Hip hop artist profiles and news

Whilst having a discussion the other month about what happened to punk and it's anger, intelligence and the thoughts it roused in the youth we came across a thought. Hip hop in many ways is the new punk.

Hip hop is where people express their political views and call upon politicians to think of the youth and the war to end. Hip hop also has it's pop side where money, girls, gangsta and ghetto are big. I'm into thoughtful hip hop but understand that people's taste varies and luckily rap and hip hop covers many bases.

If you are looking for artist profiles and hip hop news then check out RapArtists.com. They are a pretty new site but already have a comprehensive user driven community for all artists, rap and hip hop. The design is slick and easy to navigate allowing you to quickly find news, look at peoples faves and find out some decent bio information for your favorite groups and artists.

The site also features a great forum which enhances the user experience and builds on the great community spirit that this site is developing.