yea... i noticed it is faster... but speed does not necessarily make it a different style of music. crunk, south music is slower than average bpm... sometimes as slow as 50 bpm... and it's still considered hip hop/rap. if it has a broken beat and an mc... i consider it a form of hip hop.
and i actually meant colaborating with people... i produce hip hop myself... along with many other styles, like reggae, breaks, dnb, house... many different forms... and they all sound great. i really want to start meeting and hangin out with people who produce thier own music... we should work on somethin? i got the scratchin skills already... so no waste of time... just a thought..