@smellyfish36]

I love UA as a group but AK is literally one of the best rappers alive at the mo, underrated heavily.

[@joshuadacunha6768]

AK absolutely destroyed that beat :-0 .

[@fernandosalinas4845]

Ak seem so quiet, then when he spits its just FIRE

[@nicholasglover9718]

AK's verse-Adventure sound:Flying Lotus ft underachievers. Awesome song

[@furi216]

These dudes are great, what I like the most about them is that they are themselves always, never trying to be something they're not.

[@DangersHD]

AK's style of rap is so much different than his actual personality. It seems like there's so much going on in his mind, but only chooses to reveal bit by bit, slowly and surely. Two cool dudes making some seriously dope music, I hope they go far wether they're truly enlightened or not.

[@Ametuarvideo1]

These guys deserve way more recognition, if pro era and flatbush zombies weren't so popular right now, they would be blowin up right now.

[@campbellshore9627]

capital steez was only "crazy" because he knew way too much.

[@ItsLovelyLeesa]

true

[@thakiddx]

Gaining that knowledge can make you go schizo...

[@astalinda]

What he said about his views of God, I felt the same way when I was younger too but I never ended up getting baptised and I still feel the same way he's talking about. You don't need religion to believe in God, finding out and experiencing it is the way forward. Belief is all you need. Religion is corrupted. But ANYWAYS, I love these guys music. So chill.

[@SriLankanBomber]

thats cuz they were tryna make it seem trippy with the disco and effects honestly i give props to pitchfork they came prepared for the underachievers

[@0bearrr15]

easily one of the best of selector.

[@enlamovida5266]

does any body else see waves on the screen

[@maxpower7616]

+Nemo Rhymes nah your screen is crappy

[@enlamovida5266]

Max Power no its probally the acid 💁💁 max power you a bitch

[@cai6972]

Nah eye see it

[@DawnOfAer]

+Nemo Rhymes nahh i see it

[@DawnOfAer]

+Nemo Rhymes at 3:22 you see it on AKs hat

[@coolbobby100]

AK's freestyle was used in a song with Flying Lotus named Adventure Sound.

[@Antizzle57]

What i noticed and love about both of them is that there kind of opposites in the way they rap, Issa mostly tells like small stories in his raps, and AK has beautiful punchlines.

[@wav.yliving]

The waves make this trippy

[@AdrielxLima]

THE UNDERACHIEVERS KILL IT, THE FREESTYLE HAD TO BE LONG, AK AND ISSA ARE DOPE, GREETINGS FROM BRASIL

[@I516I]

Exactly ! Im from Long Island and travel too all their shows in the southern of New York and I always agreed about his religous beliefs

[@primitiveascendance1147]

Ak is shy until he spits, then he goes hard as fuck

[@Daocow123]

Can't believe I forgot about them....and I listen to them all the time too.

[@leothemagicbum7787]

AKs verse is on Flying Lotus's song "adventure sound"

[@miztamkd]

nice to see an actual freestyle.... im beyond overjoyed

[@PEProductionTeam]

jay and silent bob

[@codiola7844]

These are the guys that turned me on to Indigoism. great music. Incandescent was the 1st beat btw

[@AwesomeMiles8]

AK is super chill

[@kastanza19]

that's the most talking i've heard from AK and he was still quiet as fugg! But when he spit's, he's so fucking focused and goes so hard. Beastcoast till I die

[@AwolProductionsENT]

You can tell AK has a very introverted and shy personality. He even seems a little uneasy and nervous during the interview (notice his fingers jittering.) He sort of reminds me of myself, i.e. reclusive, conscious, young, and GOT BARS! LOL. I have an affinity towards UA and Ab-Soul more than anyone else in Hip-Hop currently. I just would like to see UA step it up on their next project. I also hope to see a growing esoteric movement permeate Hip-Hop in the near future. Great job guys. :)

[@justinbrosnan8535]

song at the beginning is phantom of the snake by jdilla

[@Endymfious]

gotta love how issa dash is just groovin while he talkin

[@ryo21st]

HOLY FUCK i did not expect them to be this good at a free style

[@ixxirecords26]

Issa's story to spirituality is almost parallel with mine. It's crazy how similar we all are with many situations we are put into. Among the strange ones.

[@isaacvance6654]

The beat that Won is the homie Stewart Villian ive known since high school. West Coast!

[@facemelt2753]

The freestyle AK spat was used in flylo's adventure sound song

[@bloodcousin]

Issa and Ak killing shit and bringing true knowledge!

[@jjjkkk999]

I wish they went deeper into Indigoism and being an Indigo child. It's a very real and deep thing.

[@debacleDrums]

so refreshing to find educated and sophisticated rappers these days

[@slimscorsese]

real hip hop is not just drugs, women, and money... real hip hop gives a message to the listener

[@ERICflaco]

Ha....the funny thing is that they end up using Ryan's beat for their full length album.

[@TheoLeSeig]

For real! Lol

[@chachomatics]

That first beat is a song on Cellar door...

[@CalepFromHELL]

ak is the type to stay lowkey an outshine everyone when his time comes hes too raw

[@fabiyanesquivel8367]

they used the first beat to make a new song called incandescent

[@0mari123212]

Wishlist : Flatbush Zombies + The UnderAchievers + CJ Fly + Kirk Knight all on a track. BEASTCOAST TAPE PLZ

[@ABRBinstinct]

LONGLIVESTEELO Man UA ok the rise Since 13 14 damn steeez,,makes me sad 93-infinity

[@feltxrider]

INDIGO! Represent that new age! i've been about this shit for a hot minute. i'm so glad all these artists are coming up to represent us. THE X GENERATION IS THE NEW!

