I listen to a lot of Alternative but my love is Hip Hop. My favorite band has to be Linkin Park and was wondering if you all know who he is an what you thought of Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park as an Emcee? Personally I think he's Ill. Here's an example of what he can do:

High Voltage

Just do something to tell you who I am, ya know?

[Chorus]
It's high voltage, you can't shake the shock
Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It's high voltage, you can't shake the shock
Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It's high voltage, you can't shake the shock
Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out
It's high voltage, you can't shake the shock
Because nobody wants it to stop, check it out

I've been digging into crates ever since I was living in space
Before the rat race, before monkeys had human traits
Mastered numerology and big bang theology
Performed lobotomies with telekinetic psychology
Invented the mic so I could start blessing it
And chin checkin' kids to make my point like an impressionist
Many men have tried to shake us
But I twist mic cords to double helixes and show them what I'm made of
I buckle knees like leg braces
Cast the spell of instrumental-ness and all of the emcees that hate us
So try on, leave you without a shoulder to cry on
From now to infinity let icons be bygones
I fire bomb, ghostly notes haunt this
I've tried threats but moved on to a promise
I stomp shit with or without an accomplice
(Mixed media!)
The stamp of approval that's on this

[Repeat Chorus]

(Akira) Put a kink in the backbones of clones with microphones
And never satisfy my rhyme jones
Spraying bright day over what you might say
Blood type Krylon
Technicolor type A
On highways write with road rage on pages of wind
In cages of tin that bounce all around
In surround sound devouring the scene
Subliminal gangrene paintings overall the same things
Sing song karaoke copy madness
Break bones verbally with sticks and stone tactics
Fourth dimension, combat convention
Write rhymes at ease while the tracks stand at attention (Attention)
Meant to put you away with the pencil
Pistol, official, 16 line rhyme missile
While you risk your all, I pick out all your flaws
Spin, raw raw blah blah
You can say you saw

[Repeat Chorus]

peep the X-ecutioners (fuck tha spelling) joint he spit illness, dude is nice

Yea i got that X-ecutioners joint i agree!!!

He's Nice................

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Linkin Park is dope. It's a known fact.

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I think he can be a good MC, just would he be able to break out of the LP mold if he goes solo. His addition to the group makes them what they are, but can he keep the momentum if he goes solo?

defonatly a dope rapper but i think realist is right

I can't stand to listen to any of their stuff anymore. He's stuck up. He listens to his own music because there's nothing else good out there...how stupid can you be?

he's a pretty dope MC still, he's got flow cant deny him of that, and he's also multi talented, plays the keys and guitar. But i think it'd be almost the same situation as Jin, tuff battler, or in Shinodas case sick songwriter with a group, but solo, not sure if he'd be able to do it. but overall mans dem has skills

i know this thread is bout Mike Shinoda but on the topic of Rap/rock bands, what do you guys think of Zack De La Rocha. Some might not know of him but he was the front man for Rage Against The Machine, a group which pioneered almost the rap/rock sound. He's workin on a solo album with the neptunes, roots, dj shadow and others. What do you think bout his MC-ing ability and how do u think his solo album will turn out?

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hes OK....some of his verses are nice others blow....kinda a trendy sound

I like mike shinoda's lyrics..but I cant stand his delivery...it seems as if he has no energy......

and on the zach question....I didn't know he was an emcee..of course I've only what was on the radio....I do like his style though...I wonder if he'll go political..like he did with rage?....

Lincoln Park is pretty dope... the dude is an emcee definetly... the different beats dont change that ya know...

as for the guy from Rage, he's aight, never heard anything that would make me think he's ill tho...

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Yeah hes pretty good but linkin park has turned pretty gay over the years

Word To Bruk This Guy Is Pretty Conceided, He Thinks No One Is Better Than Him Out There, I Know For A Fact That One Of The Vets On Here Could Rip Him For Sure.

But Other Than That Shit He Is Pretty Nice