Those of you who know me, know that I have a very wide range of musical tastes. My old man and I didn't have much in common but music brought us together. Music has had a huge impact on my life. Everything from Slayer to Muddy Waters and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Alice Cooper,to Snoop Dogg. I purchased a CD not long ago that I didn't have high hopes for. I kept seeing all of this stuff about Machine Gun Kelly, and I had to check this dude out for myself. Long story short; I dig a majority of it. Hes not quite the typical rapper. He's actually got a message. Granted some of his songs are typical radio played rap songs, but some of them really hit me. Stereo for example. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1y2qraAuc I really like this song in particular because, its talking about a kid discovering music for his or herself. It reminds me of me as I was growing up listening to anything I could get my hands on just to hear something I'd never heard before. He also has a catch phrase I like: " Lace Up". Now this could mean anything to anyone. Its all personal interpretation. For me, it means taking care of business in the day to day. Doing what's right for your family and yourself. another song I really like is " See My Tears" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I60L-sTfMC0 If you really listen to the song, its ( IMO) is talking about how hard work will make you succeed. He was on the bottom and has overcome and done what everyone thought he could not do. He might be skinny dude rapping, but it takes a big person to go against the "typical" and do what he or she feels is right. I feel hes really speaking from his heart. He's not just rapping about big booty bitchs and pimping this hoe and that. I have no idea my true purpose of this thread other than to make convo. -oldschool