jedi mind tricks cunninlynguist slug (oh..listen to trying to find a balance) dead prez immortal mos def and i'll say.promoe...welll, looptroop
dead prez andre nickatina slug living legends woodie speedy loc mac muff smoov e equipto savage C Murs Mr.Kee Big Oso Loc Mobb Deep eligh Cougnut aesop grouch scarub and a lot of other to many to list........
brother ali josh martinez common mos def sage francis necro mf doom swan slug del the funky homosapian adeem edan chuck d mf grimm 2mex ....tons more but im lazy
Dark Man Xavier (DMX) CL Smooth Method Man Common Beatnuts - both of em Talib Kweli Most Denifinetly Guru (lyrics) + Dj Premier (beats) = best rap duo of all time
notorious B.I.G. Snoop Dogg Slick Rick Mos Def Tupac Kool Keith-Dr. Oc.- Dr. Dooom ODB i guess its pretty generic, but there's a reason they're famous
Canibus The Whole Wu-Tang Clan Killarmy Jedi Mind Tricks Rakim Kool G Rap KRS ONE The Roots Jean Grae Nas Tupac The Living Legends Scraub The Hieroglyphics
i listen to def jux el-p aesop rock mr.Lif akrobatik and murs that all i really like as far as def jux artist goes eligh the grouch busdriver labtekwon mf doom mf grymm doesone immortal technique
mf doom mos def talib kweli common chamillionaire (and the rest of the color changin clique) mike jones (comin up FAST) lil flip (old, swishahouse/some later) all the killa bees of wu tang redman the best producer on the earth is just blaze, no one can touch the loops he got