i'm probably the same age as dude, and i can appreciate atcq as much as the next 30 year old cuz my older bro always hip me to shit. i was listening to hammer and vanilla till i was listening to doggystyle and low end theory.

unpopular opinions:

1. midwest runs rap - eminem, bonethugs, twista, lupe, kanye, nelly...and if we can talk nelly. name a rapper with no affiliation(jay-z/kanye, em/dre, 50/dre and em, luda/face defjam) thats a top seller.
2. lauryn is/was the best female mc.
3. east coast rap now sucks because everyone wants to be jay-z
4. the south been hot since the 90s. nothing new, its just that nyc finally got slow on something....