yeah definately mike can rap....ill as well. i dont like linkin park....too industrialised now...hybrid theory was good but everything after that sucks apart from faint on meteora (their 2nd album) his track with x-ecutioners was nice

zack de la rocha definately he shud make an impact.....i love RATM...everyone got talent.....and zack's been doin stuff wit krs1 and the last emperor.....that's gotta say something bout him....he's also doing his solo album with trent reznor (the lead singer of nine inch nails)...i cant wait for zack's album to drop.......hope he goes political as well

he is an mc

If he's not an MC, wtf is he then?

If he raps, he's an MC. Simple. doesnt matter what the beats, subject matter, or other talents he's got. I personally like Linkin Park alot, one of the best rock/rap out there... although I agree that meteora wasnt as good as Hybrid Theory...

I agree.....Meteora wasnt as good as Hybrid Theory.....But i think Mike Shinoda can do big things in the Hip Hop game with the right people. Some may not agree but i know some will.....He has very good talent.....An I personally like the hip hop influence in other genres of music wouldnt you agree?

hell yeah he a mC,dude is NICe,i like his ish, nice lyrics,nice style, thats all i got to say............................................... .....................

Dude Got Skillz

he's a good mc indeed. i liked meteora though, but only mainly cos of songs like faint, and some other's i can't remember the names of. gotta love linkin park though. they're dj's good to.

Linkin Park's cool~~~

i dont really like him..i guess hes ok for being in a 'rock-rap' band. his lyrics are average and his delivery sucks

i gotts agree with comments about his delivery though, but then how energized are u gonna sound when doing a song called crawling? would sound out of place if he was all bouncy in his delivery.

Playjahrizer - i dont really like him..i guess hes ok for being in a 'rock-rap' band. his lyrics are average and his delivery sucks

you didnt see the lyrics posted on the first page of this thread did you? His lyrics were great in Hybrid Theory.. his delivery lags but his lyrics are great, you cant deny that.

and wtf is "for a rock/rap" band supposed to mean? Cmon man, does it really matter what company you keep? your lyrics and flow dont change just because your friends play a guitar

in lyricist lounge i forgot which one.
Zack de la roca spits with KRS one. pretty nice. different but the fucker is unique

His lyrics are dope no lie. If he spit with more fire in his delivery he could be alot better than what he is now. I think he'd have a wider fan base if he went solo changed his style a bit, but kept his lyrics on the same level.

Good lyrics.
Bad personality.
Group holds him down?

Someone on here mentioned Zach De LA Roca from Rage Against
The Machine which is now the award winning group Audioslave.
And he is definately a sick emcee in this watered down world of hip-hop.
But Mike Shinoda could definately hold his own on a short album,
preferably eight songs skitless.
It would even be alright if all of the members from Linkin Park backed
him up like the Roots do for Black Thought.

Hopefully thats a soon to come thing for hip hop / rock / alernative music*