Being exposed to hip-hop at a early age i naturally gravitated toward that genre. Chillin' with my older bro and sis in a spooked out basement listening to tupac is like my earliest musical memory i can recall. haha.
So let's see....
Basically anything from the RAP GOD rakim (my fav mc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88BPk903jUQ
KRS is deffo one of my regulars on rotation. More specifically his early days with Scott La Rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcYY6xwwfCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycu7i7hbcFU
Kool G Rap. Need i say more? Founder of the rap style of mafioso music and hell of a lyricist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_gBjEQV0hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EN15XU7buY
Big L (Another Fav)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lRcm3KXXQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYVaV9ujHdE
A little more chill/upbeat type hip-hop. De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhMoOo4aJY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08JS5EqyBVU
There are plenty of others, just to lazy to post up more linkage
But Wu-Tang, Craig G, Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Naughty By Nature, DMX, Raekwon, Early Kool J, Tupac, Roxanne Shante, Masta Ace, Geto Boys, Gang Star, Nas, Ice T, Some NWA stuff, And many others.
Edit : How dafuq could I leave out Mos Def