Rap is such a cliché these days, though. It is so full of excess right now, just like rock was in the early 70s just before punk rock rebelled against all the scraggly long hair, bare chests, and self-indulgent guitar solos. Somebody has to bust this sh*t up, because most of the genre has run stale and foul. It's what makes that "Mathematics of Hip Hop" post so hysterically funny.
I know it's bad because I find myself going back to stuff like the Souls of Mischief when I want to listen to rap anymore.