My vote is for Kendrick Lamar. Just curious on everyone's thoughts are
I saw Kendrick Lamar live not too long ago. I had fun but I think I need to listen to a lot more of his CD before I could say what I think of him in general. From friends of mine who are bigger fans, they do assert he's the #1 rapper out there, or at least, is going to be - one particularly ardent friend asserted that he is "the next/new Tupac." I thought that was quite an assertion to make, but I'm not familiar enough with rap to really have an opinion. Personally, I really like Macklemore. I'm not trying to say he's #1. He's probably more like Eminem 2.0 or something. But I do think his songs have a deeper meaning that I find, at times, really inspiring. I like the fact that he seems to be trying to say something with his words (though you can probably make the same argument with Lamar).
I'd say that everyone's vote seems to be Kendrick Lamar right now. I'm not in love with his stuff but I guess that it's super good. I haven't been listening to anyone who could even crack the top ten right now and wouldn't even hazard an opinion on number one.