i feel if anything he killed "rap" and brought the essence of hip hop back. all he needs to do for most of the people that replied to this thread is put E-40 on a remix of one of his singles and y'all will hop on his dick like a rabbit hops on easter, and for those who say he aint lyrical.. way off... imo lyricism isn't big word after big word that some how makes the bar a metaphore.. to me lyricism is when someone says anything.. a line, a full bar, or 3 words combined into one more creatively and whitty than anyone else would've, just me tho