He lives semi-near me.
See this is where the line is drawn between rap and hip-hop. I see rap as the crap that is constantly played on radio and TV, your dull, mind numbing garbage that only has to do with the amount of money in your hand, the girls hanging over you, the as$'es on those girls and the rims on your sh!ty Cadillac.
Hip-hop tends to be more underground (anyone heard of this guy before now?) and focused more on real world situations with a true meaning behind it.
Thats just the way I see it, I hate rap but some hip-hop is alright. P.O.S. for example, IMO is really good and so is this guy.