How many members here listen to rap?

[coma]

After watching a teenage white kid crusing around the Best Buy parking lot listening to gangsta rap in his parents Ford Escort - lost all respect for rap music. Only rap I'd listen to is vintage Run DMC (with Aerosmith) and the Beastie Boys. I saw a black kid with a fat chain listening to Black Flag and then I lost all respect for Hardcore Punk. How dare he!!!!!! Maybe he just wasn't diggin the majesty that is nickelback or the pulverizing power and originality that is creed. Do we have to observe racial lines when we listen to music? Do I have to be a sufi to like a sitar, or live in the appalachias to love Bluegrass? I hate to tell ya, but when the Beasties came out white people called it N***** music (Yes, the Beasties.like, why are you listening to that jungle sh*t?!?!) and Run DMC was frowned upon also. The only reason Rick Rubin made walk this way was to get white kids to listen. Personally, I think it's the worst song on the record. King of Rock is the Best. And My Addidas. People used to literally run up in your face. like How dare you?!?!. Its total crap. I've been making Hiphop music for about 13 years and people still ask me if it's some kind of phaze. That is, until they hear it. Then they get the bozack. I did listen to those Links OddDNA, and I liked ther 2nd one better because of the beat. He's got a good flow. Lyrically, he has some good zingers and punch lines. I listened to a few. Some I liked Some I didn't. His flow reminds me of someone strongly, I cant place who. Maybe Xhibit,

[OddDNA]

Honestly DZK is my Fav rapper now and has been for like 3 years. He has 160-some songs on his page and they are all free. 90% I think are among the best I have ever heard as far as rap goes. There is a guy named ill Chris who is great at punchlines...maybe the best ever, I listen to him alot just to bask in the creativeness. Anyway Coma do you have any stuff you made I would like to check it out, I used to rap but quit shortly after college.

[coma]

Yeah, I do. When I get it up on my site I'll ley ya know. I got a little hard drive situation to work out, then Ill up it. I like free. I have a saying "If it's free, then it's for me" and thank god for thr internet and Computer based, affordable digital audio workstations I like the whacked out punchlines, or ultra obnoxious raps As far as gangster music theres 2 kinds; the kind where they try to convince you they are a lowlife and the kind where they go so over the top it can't be taken seriously as "real", nor is it intended to be. Alot of people (non fans particularly) can't tell the difference. I prefer the latter myself. I like intelligence, a carefully flipped wordplay but I like some meathead, knuclebrain anti social music when I get home from a hard day of other people.