I'm not looking for any mainstream pop rap stuff. Nothing much has been going on lately in the "real hip-hop" circuit i think so i've actually swayed and started listening to some rock and just other genres. But i still have no less love for some good hip-hop. Any new stuff out there?

I'm a fan of: Outkast, Mos Def, Eminem, Sway Dasafo, Blackalicious, Tonedeff, Nas, Timbaland & Magoo, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, ATCQ, and the like. Not into gangsta (yes i know nas counts as a gangsta rapper. shut up.) or pop rap.
I'm looking forward to LupEND and if you're right about the outkast album than i'm SOOOOOOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

I still haven't listened to the ecstatic. I'll do that tomorrow.

Talib Kweli's good. I enjoyed Eardrum. Not a huge Roots fan but i'll check it out. And two reccomendations for CYNE so i'll look at him (or her or them. Whatever) tomorrow too.