Overground
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Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of aplant.
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It being related to music is the only correct part of the last definition. A level reached by few, overground is when an underground artist becomes so popular that they can no longer be called underground. I would say that any underground artist who sells 1 mill copies of any one of their albums can be considered overground.
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adj.
The opposite of underground.More oftenly referred to as mainstream or commercial.
Used to describe music (usually rap/hip hop) that is played on the radio just to sell records, as opposed to being quality music.
n.
Above the earthOften instead of saying 'overground music' it is simplified to just 'overground' or 'the overground'.
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