no one likes rap...but you might have listened to it....

Commercial rap sucks. I like some old school stuff though, and some not so commercial hip-hop.I like stuff like Digable Planets, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, Beasties, Jill Scott, Jurassic5, Black Eyed Peas, NWA, the Roots, Guru and Gang Star, Snoops pretty cool, KRS One, there is definately good rap and hiphop out there, you just have to search for it you won't find it on the radio or mtv. Being a hippy means having an open mind and that means being open to all kinds of musical experiences

 

lets see... i dont mind rap, but the newish stuff like little john and the eastside boys, i really dont like...

i like

afroman
cypress hill
wu-tang clan
beastie boys
astomsphere
del the funky homosapien
tow down
some older snoop

 

Run DMC, bone thugz, cypress hill, kanye west, twista, tupac, NWA, Dre, Eminem, Akon, Warren G, Nate Dog, Snoop, Talib Kweli, jay z, ludacris, public enemy, gang starr, ice cube, houston, 50 cent, biggie,


Guess the rest of my favorites are just reggaeton

 

Busdriver
Daedelus
The Roots
Cypress Hill
Atmosphere
Blackalicious
The J. Davis Trio
Tec-9 (to some extent)
8-bit

There are other artists I respect but don't usually groove to. Eminem can make a descent rhyme and i give him respect for his battle on cencorship. Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" is really fucking amazing. Nas usually makes some interesting tunes, that single he did with his dad is great. Beastie Boys always seem to put out catchy beats.

 

lil jon and the eastside boys is not rap music....its "crunk" music and its slowly erasing what rap used to be Rythm And Poetry.

 

true.....i mean, the only rap i listen to, is old bone thugs, when its real chill, and bizzy bone just raps so fast.....and the way they rap about smoking, is real badass

 

I don't like rap ...I was a lot more open with rap 10 years ago

but in the last 5 years...it change a lot... for me rap lose his way when it became more and more commercial rap...
In the beggining rap was a fight for their rights...and now that they're millionaire(just some of them ok) ...they loose their goal...
Modern rap just talk 'bout money and the biggest girl's ass of the neighbour...sorry but it's not deep enough for me.
And often to built their own song they cut a part of an old song to built a new one...this is sad that music became like that...
this still creation but low price creation.
I just respect 3 or 4 bands like "Public Ennemy", they were great in the late 80's.
"Arrested Developement" was a good band too and more modern "The Jurassic 5" is a good one....i like better the oldschool style...

 

gotta be snoop dogg doggystyle

 

how about atmosphere....or any of the slam poets....???....they're the modern beatniks!!!

 

atmosphere is amazing. Jurassic 5 (woo hoo at bonnaroo) freestylers are fun...popular "rap" sucks. but the real stuff is great

 

Eminem
Run DMC
The Beastie Boys

 

I barely listen to anything that's not rap. I mostly listen to Redman but I also bump Wu-Tang, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill, Onyx, Nas. Good shit

 

no one rapper can be the modern beatniks because beatniks love rock funk psycherock or jazz...but no no they definately can't love rap...
Try another name but don't put the beatnik name in a garbage like that (i'm not really a badman because in a big garbage there's always one or two things to eat )

 

I like the Roots a lot. Went to their gig last summer, it was awesome.

 

Rap/Hip hop music is high quality!

A tribe called quest
Jurassic 5
mos def/talib kweli
the roots
gym class heroes
gza
wu tang
nas
atmosphere
masta ace
rakim
outkast
mobb deep
p.e.
cormega
biggie
cunninglynguists
blackalicious
etc...

 

J5
Kool Keith
Del the Funky Homosapien
The Grouch
Andre Nikitina
Atmosphere
Tech N9ne

 

Rap Is Bigger Then What Rock@Roll Will Ever Be