OK, so you love hip hop and you are a broke youth just wanting to listen to the latest beats that are being pumped out by the mainstream rappers, where do you go to?  Well, fear not my child, for I will teach you how to get music from the internet, legally.

The Problem

We are just going to give it to you like it is, in total it is estimated the artists lose $3.1 billion because of piracy. But that includes every artist, that is signed to a major record label.
So, whenever you download a song - you help raise that figure.
But hey, why look out for them, they are making tons anyway right, form other sources too? True, but hey, you don't even have to get the music Illegally from Kazza (Which by know, I have heard is loaded with fake or corrupted songs)

The Solution

Well, if its underground music that you are looking for, you gota hit the streets and or check out soundclick.com

For legal music downloads, there is Amazon's "Free Music Downloads Area" which lets you download songs of good quality 192kbps quality of well-known artists.
Not to mention a independent artist can get his music uploaded there also, so others can download it.
---So, what's the catch? Just registration, that's literally just it.

If you just want to listen to music while on the computer, check out our radio section, which lets you listen to all the hip hop for free.

Some songs are given out on the iTunes website, so can check that out too and lastly, eMusic.com is one of the best places to buy music online, since it offers MP3 files that aren't copy-protected or limited. The service isn't free, but you can sign up and get 50 free files before you have to pay anything.

Some other places to check: