Why can't he like it? I guess he prefer good MUSIC, not only rap. I have a lot fo friends who aren't into metal at all, but they love some Dream Theater songs and I'm sure they would like SymX aswell if they gave it some time.
Yes, Hip hop is a lifestyle, and all metalheads (like myself) truly have their own lifestyle, and could sort of make sense to me if a metaldude says he hate rap without really given it a chance. But on this forum there are alot of musicians and I think we should be more openminded to other's music. Most hip hopers I know rap themself to. You don't really must know how to sing when you rap, it's more about cordination and a fast mind (improvised raping is kick ass when it's good) which makes them to musicians aswell IMO, so I'm not suprised they know when they hear good music although it's not rap.
If anyone wanna give rap a chance, I recomend Run DMC, NWA and Eminem (yeah, he's commercial, but he's damn good and deserve respect IMO).
