Originally Posted by Socks

There is lots of it still, more than there ever was. Just the media only talks about it when something bad happens, like anything else.

Some great new artists (and some old) you'd presumably like if you like de la etc:

- Simplexity
- Living Legends
- The Grouch (part of LL)
- Yesterdays New Quintet
- Blu and Exile
- Masta Ace
- EMC (Stricklin, Masta Ace, Wordsworth) - great new album out
- Cunninlynguists
- Pumpkinhead
- Peanut Butter Wolf
- MF Doom
- Talib Kweli has a few new LP's out last few years
- Ed OG

Might even like Guilty Simpson stuff, and Devin the Dude