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Psiogen:
I heart Antipop Consortium, Wu-Tang Clan, MF Doom, Public Enemy, Outkast, De La Soul, et al.

On the other hand, I sometimes feel like rap has not yet produced a masterpiece on par with the greatest albums of the rock era. Maybe that's just because rock is what I grew up with.

Johnny C:
[Chorus x2]
I tried it, I couldn't find it
Now I just wanna get back to me
Aw baby, whoo hoo
Back into the man I used to be

[Verse 1]
Things that I said I wouldn't do, I did 'em
Secrets below the service of truth I hid 'em
This mankind is past, but can he erase
The tears of a million years is human race
Of animals, that taught to walk upright
Then slave all day and fall in a trance at night
Flowing the planet, trying to find missing links
Like the men we used to be and always suppose to think
Mysteries, maybe not
It's getting hot, we better configure the plot, but
I hold a pen with the grip so tight
That'a squeeze the ink out'ta the page, and write a song for the people
Came up from the underground, now I write above on a hovercraft sound
This microphone, like an an amphetamine
Keeping me clean, speaking in dreams
So nature can intervene, just for a scene

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
I walk the long path alone, my feet hurt
Lost some friends along the way, I did dirt
I went to church, I tried everything
From leaving my body, to watching the birds sing
For hours, so I could feel heavenly powers
Had been across the universe and inside of flowers
But what is it worth, i'm still just a man on the earth
Rappers are acting like man tan
Can I be candid, I can't stand it
Rap bandit, got Kheaven acting frantic
I wanna swing my sword decapitate
But what is a man if he acts like an ape
So I sit back, planning my great escape
Load up my EPS and peruse my record crate
The man I used to be, I can only see by looking beyone me
So what is reality, I don't know

K-os, man. Literate, intelligent rapper whose message is unity, persistence and peace. Plus he won a Juno.

jus:
Some good mcs being mentioned in this thread, don't know all of 'em, know of most of 'em. I've heard Saul Williams name thrown around before, he's one I've yet to check out... Del The Funky Homosapien and a few of the rest too. Gotta find cash for CDs somewhere around here (maybe my roomie's desk? good cause and all). Problem is, there is no genre save country that I particularly dislike, so there are more CDs for me to buy than I could possibly acquire in this lifetime.

Oh and KharBevNor, I'm with you on Cypress Hill being annoying. J5 doesn't necessarily define conscious/intel rap, but not liking them may be an indication that you're into the genre you were meant to enjoy, so run with it bro.

Still, if you're a fan of poetry at all, I implore you to check out Black Star's "Thieves in the Night" or "Respiration".

Edit: How could I forget, as an introduction to the genre: Binary Star's "Reality Check."

japaneasy:
Yay for rap on the indie forum!  Another deserving mention: Common.  I'm totally all about Blackalicious, The Roots, Tribe and J5 also.

jeph:
Rap is like any other genre of music. Most of it is shit but there is some fucking brilliant stuff out there if you know where to look. Denouncing ANY genre out of hand is ignorance of the highest order.

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