Gang Starr, Nas, Biggie, Big L, Wu-Tang, Rakim, OutKast, Mobb Deep, stuff like that. Ever since the turn of the century we have been continuously pulling the bag over our heads on the hip hop front, claiming degenerate dunderheads like Lil Wayne are actually making what is known as "good music" or, more frighteningly, "hip hop."
That shit is not hip hop, that's pop. If clowns like Wayne mess around with the beats, they get their boots knocked [Freddie Foxxx sic].