Pure Hip-Hop: 3rd Bass, A+, A Tribe Called Quest, Aesop Rock, Afu-Ra, Afrika Bambataa, Ali Vegas, Arrested Development, Atmosphere, AZ, Bahamadia, Beastie Boys, Beatnuts, Benefit, Big Daddy Kane, Big L, Big Noyd, Big Pun, Binary Star, Biz Markie, Black Milk, Black Moon, Blackalicous, Bone Thugs (mid 90s), Boot Camp Clik, Brand Nubian, Brother Ali, Buckshot, Camp Lo, Canibus, Capone (pre 2000), Cappadonna, Chubb Rock, Chino XL, CL Smooth, Classified, CNN, Cold Crush Brothers, Common, Consequence, Cormega, Craig Mack, Crooked I, Crucial Conflict, Cunninglynguists, Cypress Hill, D.I.T.C., Da Beatminerz, Das EFX, De La Soul, Dead Prez, Deltron (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien), Digeable Planets, Dilated Peoples, DJ Kool Herc, DJ Shadow, DMX, Douge E. Fresh, Dr Dre, Dr. Octagon, Easy E, El-P, Elzhi, Eminem (1996 2002), EPMD, Eric B, Gangstarr (Guru & DJ Premier), Eyedea, Fat Boys, Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff, Goodie Mob, Ghostface Killah, Grandmaster Flash, Gravediggaz, Group Home, GZA, Hallocaust, Heltah Skeltah, Hi-Tek, Hieroglyphics, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Ill Al Scratch, Ill Bill, Immortal Technique, Inspektah Deck, Jadakiss, Jay Dilla, Jay Electronica, Jay-Z (at his best), Jean Grae, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jeru the Damaja, J-Live, Juice Crew, Jurassic 5, K-os, Kam, Kanye West, Killah Priest, Kool G Rap, KRS-One (Boogie Down Productions) Lauryn Hill, Leaders of the New School (Busta Rhymes), Little Brother, Living Legends, LL Cool J (old school), Lost Boyz, Lord Finese, Lupe Fiasco, M.O.P., Madlib, Main Source, Masta Ace, Masta Killa, MC Lyte, Melle Mel, Method Man, MF Doom, Mobb Deep (pre 2001), Mos Def, Mr Lif, MU, Murs, Nas, Necro, NWA, Nyoil, O.C., ODB, Onyx, Outkast, Paris, People Under the Stairs, Pete Rock, The Pharcyde, Pharoah Monch (Organized Confusion), Public Enemy, Queen Latifa, RA the Rugged Man, Raekwon, Rakim, Ras Kass, Redman, Rhymefest, RJD2 Digital Underground, Royce Da 5' 9", Run DMC, RZA, Sage Francis, Scarface (Geto Boys), Showbiz & A.G., Shyheim, Slick Rick, Smif-N Wessun, Souls of Mischief, Talib Kweli, The Fugees, The Nortorious BIG (Biggie), The Roots, Threat, Tragedy Kadakif, Treach, Tupac, U-God, Ultramagnetic MC's, Wise Intelligent, Xzibit (pre-2001), Zion I, etc.
Don't normally listen to Rock while playing - or try not to at least. I get over pumped, and angry instead of keeping calm and cool
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