Good Rap

[Dishizal]

Blackstar (its Mos Def and Talib Kwali and its just really good semi-political rap)

Public Enemy (somewhat olRABchool political rap)

Tupac - Hit Em Up (one of the most violent songs I think I've ever heard. he actually says "Oh yeah, Mobb Deep, you wanna fuck with us? You little young ass motherfuckers don't one of you niggaz got sickle-cell or somethin?")

[0utKast]

thanks,

[Jobbernowl]

anything by the Wu

[idiotzaint]

Hieroglyphics
K-os
L'roneous
Abstract Rude
The Roots
De La Soul
Tribe Called Quest
Mos Def and Talib Kweli (Blackstar)
Old Redman stuff
Mc Paul Barman
Prince Paul
Immortal Technique
Kool keith
Some Wu tang here and there hehe
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jurassic 5
Common
Bran Nubian
Blackalicious
Tee-Double
Poor Righteous Teachers...I could go on forever.

[luv2help]

I used to like them, but then I listened to the lyrics and realized what stupid racist pieces of shit they really are.

Dead Prez

[LiberianGurl]

Just go to billboard.com or mtv.com and see what they have as the top 20 rap/hip hop/r&b tracks.

It's not necessarily good, but she'll like it.

[supermillie37]

Common
Mos Def
Talib Kweli
Del (Deltron 3030 is required listening)
Big L
Pharoahe Monch
Chino XL
De La soul
Canibus
Jurassic 5
Redman
Journalist
The Roots
Ludacris
Black Eyed Peas(not any of their new shit)
Kanye West
Dilated Peoples
Tribe Called Quest
Biz Markie
KRS-One
Rakim
Hieroglyphics

[kny390]

Deltron 3030 is an amazing CD

[SuMiRe~cHaN *IcE mUnCh*]

I suggest The Coup. They're not TOO well known, but they're really great. They're more political/social commentary than anything else with songs like "5,000,000 ways to kill a CEO" and "The Repo Man Sings for you"

I'm not poor, nor am I black, but I can really see how well crafted the lyrics are and how they really do express the plight of the poor black people.

[B1U3 BOY]

anything by cypress hill