>closer to closet racism/classism at worst

I wouldn't go that far, but mindless and unintelligible? Have you been exposed to the variety of hip hop that is out there?

Aesop Rock, Action Bronson, Deltron 3030/Del the Funkee Homosapien etc etc

Here is an interesting post that classifies hip hop artists based on their vocabulary and word usage:

http://mfdaniels.tumblr.com/post/93313634355/updated-rappers...