Re: Hip Hop/Rap fans here?
I used to listen to a lot of hip hop, when I was a teenager. I got turned off by it, because there's lack of originality and the lyrics content is getting old and hackneyed, i.e. themes such as money, sex, booze, violence, etc..
I know I might sound ignorant for saying that, but it's true. I don't mind hearing it, it doesn't offend me or anything, but damn that's all they rap about.
But don't get me wrong, out of the 90 percent of crappy rappers out there, there's always 10 percent that are really good and talented, some that we haven't even heard about. Example: Lupe Fiasco.
ok, that said, I'm a big fan of these artists:
Tupac, Wu Tang, Bone Thugz, Notorius BIG, Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube, Outkast, Kanye West, Eminem, etc. you get the idea (this list is in NO PARTICULAR ORDER).
I like their old stuff, but as soon as they start doing a third album, i.e. Eminem, their music starts going downhill. The only consistent rapper that kept/maintained the high quality in their music, out of the above I mentioned, are Tupac, Biggie, Dre, and Outkast. They keep improving and changing it up, unlike Eminem or Snoop, who raps about the same old thing.
Yeah, and you might think I contradicted myself, since these rappers rap about: money, sex, booze, violence. But the above artists mentioned, are different. They were the pioneers of such things, and they didn't overdo it. Plus, they rapped about other themes, for example:
Tupac - the struggles of growing up poor, African American, in a gang dominated society, loss of a friend, etc.
Bone Thugz - songs dedicated to Marijuana
Nowadays, all I see are rappers with gold/platinum chains riding in limos with groupies rapping about their rough childhood......c'mon now, that's so fake and unrealistic.
... im raised in a rock environment, since birth i've been influenced by rock from almost everyone (parents, cousins, headbangers, satanist friends 
) ... hiphop is out of my league but im open to all genres and i really like hiphop ever since i've heard some local rappers, back in 2nd grade i think... the best rappers i've heard: the old eminem, dre, snoop dogg, old jay-z... BEP is really funky, and my favorite hiphop act is outkast, they kinda fall on alternative tho but still hiphop to me... outkast is one of my favorite artists, really talented guys... also public enemy really appeals to me, and the beastie boys are just awesome 
, im trying out that TCoT, sounds great... i checked out jedi mind tricks article and im amazed at how successful this duo has been, i really have to check this out 
