bass is satisfactory, so i don't why these get such a bad rap when it comes to playing hip-hop. i don't know any of the specifics on why they sound good; they just sound good to me. they make my sennheiser px100s (also good headphones for the money btw) sound a bit vanilla in comparison. totally worth the $80 asking price.
"the older i get man, the dumber that i was" the grouch