the only stuff that really leaves a bad taste in my mouth is some of these girl rap bands that have appeared out of nowhere (and will hopefully retreat quickly),

There you touch on one of the great mystries of rap. How can a form of expression that glorifies the most vile mysogyny be so attractive to so many young women. Marshall Mathers is only the latest in a long line of rappers who have been phenomenally successful chanting the standard rap giospel of anger, hate and intolerance, and women have always been at the top of the list of targets. It was the hateful, degrading language used to express that mysogyny that turned me off rap completely, and left me bewildered at its popularity among young females.