Mos Def and Talib Kweli were the first two I really liked listening to in middle school..

King Gheedorah - I Wonder

De La Soul
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Sugarhill Gang
Public Enemy
Wee Papa Girl Rappers / Salt N Pepa (loool)

Eminem
Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)

As far as actual rappers go, I would pick Del, Eminem, Biggie, and Andre 3000.

It's because of Eminem... Eminem was the real reason I started listening to rap music... One day, I turned on the radio and I heard Eminem's "The Way I am". To me, it was a great song because it described my emotions. Not only did it describe my emotions, but it also described my true character. But my character has changed over the course of time... I have become more polite...

2pac

None I was born into rap, I'm from NYC.

I first heard Schoolboy Q's 'Break the Bank' while playing the UFC game on PS4 last year, and ever since then I've been hooked, although I've got into other rappers more such as Kendrick Lamar and J Cole.

The person that got me into hip hop was my brother. He listened to mainstream hip hop. We went to New York and my brother forced my parents to listen to Kanye West. Some songs we listened to:

Good Life
Gold Digger
Stronger
Through the wire
Good Morning