I'd have to say that I love rap music, but I generally don't like rappers. I think rap is one of the most awesome styles of music with one of the absolute highest levels of potential, and when artists do it in my kind of style, like Immortal Technique, it's some of my favorite music ever. But most of these guys just don't appeal to me at all, their lyrics, their style, and their image. Most of 'em just portray themselves as a dime-a-dozen gangbanger. And I've got nothing against gangbangers, but that's not remotely dynamic anymore since it's been done a billion times and better, and I can't relate to all the vapid yahoos who are rapping these days.
The underground guys are more interesting musically but they're still rapping about the same basic crap, mainly a lifestyle focused around social cliques. Everybody likes rap nowadays, I'd like to see more rappers out there who I can actually relate to.
