Do you like hip-hop?
Yes, hip hop has a good rhythm and lyrical content that is quite topical. How about you?
I like it. What groups or artists do you prefer?
I like the old school rappers that would use DJing/scratching with turntables and inspire breakdancing.
Have you heard of The Roots?
Yes, they are really good on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, I love that The Roots are the house band.
Yes, they're amazing. One of the greatest. Old school rapping is pretty cool, as you stated.
I like how rap is performed in time to an instrumental track and drum beats these days as compared to more spoken word delivery.
I like them both. Have you heard any Mos Def?
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), better known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, actor and activist. Best known for his music, Bey began his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper
be positive hip-hop. Hip-hop that can really generate good spirit, the spirit of the music and just good energy. I'm excited about the album 'The Dreamer, The Believer'. I feel blessed that I got to work with No I.D. I'm enthused to do hip-hop, which is something that I have to do when I feel it. It's the spirit and energy of hip-hop that made you just enjoy it and love the music and not feel like, 'Man