@The_T a mediocre white rapper who briefly became a phenomenon a few years ago

@wallhackio why

@The_T it's something that happens every few years. Vanilla Ice, Iggy Azalea, Lil Dicky, Jack Harlow, and many more. Back when rap was a significant cultural force the masses were eager for white people who could rap

@wallhackio you forgot Eminem somehow

@The_T all the artists mentioned I have little respect for for one reason or another and while I find much of Eminem's music deeply off-putting and offensive, his talent and influence on many of today's great rappers is undeniable, and he was genuinely anti-establishment during the bush era (he had his home raided by the FBI!!!) making him a complex figure. I begrudgingly respect Eminem so I very intentionally did not put him on that list

@wallhackio ok, name some good rappers

because the only rappers I know live in Japan

@The_T lol this has "oh so you like rap? then name every rapper" energy. but I'll bite

Doechii
Little Simz
Denzel Curry
Rico Nasty
Noname
JID
Kendrick Lamar
El-P
Run the Jewels
Joey Valence & Brae
Kanye West (FIRST THREE ALBUMS ONLY!!!)
Rage Against the Machine (this counts, fight me!!)

There's so many great rappers, I could say more but I won't

@The_T shit I forgot Meg Thee Stallion

@wallhackio isn't Kanye West friends with Trump or am I mixing him up with someone else

also, I guess Killing In The Name is on my playlist already, currently

@The_T Kanye West has revealed himself to be a horrible person but he inexplicably made incredible music in the early 2000s

@wallhackio I still think that's a bridge I'm not willing to cross...

But yeah, mostly asking because I need to listen to more music. But whether I actually heed your advice when I already have a long list of things I should be listening to... 🤷

@The_T by the way who are these Japanese rappers you mentioned? I would like to know

@wallhackio I fucking adore m-flo as well as chelmico.

For m-flo one's a bit goofier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt1kWscoB70

Or this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4epX9ar-nPs

For chelmico, this one might be my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ds78eOLjU

And then here they are together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDPxVRjmgss

@wallhackio oh fwiw the last one has English subtitles as an option; not sure about the others

@wallhackio (I have a lot more m-flo songs on my playlist, but chelmico is on my list as "I should have more than the 3 songs I have")

@wallhackio another song I adore, but this one is way more R&B, with the best parts being melody and Ryohei; Verbal (the rapper of m-flo)'s parts are really secondary to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD59LJX2r38

And this is probably the most recent m-flo song I have, and it's a lot more... I dunno what it the word is. But yeah, Verbal is a lot less the focus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn-XB8mcdAo