The Shrine

Underground rapper from L.A. He's got great flows and his beats are pretty good, but the thing I really like is that his message is socially conscious - not at all like the gangbanger shit that people like Snoop are putting out.

I highly recommend his stuff to anyone who likes hip-hop but wants to listen to a positive message as well.

I like Wyclef Jean in that regard. He's not a traditional rapper, in both lyrics and music.

And ICP even. Despite ICP's murderous image, they still put out a lot of moral-seeking songs. The whole persona is based around punishing the unjust, after all.