I'm really like Blue Scholars, Shad, Macklemore, and a bunch of others right now. HOnestly I think Method Man is one of the best alive right now skill wise. You give him any beat and he sounds like Jesus.
This was released 3 days ago, and Method Man even went on the Yonkers beat, and killed it which really impressed me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS7sZ1qUqnA
The person making the biggest impact on his fans right now I would have to say is Lil B. If you follow Lil B, you'll know what I'm talking about. He doesn't even rap, but he's just an image. He's proving what you can do by exploiting the internet, and he's starting a whole new generation of rap.. He'll be getting a huge followers base soon enough, just give it time.