http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.174&rws=%2Frap-hip-hop%2Feast-coast-rap-hip-hop%2Fmusic-videos.rssEast Coast Rap/Hip-hop generally retains more of an Old-School flavor than its West Coast counterpart. Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Run-D.M.C. and other quintessential East Coast artists draw directly on their hip-hop ancestry in cultivating a sparseness and a sharpness that is a counterpoint to West Coast flamboyance. This leads to harder-edged beats and a rigid, punchier rhyming style. As the wall between east and west erodes and rap becomes a bi-coastal amalgam, the incisive East Coast sound continues to thrive in the work of young, innovative artists Nas, Mobb Deep and Jeru the Damaja.East Coast Rap/Hip-Hopen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:41:04 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.174&rws=%2Frap-hip-hop%2Feast-coast-rap-hip-hop%2Fmusic-videos.rss East Coast Rap/Hip-hop generally retains more of an Old-School flavor than its West Coast counterpart. Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Run-D.M.C. and other quintessential East Coast artists draw directly on their hip-hop ancestry in cultivating a sparseness and a sharpness that is a counterpoint to West Coast flamboyance. This leads to harder-edged beats and a rigid, punchier rhyming style. As the wall between east and west erodes and rap becomes a bi-coastal amalgam, the incisive East Coast sound continues to thrive in the work of young, innovative artists Nas, Mobb Deep and Jeru the Damaja.