Why do people that are Into rap and hip-hop even want a high-end audio system

We listen to the type of music we like, whatever the genre. There are some members that listen to Death Metal, Rap is produced a hell of a lot better than that.

I’d say the only reason not to listen to Rap on a high-end system is due to the extremely compressed digital. On the DR scale, Rap/Hip Hop is the most compressed music I’ve seen. (Some have an average of 4 or 5).
I can’t enjoy listening to any type of music when it’s severely compressed.

You could try to say the same thing about Punk Rock.

There will always be some segment of the population that will wake up in the morning and scream "F#%K YOU!!!" to the rest of the world. They tend to write, play and produce their music accordingly..and anyone can listen to it however they wish. It’s a free country. I like it that way.

Cheers!

Taters,check out Everlast. I really dig his music. The recordings are... in and of themselves... superb. When I first heard his stuff,I was hooked.

True that some rap is produced very well and is a unique listen on a good hifi.  Try it you might like it.   "The Eminem Show"  by Eminem is a good place to start.

I think it's a different concept of high-end with a definite boost of the extreme frequencies.  Look at the Beats headphones which were popular but which no traditional audiophile would want any part of.  But mine is an outsider's view, so take it with a grain of salt.