My Studio, Configuring it all Options

[Mac1]

M-Box
12' I book with Pro Tools LE
256MB Ram
20 gig Hardrive
Yamaha RS 7000 Drum Machine
Yamaha S03 Keyboard Board
Tascam T1000 mixing Board
Roland 840 harddisc recorder

Anyone have any suggestions for a Condenser Mic and Pre-Amp?

Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
Looking to start recording my first album by begining August. I'm a R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Artist
Anyone have a similar setup? Anyone using the
Yamaha RS 7000?

[damann]

i make a lot of r&b and hiphop.
most people in this field go for a valve mic.
as lepetitmartien says there are no golden rules, but check out some valve mics like rode classic or akg solidtube.
otherwise, akg 414 is a classic, an affordable neumann with a large capsule, or rode (large capsule again).
the other solution, to a degree, is antares' mic modeller plugin.
it can sometimes be great!
also, compression is very important here, especially with rap. using a good compressor after a good mic pre is kinda' essential for getting good vocal sounds.