My ignorance delayed my linkin park experience

So i got my first phone for Christmas at 12 yo back in 2012 and one of the first games i downloaded was tap tap revenge 4(guitar hero for your thumbs). Waiting for the end was one of the song demos that you could get for free at the time so i did... and i am ashamed to admit i hated it just because i so ignorant to any kind of rap. Flash forward a year later and a girl i was crushing on showed me in pieces and I've never looked back. 24 now so my "nostalgia" isnt the same as those who were old enough in 2000 to be there for hybrid theory but they got me through my teenage years and i am in love with the new direction and i think everyone should keep that open mind