I am not gonna lie to you. I think the current state of rap music is pretty bad. And I don't think that way because I don't like the current crop of spitters. I got a lot of respect for Weezy, Jeezy, TI and Game. I even sort of like Boosie.

But the game is missing that semi-conscious political hero. I mean, folks like Immortal Technique and dead prez are cool, but they don't nearly have the same gangsta swagga as a young O'shea Jackson. I mean, no disrespect to M1 and them, but they just have never been able to really touch the hood in the same way that Cube did.

But just when I think that I have had enough of rap music, Davey D reminds me that there is still good hip-hop out there. Check his list of the games top 23 hip-hop songs. I don't think all of 'em are super political, but a lot of them are.

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Today we decided to uplift your spirits and let you know just how much Hip Hop is alive.
Everyday people ask me 'where's all the good Hip Hop?' Well it's right here in front of you.. Forget the so called mainstream stuff..Far too often its dumbed down.. Go straight to the independent underground ascene and discover for yourself..its up to you to embrace it and spread the word. Everyday I get friends hitting me off with their new material, so we decided to let you know what's cracking...Here's what we got jumping off ..

Davey D/ Breakdown FM

Listen Here:

http://odeo.com/episodes/23432753-Breakdown-FM-23-Joints-to-Get-U-Through-The-Day-1

1-Paris 'Neighborhood Watch' (Bay Area)
2-Jasiri X 'The Box' (Pittsburgh)
3-Akrobatik 'Front Steps' (Boston)
4-Laura Piece kelly 'Soundwave' (seattle)
5-Jessica Celious 'Yes" (Los Angeles/ Phoenix)
6-Christion 'No Place' (Bay Area)
7-Patriarch 'P-Stine Ryders' (Bay Area)
8-Toki Wright 'Future Rock' (Minneapolis)
9-Jennifer Johns 'Painting on Wax' (Bay Area)
10-Public Enemy 'How You sell Soul...' (New York)
11-Euphrates 'Halliburton' (Montreal/ Iraq)
12-Cunninglyngist 'Nothing to Give' (kentucky)
13-Zion I 'The Bay rmx' (Bay Area)
14-Motion Man w/ DJ Q-Bert 'Blah Blah Blah (Bay Area)
15-Azeem 'Show Business (Bay Area)
16-Immortal Technique 'Open Your Eyes' (New York)
17-Rebel Diaz 'Free Again w/ M-1 of Dead prez (Chicago/ New York)
18-Jahi 'What We Can Do' (Cleveland/ Bay Area)
19-Silver Shadow D 'Do You Know' (Seattle)
20-MC Lyte w/ DJ Premier 'Wonder years' (New York/ Los Angeles)
21-KRS-One 'My Life' (New York)
22-Taj & Superstar Quam Allah 'I Want More' (Bay Area)
23-Rob Swift 'The Ghetto (New York)

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