Favorite rap artist

[Ashley271490]

WHo is your favorite rap artist? Mine is eminem of course. What is yours.

[Leviathan]

I don't like much rap at all. But if I had to choose a favourite rap group or artist I'd go for Jedi Mind Tricks or Busta Rhymes.

[Sir Kenneth]

Vanilla Ice, Snow, and MC Hammer.

I don't really like rap, so I tend to go with those I find somewhat amusing.

[Dimi]

Not that I'm dissing rap but I've been disliking a lot of its music as of this year for some reason. Like that one song "Ay Bay Bay", he says "I'm so hot up in tha club, I ain't got no shoes on". I just thought that was stupid and I still don't understand why everyone where I live liked it apart from the beat. Bring back the old shit!!!! I like MC Hammer and Busta Rhymes. I also like Kanye West but I just don't like him. >< Jay Z is my favorite though of all time. I've been wanting to get his "American Gangster" album for a while now.

[Ol' Fartsy]

I will go with Ice Cube, Queen Latifah for their acting skills. But I can't think of anyone else right now.

[darkViVi]

25 Rubels

Yeah.. I'm just dissing.. playa hatin'.. call it what you want.

[khmaniac101]

eminem is the only rap I like the rest I hate

[Confession]

umm i like NWA and wu tang ad i guess some rage against the machine song would be counted.

rap nowerdays just makes no sence lets give you a snippit.

1, here comes the 2 to the 3 to the 4,
Everybody drunk out on the dance floor,
Babygirl ass jiggle like she want more,
Like she a groupie and I aint even on tour,
Maybe cause she heard that I rhyme hardcore,
Or maybe cause she heard that I buy out the stores,
Bottom of the 9th and a ***** gotta score,

WHAT????!!!!??? all these woman loving this song, do they realise how derogertory it is? old rap like eminem isn't but newr is there just getting plain stupid

[Metalhead-rockette]

eminem is the only rap I like the rest I hate

I second that notion. I can't just sit and listen to rap, or God forbid pop. I like 2Pac though and DMX. But that's about it. Rap isn't the same anymore.

[Earnest]

I used to like Rap tonnes about a year ago. Then I started listening to a bit more soft rock and particuarly *cough* game music..

Ummm Tupac, Nas and Eminem (assuming it's Eminems old stuff) are all pretty good. DMX and Ja Rule are ok. (Coincedentally all 5 of these guys have been in movies.)

[Ashley271490]

I like Eminem, Akon, Dr. dre, 50 cent, and all the other reandom rappers out there.

[Dimi]

Originally posted by Chairman Meow
umm i like NWA and wu tang ad i guess some rage against the machine song would be counted.

rap nowerdays just makes no sence lets give you a snippit.

1, here comes the 2 to the 3 to the 4,
Everybody drunk out on the dance floor,
Babygirl ass jiggle like she want more,
Like she a groupie and I aint even on tour,
Maybe cause she heard that I rhyme hardcore,
Or maybe cause she heard that I buy out the stores,
Bottom of the 9th and a ***** gotta score,

I literally laughed when reading this. I agree with you. A lot of it has gotten stupid and we need the good shit back already. I'm no sick of hearing Soulja Boy or "Thick like sneakers". But I have a sister who likes it which I hear it nearly everyday. I still don't see how we're related. ><

50!!!! I like 50 and also the Kottonmouth Kings . Didn't 50 retire by the way? He lost to Kanye West and they made a deal or something like that I heard a while back. Eh, honestly I'm tired of Akon. I've been hearing him all year long along with T-Pain and its just gotten boring.

[Confession]

I begged and pleaded with her the other day
But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way
She gave me a kissin and she gave me my ticket
I put my walkman on and said I might aswell kick it

I whistled for a cab and when it came near the
Licensplate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror
If anything I could say that this cab was rare
But I thought now forget it, yo home to bel-air

I literally laughed when reading this. I agree with you.

Yes well i have decided to add a few mor of the entertaining lyric choices.
Although in my younger days i used to like a rapper called ludacris i know dont understand a single thing he is saying... heres a snippit this song is called "stand up"

I'm young, wild, and strapped like Chi-Ali
BLAOW! We ain't got nothing to worry about
Whoop ass, let security carry em out
Watch out for the medallion my diamonds are wreckless
Feels like a MIDGET is hanging from my neckless
I pulled up wit a million trucks
Looking, smelling, feeling like a million bucks-ahh!
Pass the bottles, the heat is on
We in the huddle all smoking that Cheech & Chong

I mean really, WHAT THE HELL, some of the stupedst stuff i've herd until another song of he's, pimpin all ova da world

"You hear the song so dance, don't always think I'm tryna get in your pants,cause see me my
Pimpin's in 3-D, I'm takin you places you only see on T.V"

I mean really its just wacked out my shiznic! do ya feelin me doggg?