[@pointblankmusicschool]

What a flow!

[@FoskaXx]

love that bruiser sweater

[@P.Crawley]

Those first 4 or 6 bars from Issa was str8 fire

[@1thedeadninja1]

okay Issa Gold .. the one wearing the bandanna ... AK the one with the hat

[@Tranair]

Note that AK's name isn't meant to be pronounced like the gun, but it's pronounced more like "ahk" or at least, that's what I heard on their documentary.

[@MaceWinduDuHuen]

wtf they actually used that first beat on their album

[@xxchefxnil4992]

Mace Windu Land of Lords is my shit

[@artstreetstudio]

They seem like such chill as dudes....

[@DaOldSchoolRapLova96]

the beat they freestyled on was raw af

[@xCain69x]

Sickest guys! Come to the UK!

[@miko170889]

Damn, this Hemsworth beat was sick, they'd fit perfectly to it. Btw it was one of the best Selector freestyles.

[@lookalooey]

Glad I copped that Indigoism mixtape, mad dope. Def not sleepin on these dudes. They down to earth and offer somethin new to the hiphop table. Can't wait to see what else they can bring to the table and it def doesn't hurt that they already fucks with Flatbush Zombies. So far, they got a good thing that can only get better

[@Nina513]

One of the few groups/rappers from my generation that I can fuck with. They went IN! #loveit

[@bobpor]

So humble and cool

[@shredcod]

these guys are smart as hell.

[@AfroPower28]

The First Beat is actually one of their songs called " Land Of The Lords " ...you should probably check it out

[@equateproductions5684]

I liked these dudes when I found them. But when I found out they were into psychedelics and using them to influence their beliefs/Third Eye stuff is when I really loved them. Same with Flatbush. I love what they represent and I've always been about it.

[@TheYnosoul]

honestly, it's not even like they're super-duper elite lyricists, but they bring some much-needed life, discipline, and power to the game. I'm hoping they capitalize on what they have.

[@GreensnHamhocks]

THe first two songs...they were the first songs in my chopped playlist...?. It may or may not be the herb...but im tweakin.

[@sergethadestroyer17]

That gear is too dope!

[@blazenuggz39]

"the first time I took psychedelics led to my understanding, had mad questions

[@ulando3000]

issa dash on the left and AK on the right

[@Cromage16]

These guys just like me man I wish i never moved from BK i woulda deff linked with Steeze and be doin that deem and philosophizing

[@VongolaOfTheNight]

i like how quiet AK is, but when he raps he gets RAW as fuck! aha good shit

[@anthony387196]

The first beat is from their song Incandescent.

[@iLLReaL252]

whats good We On The Rise !

[@TOASTYEY]

Yea hahaha, thought the same, his voice changes instantly when he starts to rap

[@Areweonfiya]

these guys are so underrated

[@bagofrandom]

related to everything these guys had to say and what they are like as individuals

[@kraizie101]

shit thx, ive listened to these guys but not too much, i still need to listen to more of them.

[@blazenuggz39]

Issa was saying this is more there party/appeal mix tape, and to expect more lyricism on the next one

[@prognegro]

Nice to see New York Making a comeback.

[@johandudez12]

Song in the beginning is Land of Lords by them

[@MrScribbleScrabble]

my church straight up said "you can't find God through religion" . just throwin that out there

[@jakezero333]

The song at the beginning is called Land Of Lords

[@MRK050]

indigo is the collor of the 6th chackra AKA the third eye. i-s-m inner soul music, ak's unreleased tape.

[@igothefuzz]

Taoism dates further back than hinduism, and addresses both. But I'm buddhist not taoist. But as a buddhist, i question every aspect of every ism to. even buddhism. When i say I'm buddhist i simply mean it was the original ideology i studied on my path, the one that opened my mind to all.

[@NSB0953]

I know it's a quartz crystal. Looks like it's on a platinum chain. The reason he's wearing it; you'd have to ask him about that.

[@Daocow123]

They're part of Beast Coast, which consists of Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and Underachievers.

[@TOASTYEY]

I exactly thought the same, its sinister, it sounds dark, it fits perfectly to them

[@ankhsamaat]

@robertvides...he told you it's about chakras(inner spiritual forces) and "indigo" being the "color" of one of the power centers. check out Kabala or Kundalini serpent. and "ism" is "inner soul music" and to let Negus no about themselves. the first rule of all the mysters is "Man Know Thyself"..Hetepu(peace in Egyptian)

[@foneshawty]

thats STEEZ bandanna too the one Issa has on that was STEEZ's RIP.

[@liljay23mvp0]

Ak is soft spoken but when he raps he fucken goes

[@twilliams33333]

I'd say your right but they definitely have a more conscious lifestyle than other artists display.

[@jcmm99]

Ak really goes in. Damn

[@BootayCheeks]

That would be crystal quartz. Just a type of crystal such as amethyst or emerald. He just has it attached to a chain. Just google crystals and crystal meanings to find out more.

[@rajiva6612]

Been supporting from day 1 they are gonna blow up #BEASTCOAST

[@enriquehernandez5250]

These guys are really intelligent

[@YungMilOnstage]

My boy Stewart Villian from The Northwest got bangers. Don't play yourself

[@GIJack-bo9ch]

man they murked that beat...I'm from tha mid-west but beast coast got it on lock...

[@ZeValeriano]

is trippy.