Im getting into rap music, what are some good artists to start with?

Well I would explore several sub-genres of hip-hop buddy, see which genre's you like the most.

Personally dig most sub-genres, but all my favorite artists are influenced by Golden Age... ie: got the sample loops, boom-bap, etc. Rappers like Skyzoo, Blu or Reks.

Some other emcee's I dig are;

- Nino Bless

- Co$$

- Sha Stimuli

- Prince Ea

- Pharaohe Monch

- Planet Asia

- Supastition

- Reef The Lost Cauze

- Tsu-Surf

- Dizzy Wright

- Ab-Soul

- Fashawn

I mean there is a lot man. But once you find certain artists you like, it's a lot easier to find more artists who are similar, ie: from features. It's how I found out about so many artists, my friend told me about Blu back like 6 or 7 years ago, and it basically gave my way to find out about a lot of dope underground artists.

Anyway, figure out what you like...

- This is a beat with a nice sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN--iplOV1Y

- This is a "trap beat": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hSqm-D9WpU

MF DOOM

Jean Grae

Eternia

Vast Aire

Atmosphere

Murs

illogic

Percee P

Aesop Rock

Eligh

The Grouch

P.O.S

Reks

Jadakiss

Tech N9ne

One.Be.Lo

Cage

Eyedea & Abilities

Sean Price

Mr. Lif

KRS-One

Talib Kweli

Black Milk

Oh No

Madlib

Q-tip

Poetic Death

Gavlyn

Prince Po

Oddisee

Rapper Big Pooh

Joe Budden

Busta Rhymes

Joell Ortiz

Royce Da 5'9'

Blueprint (Soul Position)

Swollen Members

Aceyalone

Saigon

2pac

N.W.A

Also try these from N.W.A(Solo stuff)

Ice Cube

Eazy E

Dr.Dre

DJ Yella

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The Dream

Tony J

Biggie

Game

Technine

Trey Songz

Jake Miller

Diobolic

Currensy

Guru

Nate Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Havoc

Big Sean

Yelawolf

Az

E-40

Earl Sweatshirt

Eve

J.Cole

Lady of Rage

Foxy Brown

Start off with some current music (drake,nicki minaj, and Kendrick Lamar) then try some of the classics(tupac lefteye easy e) to understand the change in the music that's how I do it now go answer mines http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsvxK...

Get Low by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz

TRILL by Jay Park

Invincible by Machine Gun Kelly

Wiz Khalifa! (Almost all his songs)

50 Cent (50% of his songs)

Tyler the Creator (Personal Preference)

Jarren Benton (Skitzo)

Mac Miller (Almost all of his songs)

Snoop Dogg (His older songs)

These are all great rappers

Here's a good song, but this is the artist's only good song; so I didn't bother putting his name.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpp83_RIcE

Drake

i like old school west coast and old school south the best but thats me....