Are there any classy rappers?

What do you mean by classy? There aren't any rappers who are going to look like a character in a Bond movie. As for other kinds of class, absolutely. No swearing? Check out Lecrae. read more

There are plenty of rappers who demonstrate qualities that are part of being “classy.” You could make a case for each of the guys I listed above as “class acts.” There’s no shortage of these kinds of rappers, but it’s not part of the persona we associate with rap. read more

Every rapper makes a song at some point in their career touching on the topics of sex, money and thuggery. And almost every rapper has a few songs that are much deeper than their reputation would indicate. read more

Although to be fair, that is still the majority of the Hip-Hop music being shoved down our throats by the big music labels and radio. However, there is an increasingly large presence of extremely intelligent Hip-Hop pushing the genre’s boundaries and transforming rap into academically and artistically viable poetry. read more