This is a bit silly. To claim that Kanye West is some kind of vanguard for intelligent hip-hop is frankly absurd. When there are groups like The Perceptionists and Blackalicious who are both lyrically more intelligent and astute, why hold up on Kanye? Even more mainstream rappers like Andre 3000 of Outkast far overshadow West. Not to mention Blackstarr as the above poster mentioned and Immortal Technique. I could go on with names that are making new courses for hip-hop (MF Doom!). There's so many intelligent rappers making music now just like in the past with groups like Gangstarr. These guys …
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