Go listen to "Check Your Head" by Beastie Boys. They rap AND they play their own instruments on most of the album. Is it the exception to the rule? Yes. But on the other hand, a great producer is just as good as an instrumentalist. Finding the right music to go with the rhyme is a tough thing. Take "Roses" by Kanye West. Has anyone heard a rap song in recent memory where most of it has NO BEAT? And the sample is absolutely perfect. One of the best rap songs I've heard in the past 5 years...
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