I really can't stand to listen to rap, most of the time. A lot of my mates are really into it (and they listen to "indie" rap, so it's not just the commerical shit I'm going against) , but I really can't get into it. I'm a fan of trip-hop and hip-hop beats (my main genre is breakbeat - a form of dance) and they heavily influence my producing.
As someone else said, Raponica (did i get it right? lol) is something I do like however. I recently purchased "Evil Nine's" brilliant album. Rap is good, when its not about killing people and when it's against a proper production job.