Ok I think we need a small injection of hip hop/rap up in here.
I'll start off with a new artist I've been listening to: Joey Bada$$
A$AP Rocky was already mentioned in the thread, but here's a couple of gems from his old and new albums.
This one in particular is a great track with a host of new hip hop talent.
I'll stand by my position that, for now, KENDRICK LAMAR IS THE BEST RAPPER that's doing his thing right now. Ask CHUCK, I pretty much only listen to him on a day-to-day basis. I cant even just post a couple of vids; here's a playlist that you'll need to click through to see just a few of his songs. Pretty much all of them is fire.
Kendrick is part of Top Dawg Ent. (TDE), and the rest of the crew is lyrically strong. Specifically Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul have very emotionally potent music out right now.
Killer Mike is pretty awesome these days