I generally don’t listen to hip-hop for the same reason I generally don’t listen to country or heavy metal: the vocals annoy the crap out of me. I listened to Blakroc, I loved the grooves, I'd be slowly falling for a song when BAM, some MC comes in and starts grunting at me. I lose focus and instead start looking around the room for sharp objects I can shove in my ears. I’m not saying there’s not stuff of these genres that I’ve enjoyed thoroughly, I just can’t justify rummaging through a giant pile of manure looking for a handful of gems. Give me a song, I’ll listen. Give me seven names and an era, ain’t gonna happen.
So hip-hop, meh.
