I would advise that you dig a little deeper, and check out some of the other underground hip hop stalwarts, you may be surprised by how musically creative and l

I would advise that you dig a little deeper, and check out some of the other underground hip hop stalwarts, you may be surprised by how musically creative and lyrically talented some of these people are. In fact, it's got to the point where a lot of the artists in that space are now middle-aged and are making quite mature hip-hop (as a genre it's pretty young so this is the first generation of artists to get to this stage) If you like The Heist, checking out Macklemore's earlier effort (sans Ryan Lewis) "The Language of My World", is probably a good place to start. It's got a little less polish but a whole lot of heart. Other people definitely worth checking: Atmosphere, Eyedea & Abilities, Blackalicious, Jurassic 5, US3, Hilltop Hoods, Desa, P.O.S, Ugly Duckling, Shad, Abdominal.