The White Rapper

You have to love the white rapper. All he wants is to be accepted in a culture that doesn't want him. He wants to be surround himself with everything that he might not be. He wants to forget about the fact that rap began as a way to vent about the happenings going on in the black communities in the ghetoes of New York. But there are a chosen few that break down those barriers and not only gain acceptance by the community that never wanted to like them, but actually blow everyone's mind.

6. MC Serch: This is one of the first white rappers to really come through and show he belongs. As a member of 3rd Bass, he brought about a flair the other two members of the group didn't really have. He had an anger about him that made you want to listen to who he was going to tell off next. In "Pop Goes The Weasel", he completely goes off about Vanilla Ice and his ongoing fued with the Beastie Boys was legendary. Lately he has been

embarrassing himself by hosting The White Rapper Show on VH1.

5. Kid Rock: Go ahead and knock it, but this skinny, porno mustache wearing punk from Detroit knows how to get down. Sure his lyrics sound like they were written by my 7 year old but you cannot argue the fact that when he performs he completely rips the roof off the place. He may now be sampling Warren Zevon and trying to cross over to country, but his early start as a rapper and DJ solidified his place on my list. Besides, anytime you can make up a word like "Bawitdaba", you deserve all the accolades you get.

4. House of Pain: I know, they really only had one hit and Everlast has since gone on to perform in rock venues, but that one hit was absolutely huge. When "Jump Around" hit the streets, it didn't matter if these Irish punk kids were black, white, red, Spanish, Albanian, Lithuanian, whaterver. When people heard, and still hear, that opening horn blast at the beginning of the song, you knew pandamonium was about to ensue. And who can forget the great Beavis and Butthead mocking the song in one of their episodes.

3. Vanilla Ice: Most talanted...no. Most legit...no. Entertaining...YES! Say what you will about good ol' Rob VanWinkle but you know when Ice Ice Baby hits the radio, you sing along to the entire song. Sure he completely stole the riff from "Under Pressure" by Queen / David Bowie. Who cares? I sure don't. Besides, you know you've solidified yourself as an superstar when Suge Knight and his posse hold you out of a balcany of a hotel by your ankles and threaten to drop you to a certain death. That's power!

2. Eminem: Ok, this guy is the real deal. There must be something in the water in Detroit that makes white people think they can rap. But Eminem can and completely blows my mind. I do get a little turned off by the gratuitous swearing and hate that comes out of his mouth at times, but he is real, raw, and better than most rap artists in the industry regardless of color. One of my top 6 rap songs of all time is "Lose Yourself". It came at a point in my life where I was at a serious crossroads and oddly enough, this song helped me a lot. He continues to produce ridiculous rhymes and beats and his upcoming album is sure to be one that is worth waiting for.

1. Beastie Boys: Could it be anyone else. Come on! From the time they hit the streets with "You Gotta Fight...", they have proven everybody that a bunch of nerdy white kids from New York can throw down and aren't just 3 kids looking to party. To prove this, all you have to do is look at "Intergalactic". They released this amazing song 12 years after Ill Communication hit the streets and it completely redefined thier sound and brought them to the forefront of the charts again. The Beastie's are a little older now and have settled down quite a bit, but they still rock and are easily the number one white rap artists of all time.