good rap

Blu and Exile -Below the Heavens
Tribe called Quest
The Roots
Mos Def and Talib Kweli- Blackstar
Nas
Tupac
Pharcyde

Lupe fiasco. Jay-z. Eminen. Outkast.

What VIP said and I would also add.

Buck 65
El-P
Mos Def
Talib Kweli & Madlib

ghostface killah, del tha funky homosapien, people under the stairs,

sole, atmosphere, artifacts, brother Ali, Jedi mind tricks, notorious big

The Roots are awesome.. I would check them out if you have the chance.

What jonpowell said (and also VIP) with these additions:

MF DOOM
Victor Vaughn
KRS ONE
Latyrx
Company Flow
Digable Planets

All of Run-D.M.C.‘s early work.

bah, someone beat me to Atmosphere

You have to go back..
Run DMC
Whodini
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
Kwame
Beastie Boys
Salt N’ Pepa

definitely. today’s shit blows and has little or no creativity.

Aesop Rock

Wu Tang Clan
Method Man
Notorious BIG

can’t leave out akon.

i always leave out akon.

in three years no one will remember akon.

no such thing

kanye?

i mean sure, if you want someone that ruins great daft punk. [:

patrick bateman…isn’t that what ppl said 3 yrs ago?

atmosphere, felt, sage francis, murs, the living legends, pos, brother ali..all really great.