[Rocky]

For old Hip-Hop/Rap, Wu Tang Clan is good to listen to. GOOD lyrics with the whole Shaolin style of rap, the metaphors that these guys come up are just insanely good.

For more current stuff, I love listening to Young Jeezy, he's currently my favorite rapper. All of his CDs are outstandingly good, and yet he doesnt get a lot of airtime, but I could keep all of his stuff to myself if I needed to lol. His newest CD he worked on with his entourage group is called "Cold Summer," and if you like rap even the tiniest bit, you need to go find that CD now!

[Secret Weapon]

Is this 2008 cause clicking on this thread makes me feel like I'm in a Impala 64' low rider. I can understand how some of yall feel about OLD skool but we in a whole other century.

Really who I think NOW is making their mark, is my nig Juelz Santana. He entertains his audience by spitting punchlines, what MANY others do. I mean his consistency, delivery, and swag is all what he brings on each and every track. ESPECIALLY when he is with Lil Wayne. To me, him, Wayne, and Fabulous is running this game as far as lyrics. Not to mention the slogan, AY!!!!!!!


Most of yall who posted on here stating that some rappers rap or think too high of themselves, right NOW, that's what it's all about. You get no rep just making videos w/ sexy women and a flashy lifestyle. You gotta emphasize it into a message. I mean yeah, the old skool paved the way, but it's a whole new era NOW. Even some of the old rappers yall speak on thats still rapping changed they swagger. Where are the west coast rappers at now ? I only give respect to 2 Pac(West side legend), Game(soon 2 B legend), Warren G, Nate Dogg, Ice Cube, Eazy-E(where is his love?), Outlawz, and Snoop Dogg.

As far as the mainstream of hip-hop, I hate it. All these damn weak ass club songs and female songs making rap seem soft. Gucci Mane, Diplomats, Fabulous, Lil Wayne, Webbie, Lil Boosie, Yo Gotti, Styles P, and Ludacris is in my list of who's holding it down. Especially the Dips. Man nobody as a whole is better than the Diplomats. They got Cam of course, J.R Writer, Juelz, Hell Rell, and many others. Them alone is killing anybody in a diss .

Most of TFF members here don't appreciate hip-hop currently like I do but I will say this. All of yall have to stop timetraveling and learn to fit in to someone you know your comfortable with because mainstream rap does SUCK AZZ ! I stick to the mixtape/ up in coming cds + people who spits punchlines(metaphors to dumb it down for yall). I don't know about yall but, I like FIGURING my rappers meanings instead of it PLAINLY rapped.

[Rocky]

I only give respect to 2 Pac(West side legend), Game(soon 2 B legend), Warren G, Nate Dogg, Ice Cube, Eazy-E(where is his love?), Outlawz, and Snoop Dogg.

I think if Game still stuck with the Shady/Aftermath label, he would have been up there right now with Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana and everyone else that is killing the beats right now. I mean yeah, I have his Doctors Advocate CD and its very good, but my God, The Documentary just lit up the whole rap scene when that hit the stores. You know hes got the talent too, after being dropped from the label that was making a killing in the sales at that time to doing his own thing, and it hardly affected him. Plus, his 300 bars and running song is the most insane genius I have heard in ages! I get all giddy just listening to puting his emotions in the microphone on that song..

You got to admit right now, the rappers from the south have pretty much all the control in the game right now, I mean do they really have any artists that are less then simply great?

[winterborn86]

Not a massive rap fan but i do like some eminem songs

[The Stig]

ummmm eminem is ofcourse my fave but i also like 5o cent 2pac kanye west and some more just cant remember the name

[Angantyr]

I used to listen to rap in my younger years, I used to hang out with my homies smokin weed and throwin some hoops then I got in one little fight and my mum got scared and she said you're moving in with your auntie and uncle in bel-air.

[Lucid]

Angantyr> LMAO!

I don't like much rap either. The only song I can really stand is "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot because it's just a funny song.

