^ uhhhh listen to almost any rap cd and you will find samples or similar arrangments rock music or classical music and all other types of shit. anybody knows that a successful rapper is open minded towards all sorts of shit (more subject matter) and a producer is open to all sorts of music (better beats).

the stuff that got me into rock was jimi hendrix. him and his band (which happened to be white englishmen) were and are just so ill. they were like the tupac of the 60s, pointin out all sorts of issues backed with the illest playin.

the only good rock i can think of nowadays off the top of my head is red hot chili peppers and maybe 311. they are actually talented. not that loud fuckin cracker yellin about commitin suicide type shit.