Why thank you. The others are kinda old, but you can't be dissing Metallica, that would be like flipping off the Pope.
Also: "Meaning of Life" by Disturbed "Bahwitahbah" by Kid Rock "Dragula" and "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie Most DMX is good rap to warm up to, it's hard without a lot of R&B bells & whistles.
"To the hip hop, the hippity hop, the hip hop dippity dee" (Rapper's Delight, Sugarhill Gang, circa 1983)