Look at it this way:
I'm all for Rap so long as it's creative: I'm not talking recycled beats, recycled lyrics, cliche scratching, etc, etc. I'm talking about people who think about their lyrics, spend a lot of time coming up with original beats, sampling interesting things and using them tastefully, and even creating their own samples. THEN taking it on the road and backing it all up live. Can every Rap act do that? No. Can every Rock act? No.

And to be honest, I was just as unimpressed with POD when I saw them live as I was with Tha Alkaholiks.