Oh jacob, its all love here!
Rap isn't dying, its going back to its roots: underground. Most of the commercial stuff is complete garbage right now, but the underground stuff has been fantastic.
I go through phases. A month or so ago it was nothing but Relapse and Busta. Right now I'm back to Regina, Jane Moneheit, Immy, etc. Variety is the spice of life!
I really don't understand the need for people to come into the rap threads and unleash their minds on how rap isn't music, its warps minds bla bla bla. I stay out of jazz threads because I don't like it, and won't add anything to the discussion. Honestly, if you don't want to add positively to the discussion, kindly keep your 2 cents out.
I forgot Outkast! It's been so long since the last album. Def one of my favorites. Big Boi spoke the other day about a new Outkast album after both him and Dre release solo albums. I'll probably grab all three.
Some of my favorites are MF Doom, Tech N9ne, Demigodz, Apathy, Talib, Common, Jay-Z, Busta, Em. I can't stand this Auto-Tune shit, and the majority of the current 'crop' of 'rappers'.