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Underrated/Overrated Rappers

Submitted by azerifactory on October 28, 2025
Which rappers / hip-hop bands do you think getting too much hype? Same goes with underrated rappers, who needs more media exposure?

For me:

Overrated: Drake, Travis Scott, J. Cole

Underrated: Masta Ace, De La Soul, Q-Tip, MF Doom

12 Comments
FreeStater
+3
Level 81
Oct 28, 2025
Honestly, Kendrick Lamar is the only good mumble rapper, since his song Mustard calls out Drake for being a Diddy blud.
azerifactory
+1
Level 47
Oct 28, 2025
I used to think same about Kendrick but his Good Kid album really grown on me
SteveTheEagle
+2
Level 54
Oct 28, 2025
Overrated: Tupac, Drake, Cole, Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator,

Underrated: Earl Swatshirt, Domo Genesis, JPEGMAFIA, Black Thought, MF DOOM

SteveTheEagle
+1
Level 54
Oct 28, 2025
I got a lot more, but these are just the first few that came to mind
azerifactory
+1
Level 47
Oct 28, 2025
Why 2Pac is overrated?
SteveTheEagle
+2
Level 54
Oct 28, 2025
I feel like his music was never as lyrical as his 90s counterparts, and his songs imo feel a bit stale and samey after a while. Because of this, I think his music has aged pretty poorly, especially compared to otehr 90s rappers like biggie that have aged great. However, i do believe that he is the most influential rapper ever
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Oct 28, 2025
This question is an IQ test. When people ask underrated/overrated, at least half of people interpret it as "good/bad". Those people fail the test.

It's possible to be good and overrated.

Kendrick Lamar is good and overrated, IMO.

azerifactory
+1
Level 47
Oct 28, 2025
You read me well hehe
DarthKnight
+1
Level 92
Oct 28, 2025
Overrated: Eminem, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Cardi B, Tupac, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage etc. etc.

Underrated: NF, Connor Price, Tedashii, Twenty One Pilots (they don't always rap but when do it's 🔥🔥)

Jeremy
+2
Level 79
Oct 30, 2025
please be satire
diegovignuda
+1
Level 45
Oct 29, 2025
Lucy Bedroque
XYU
+1
Level 62
Nov 2, 2025
Nice to se MF Doom getting a mention here. I'd also add Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom and Buck 65 as underrated (at least, not very well known). Possibly A Tribe Called Quest - they might be more famous but I still think deserve to be higher up the exposure/hype chart. Don't know if you'd include Beck, but a lot of his vocals are rap rather than singing; I've never heard him mentioned among rappers, so perhaps.
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