Top Chicago Hip Hop on Last.fm

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I love, love last.fm. It has made me even more obsessed with the music I listen to and, at the same time, opened my ears to bands that I've grown to love as much as the original ones.

I got a comment on one of my other stories telling me not to forget hip hop. So, here I go not forgetting about hip hop out of Chicago!

According to the users and admins of last.fm, the top ten hip hop artists out of Chicago being listened to are:

Kanye West- duh. Numerous albums with amazing hit singles, sweet sunglasses and his fame beginning with an almost tragic car accident. Kanye might have a few attitude adjustments to figure out but don't we all?

Common**- double duh. Smart and pensive lyrics make me really respect him. Right on, Common.

J.U.I.C.E.- or MC Juice respectively, he's "the illest warrior of all time in rap music", or so says the intro on his myspace page.

CopperShot- Made up of emcee LongShot and producer Copperpot, Coppershot is a little less abrasive than most mainstream hip hop out there today. More smart lyrics make the listener actually live up to their name and LISTEN. The song "Save Me" is really good.

White Boy- Chicago- based ICEE Records' own has been wowing crowds since 2004 with his amazing and energetic music.

Nacrobats- consisting of Pugslee, Thaione, Psalm, infinito and Cosmo, Nacrobats bring the sounds or early hip hop with today's technology and present something totally cool.

Lupe Fiasco- "Superstar" anyone? Enough said.

Lord 360- Straight out of Rogers Park, Lord 360 incorporates loops of creative sounds with hypnotic rhymes that captivate the listener instantly.

Common Sense- ** This is actually what Common was known as in the early '90s. Youtube Common Sense and you'll probably die laughing.

Vakillon- As per his myspace page, "Vakill, the primary emcee of the Molemen, first gained his passion for hip hop through the breaking element rather than rapping. At eight years old, Vakill was strongly influenced by the music he experienced in his wild 100's neighborhood 119th st., such as Kraftwerk and Sugar Hill Gang. As the art form evolved, rapping took precedence over breakdancing. He met Panik in 1991 at the weekly Terrordome hip hop meetings, and together laid the foundation for the Molemen entity."

Word. As he says in his song 'Vakill V' , "I'm the shit, flat out."

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So, while hip hop might not be my forte, what kind of Examiner would I be if I didn't try to expand my horizons as well as yours? Enjoy!