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Rap suffers from what every other genre suffers from; overexposure and statistics. Corporate heads decide what sells the most records and sadly that means we get to hear a lot of the same stuff over and over again. The odds of a new sound hitting it big are slim and therefore the big backers of the RIAA are not going to be pumping the money to unproven sounds.
Ok, my cynical side believes that maybe the general public suffers from bad taste, but I think there is more to it than that…
In any case, there is good rap music I am sure… It just isn’t likely to be found on the radio and TV so stop looking there to find it. However, I am not one to recommend any good rap songs or artists as that genre is not really my forte. Hip-hop is sort of close… Some Hip-Hop artists I like include Mos Def, Common, and Dead Prez. Of those I would especially recommend Mos Def and Common. Though really hip-hop is isn’t really my specialty either, so if there is anyone else out there with better recommendations I would be interested!
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