Hm, I'll be linking radio edits to avoid swearing for gameFAQs purposes, but here's stuff I've been listening to recently. Note that I generally don't pay too much attention to lyrics; I'm more interested in samples and the rhythm of the whole thing.
Kanye West ft John Legend, The-Dream, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, and Rihanna - All of the Lights
Tinie Tempah ft Eric Turner - Written in the Stars
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Nicki Minaj - Moment for Life
I've also been listening to some German rap; I suppose I can't link Killah Queen, because she swears in English, but...
Lumaraa has some good stuff:
I didn't like Miss Mine that much the first time, but she's growing on me:
What else? Hmm...If lyrics matter to you, you should go more towards nerdcore; You should also memorize the lyrics to Wierd Al's White and Nerdy like the rest of us. I'm the wrong person to recommend nerdcore, however.
Let's see, older favourites...I used to be really into T.I., and am looking forward to him releasing new music, but T.I.'s stuff usually gets stripped from Youtube anyway, so I won't link that. And I'm sure someone's going to yell at me for being too mainstream but nyeah I don't care :P
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