Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Then you should listen to Talib Kweli, Common, KRS-One, Mos Def, Kanye West, K-Os, Ludacris (wait wait, listen to his song Runaway Love then stfu), Nas, B.I.G. and Tupac (they were alive in 97 which is included in this 10 year span that seems to you like "shit"), Outlandish, Eminem (when he's serious he's an amazing rapper), Roscoe P Coldchain, Slum Village, Anthony Hamilton, Black Eyed Peas, Dr. Dre (Chronic 2001) and The Game. Those are all examples of good ass social rap about change in society and not mainstream 50 cent which might include drinking, partying, sex, rims, ice, and thugging. But in a way you have to respect 50 because what he raps about he did go through, like when he talks about his life on the street you can't get more real than that.