favorite hip-hop/rap artist

i know hip-hop isnt discussed much on here and was wondering how many of you actually liked it and what your favorites were.

i do not like rap like soulja boi and all that glam bullshit, some actually have awesome lyrics and cool beats though.

some of my favorites are MF doom and atmosphere.

anyone?

Have to go Old Skool here: Run DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick...

I can't stand current rap... I'm stuck in '93 with Notorious BIG and Tupac.

MF DOOM (and most of his other projects) and Ol' Dirty Bastard

Kool Keith.

Gza genius.

Buck 65

Scroobius Pip

I like some Tupac and even some Snoop Dogg.. Kurtis Blow was cool.

And a lot of early proto-rap songs kick ass, like some any of Cab Calloway's rappish stuff, or Jefferson Airplane's Plastic Fantastic Lover or Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues.

But Tupac's poetry and emotion always get me. So much rap & hip-hop seems Soulless and even pretentious at times if that makes sense, like "Gee, we're singin' and we're from the 'Hood, so you know we're cool and you should like our stuff and worship us."

Tupac wrote and sang for real.

definitly like the older stuff, from the 80's. but my current fave, is MC Lars





i guess its maybe more nerdcore or whatever...

Win.



Awesome makes Scott happy ->

No, no, now it's "we have money and you should worship us". That's even worse, and it is pretentious. They are some of the most self absord people in modern media. Those skrulls from Sex In The City and Donald Trump have some tough competition from popular rappers. Say, proto hip-hop? Dig this...

I have an autographed headshot from Kool Keith. True Story.

I like LLCoolJ, Run DMC, Trick Daddy, Afro-mothafuckin-m-a-n, De La Soul, Jurassic 5, and Too Short.

For some reason I'm a big fan of Mistah Fab right now. his music is like listening to a crazy person on acid. Much more authentic than most of the "fuck hoes get money" rap that is all too common.

Tupac,, and Eminem.

And Vanilla Ice FTW.

(I'm totally serious, by the way. I fuckin' love VI)

Sage Francis.

Sea Lion f/ Will Oldham & Alias

"I have an autographed headshot from Kool Keith. True Story."

that's funny. i don't like kool keith, but i like him as dr. octagaon. also into progressive hip hop like blackalicious, heiroglyphics, aceyalone.

Lady Sovereign and Three Six Mafia for me. Make way for tha' Make way for tha. Make way for tha' S-O-VEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Word to ya' mutha!

People Under The Stairs are pretty cool, but for the most part I agree.

Jedi Mind Tricks
Reef the lost cause
Immortal Technique
Atmosphere
Murs
Cannibal Ox
MF Doom
Outerspace
CunninLynguists
Non Phixion
Jean Grae
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I really don't have any favorites, this is just stuff I enjoy listening to.

E-40

Young Jeezy

Expensive taste/DJ skee

Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Outkast, Lady Soveriegn, Missy Elliot, Mickey Avalon, and, of course, Tupac

Never been massively into hip hop really, but been getting into Abdominal lately (through DJ Format). Dude's insane!

im all about classics
a tribe called quest
notorious B.I.G
tupac
gang starr
big L
outKast
snoop dogg

and for new stuff, im really into the cool kids.

GHOSTFACE KILLAH
KOOL G RAP
SCARFACE
DEVIN THE DUDE
JOELL ORTIZ'

and tons of other stuf