[The Waking Child]

Atmosphere is fantastic, easily my favorite. There are a good few others that I also enjoy but i can't be bothered to post them

[Ruby Light]

You guys need to stop hating lol. Ya'll just dont know where to find the good stuff. Ludacris may have had that song out, but he does meaningful songs too. Just like every other rapper, they have their party/club songs and they have their songs that have messages or mean a lot to how they were raised. Well anyways, if you know what's going on in rap now a days you would know that T.I and weezey F baby are at the top. Jay Z is alright with his new American Gangsta album. Eminem needs to come out again. Akon is played out. I used to like him before but his voice got old, but he's not so much a rapper. I'm tired of hearing him millions of times on the radio. Dre is dropping another album next year and hopefully it will be sexy because it's supposedly his very last retirement album from rap. I missed Nelly and he's back. I like how he has a melody in his voice to a lot of his songs. As I memtioned before, Ludacris is a pretty good lyricist that puts humor into his lyrics. I know you guys remember "Roll out" lol, I remember that from High School ^_^.

[The Waking Child]

You guys need to stop hating lol. Ya'll just dont know where to find the good stuff. Ludacris may have had that song out, but he does meaningful songs too. Just like every other rapper, they have their party/club songs and they have their songs that have messages or mean a lot to how they were raised. Well anyways, if you know what's going on in rap now a days you would know that T.I and weezey F baby are at the top. Jay Z is alright with his new American Gangsta album. Eminem needs to come out again. Akon is played out. I used to like him before but his voice got old, but he's not so much a rapper. I'm tired of hearing him millions of times on the radio. Dre is dropping another album next year and hopefully it will be sexy because it's supposedly his very last retirement album from rap. I missed Nelly and he's back. I like how he has a melody in his voice to a lot of his songs. As I memtioned before, Ludacris is a pretty good lyricist that puts humor into his lyrics. I know you guys remember "Roll out" lol, I remember that from High School ^_^.

You are the reason I hate mainstream rap.

[Frank_White]

You are the reason I hate mainstream rap.

Buddy, you call yourself a Heavy Metal God. Of course you hate everything about mainstream rap, especially when it's personified before you in some strangers post.

Surprise, surprise.

[Ruby Light]

Yeah, well I talked like that on purpose to get on peoples nerves because I know at these forums the majority hates rap and everything that surrounds the hip hop culture. Check out bay area rap too, its fun to listen to with their punch lines. Such as mistah fab, frontline, traximillion, yukmouth, e 40, the federation to name a few.

[Angantyr]

Buddy, you call yourself a Heavy Metal God. Of course you hate everything about mainstream rap, especially when it's personified before you in some strangers post.

Surprise, surprise.

Just because you listen to Metal doesn't mean you have to hate other genres. I listen to Metal as well but right now I'm listening to Classical and I like a lot of Techno/Trance. In fact I quite dislike most of the fans of metal as well as rap... yeah its mostly the fans that kill it.

[The Waking Child]

Buddy, you call yourself a Heavy Metal God. Of course you hate everything about mainstream rap, especially when it's personified before you in some strangers post.

Surprise, surprise.

Man, it isn't like I'm a metal purist or anything. I'm listening to Drive Like Jehu right now and on the way to school had Del The Funkee Homosapian's Both Sides of the Brain playin'. You just don't get how inanely stupid mainstream rap is if you don't get why that post bothered me.

It was the whole 'trying to get a diamond out of a barbie doll accessory ring' deal that irked me.

[Ruby Light]

Man, it isn't like I'm a metal purist or anything. I'm listening to Drive Like Jehu right now and on the way to school had Del The Funkee Homosapian's Both Sides of the Brain playin'. You just don't get how inanely stupid mainstream rap is if you don't get why that post bothered me.

It was the whole 'trying to get a diamond out of a barbie doll accessory ring' deal that irked me.

I can say I think metal is stupid and depressing right? You just need to know how to search for a good artist either underground or on the come up artist. People find different things they like in each artist and their style. It''s also either if you understand what each song is trying to say or is about..

[Zargabaath]

Lloyd Bank$, I just get enough of his punchlines they are just incredible. 50 Cent. Get Rich or Die Tryin' got me into rap.

[Cunnning Stunts]

My favorite rap artist is probably...Big L, Mos Def and the Kottonmouth Kings. Throw some Tupac in there too, some Dr. Dre and Eminem. (His first two albums) Mos Def is probably on top though. His lyrics have so much depth to them, it's a lot more than being sexist and rapping about his spinning rims and how much hoes he's beaten up. Unlike that 50 cent who raps about the same shit in each song

Some lyrics from "Respiration" by Mos Def


"My eagle talons STAY sharpened, like city lights stay throbbin
You either make a way or stay sobbin, the Shiny Apple
is bruised but sweet and if you choose to eat
You could lose your teeth, many crews retreat
Nightly news repeat, who got shot down and locked down
Spotlight to savages, NASDAQ averages
My narrative, rose to explain this existance
Amidst the harbor lights which remain in the distance"