I like the idea of hip hop much more than most hip hop. To me there's not enough musicality in it.
I've listened to some Public Enemy. More recently I like Sexion d'assaut (a minority of the tracks) and Maître Gims cause he's the only one out of them who can sing. I like Mc Solaar a lot for his creative lyrics, but his melodies can be dull.
I agree with your first sentence. Then, though, if you like musicality, you can find it in other work. I think Diversity in one's taste in music is healthy and a good sign of equilibrium.
I'm not that much myself into English rap (as in I don't know that much unlike my brother), I know the main ones and try to discover.
Oh okay, heard of Public Enemy and Sexion d'assaut, Solaar is insane d'un point de vue lyrique et littéraire.