Some of the top hip hop artists that use alternative sounds include; Big Boi, Digital underground, De La Soul, Arrested Development, Dilated Peoples, Disable Planets, Fugues, CeeLo green, Kid Cudi, Talib Kweli, Kendrick Lamar, Mos Def, Macklemore, Outkast, Questlove, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Saul Williams, and Spearhead are some of the alternative hip hop artists.