Have to say i always though hip hop was the entire culture thing(5 tings, graffhei, beat boxing, rapping, b-boys, djs) and rapping was just something to be done over a beat.(or accapella if dj yella can't be arsed!)
mcs= krs one, talib kwelli, eminem, llcollj, method man etc etc etc etc
rappers = jay- z, puffy, dr dre, mike shinoda(fort minor, although im starting to belive he could be an mc), ja rule, any boy band fuck who wants to rap.
oh and loud i got grafs demo thingy if yo want a lsiten. Its not hip hop in the slightest though its bascily a dance(as in leftfieldy, faithlessy type stuff) album with a well good female vocalist(sorry pk shes the shit) and garf doing the odd bit of rapping/singing over it, its really not zak de la rocha ish at all though. Thier vesrion of changes is cool as well as a druggy one.
dave