List rappers you felt were terrible or just average when they started and eventually felt they were elite rappers then name when you felt they made the switch. Was it gradual or was it instant?
Most improved rappers of all-time
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Del
Trajan
Veteran
Rick Ross
Jim Jones
Lil Wayne
Jim Jones
Lil Wayne
AquaCityBoy
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Childish Gambino for sure.
Sick Boi and Poindexter were
Culdesac, EP and Camp were
Royalty was
(from a pure rapping standpoint)
Because the Internet and Stn Mtn/Kauai were
, not to mention all the features and freestyles he was killing at the time. 
Sick Boi and Poindexter were
Culdesac, EP and Camp were
Royalty was
(from a pure rapping standpoint)Because the Internet and Stn Mtn/Kauai were
, not to mention all the features and freestyles he was killing at the time. 
I wouldn't say elite.. but Deeper Than Rap/Teflon Don era Rick Ross was a lot better than "Port Of Miami" Ross. And is still better than he was when he dropped his debut.
Oh shyt, almost forgot. DEFINITELY Mac Miller
Oh shyt, almost forgot. DEFINITELY Mac Miller
lil wayne IMO... he was makin good music before, after carter 2, dude got on songs with nas and hov and held his own
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APIDTA
Rawse
JayBaldacci
All Star
Fat Joe from 1995-1998, with the help of pun.
Jim Jones. Not elite, but the improvement from his first album to now, is large. When he first started, dude was just rambling on the track & not riding the beat at all.
Young/Nacho\Drawz
...come on let's picture the possibility...
I think Maino has improved alot. J. Cole from his Therapist days lol.
Lord Mecca
Eyes May Shine
Evidence from Dilated Peoples.
Most improved rapper of all-time brehs. I didn't really care much for his solo work but he really stepped up his pen game as of late.
Edit: I'd say about 2013 he started turning it around big time...
Most improved rapper of all-time brehs. I didn't really care much for his solo work but he really stepped up his pen game as of late.
Edit: I'd say about 2013 he started turning it around big time...
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you can actually make an argument that Eminem's improvement from Infinite to late 90s/early 00s Eminem is pretty impressing too. But then again it was clear on Infinite that he knew how to rap, so it was more so about him finding his own style.
Im struggling to think of anybody I would describe as really improved.....I could say Jeezy but i liked Tm101 Jeezy as much as current Jeezy...in terms of technically improving I would say he did though.
But in terms of me actually liking nikkas more when they "improve"?99% of the time I like them the way i was introduced to them,more or equal to the so called improved version.
I will say Fabolous too though,his newer shyt may not get you as hype as the punchlines he first came on the scene with....May not rewind his new wordplay quite as much...but his actual songs have more replay value without those punchlines now. thos punchlines had a expiration date before they aged horribly....the punchlines dont move u once theyve been ran into the ground,or its based on a current event that was only relevent 10 years ago.
But in terms of me actually liking nikkas more when they "improve"?99% of the time I like them the way i was introduced to them,more or equal to the so called improved version.
I will say Fabolous too though,his newer shyt may not get you as hype as the punchlines he first came on the scene with....May not rewind his new wordplay quite as much...but his actual songs have more replay value without those punchlines now. thos punchlines had a expiration date before they aged horribly....the punchlines dont move u once theyve been ran into the ground,or its based on a current event that was only relevent 10 years ago.