Right. None of the rappers from this generation are on the same level as a Rakim, a Big Pun, a Big L, etc.
I think what happens is, some people are so desperate for 'real hip hop' that they'll praise anybody who even makes an attempt to spit hot bars.
Like nikkas saying Kendrick out rapped Jay Electronica on control. I just don't get it...Kendrick verse was nice but it was all over the place. Jay Electron's verse was more terse, consistent and meaningful in my opinion.
I see what you're saying, by and large I agree. I think people wanna hype up people of their generation to try and legitimize them, but because it's forced it just sounds and feels fake. I bet you'll have dudes on here trying to convince us Kendrick better than Rakim lol. Or Kane, not even close yet. If someone steps up and surpasses them cool, but right now with these cats it ain't happening. Let's see what Chris Rivers does though.

kendrick must be about to drop soon the industry accounts are back look
Prior to "Swimming Pools" he would be just another slept on underground rapper from Cali. shyt, 90% of these casual Rap fans weren't even checking for Cali Rap, period, prior to that.
What made K Dot was the Dr. Dre co-sign + being from Compton + being a nonviolent intelligent rapper. Non-Cali people, especially suburban cacs, believed the stereotype that Compton was "the ghetto of all ghettos". I, mean, every black male from Compton is an animal who will kill you for wearing the wrong color and walking through his neighborhood, right?
fukk outta here with that racist shyt. Whenever you talk about the hood in California, that's where all the negative white people ghetto fraternity house party stereotypes come from.
When I tell white people on the East Coast I'm from the hood in Cali, they always reference Compton.
. The biggest fanbase I've seen for K. Dot are suburban Starbucks drinking cacs who want to look like they are knowledgeable about Hip Hop. 
