NOTE: I'M NOT AMERICAN AND HAVE NEVER LIVED THERE THESE ARE MY OPINIONS AS AN UNBIASED OBSERVER
To define a coast by its whack rappers is stereotyping and is like saying all Chinese people can't drive, all Indian people smelll, all African Americans eat chicken and watermelon, or all White people are racists, etc. Please stop, it makes you sound like an idiot and takes away from any credentials you have (in other words makes you look like you don't know what you're talking about).
East, West, and South all have classic albums that I listen to and enjoy but they also ALL have whack rappers who I don't listen to. The problem comes when people become close minded about their region and don't take the time to appreciate music from other regions. For example, I have a friend who only listens to a certain coast and when I recommend something from another region he just says "Nah they suck" even though he hasn't listened to them. This is like a child who doesn't like spinach even though they have never tried it.
Another thing I see on these forums is that people will make unfair arguments and say "My region is better because we got rappers A and B whereas you have rappers X and Y." Examples could be "West >>>> South because Cube and Pac >>> Mike Jones and Paul Wall" or "South >>> East, becasue Bun B >>>>> Tony Yayo." These people bias the argument in their favour, but make themselves look dumb in the process. When I read a post comparing two rappers from different regions, I assume that the author of the post holds the two rappers in a similar ranking relative to their respective coast (For example you would compare The Chronic with Ready to Die but no one would compare Illmatic to souljaboytellem.com).
So, how can we compare which coast is the best and which is the worst? Well, to start lets look at some of the best rap albums of all time. A simple search through different people's top 10 rap albums you will find many of them are from New York artists (How many lists DONT have Illmatic, Ready to Die, 36 Chambers and OB4CL?). However, with that said we should take into account that rap started in New York and thus has been around longer in the East. This extra time would inevitably lead to more classic albums on average than the West or the South. Does this mean that East coast rappers are on average better than other coasts? Not necessarily. What it does show us is that the East coast is the most respected. Similar to Olympic Basketball: even if team USA didn't win, we know that their country is known for the game (even though a Canadian invented), they're known for traditionally being the best, and they will win in the future again. Imply what you will.
What does each region bring to the table (briefly):
South: Trap music/hustling, party music, charisma
West: Gangbanging and keeping it street
East: Lyrical skills and self-reflection
Your personality, preferences and intelligence will determine what music you like. I put intelligence in their because if you don't understand what a rappers saying (be it street terms or sophisticated terms) you probably won't like their music. However, depending on how open-minded you are will affect your ability to ACKNOWLEDGE which region/rappers is/are TRULY the best. Personally I don't like Public Enemy, they just don't do it for me but I respect what they did for the game and I know that they dropped one of the best albums of all time and that Chuck D is a great lyricist and Flava Flav could pump up the crowd like no one else. They are one of the best groups of all time, I respect what they did for the game, and I have absolutely NO negative thoughts towards them.
IF EVERY RAP FAN COULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD, IGNORE THE BAD, AND MAKE PEACE WITH THEIR FELLOW RAP FANS, HIP HOP COULD RECOVER!
I would like to reiterate that I LOVE all the regions and only think about the good they have done the rap game. LONG LIVE RAP!
No region is better than another, but I will admit that whack rappers seem to becoming from one source more than the other. So which region has the most whack rappers? I will leave you with 3 quotes from the same man.
"It ain't got nothing to do with lyrics. I ain't got no lyrics.”
“That's why I don't trip when ni**as be like, ‘Man, shawty can't rap'. The ni**a that everybody say is lyrical, they ain't got no shows.”
“I don't even care about selling records. As long as I get them shows for $15,000, four to five days out the week, I'm happy.”
