Because blacks in particular have -whether conciously or subconciously- have held on to being taught, that "YOU ARE BLACK, FIRST" slogan. The U.K riot's, in August, sparked the whole U.K to be in uproar, of course. Then a week later, a (black) child, is stabbed, @ 14yrs of age, and guess what...
It starting dying a long time ago, with Chris Brown then Omarion then the names mentioned above - Come and goer's Jeremiah [fuck how u spell his name], and then Bobby Valentino , T Pain, blah blah, blah, blah. I do think J Holiday's got a standard vocal, though
Big did say "you're nobody, 'till somebody kills you". Not suggesting that 'Pac was "nobody", but c'mon, there were and still is, harder rapper's out there. I think maybe if he had lived, he woulda been bigger in the acting, department, 'cause he SURE could act
I have Common's "like water for chocolate"
And drakes " So Far gone"
To me they're both from two slightly different era's
Common's tracks which stood out to me are: Funky for you and Nag Champa
Drake's are : Successful and Fear
Though both do sing and rap, I'll have to go with Common...