I agree with @
Certain tbh...2008ish right up until just a couple of years ago was the worst state I've personally seen hip hop in. It has got a lot better in the last couple of years imo.
2015 was the best year for hip hop in a looooong time, what we have this year is not quite as good...but it was always going to struggle to replicate a year with so many dope albums, there's a lot of good dudes out there tho... underground and mainstream.