Lil Wayne isn't totally garbage. He has some good stuff out there mostly on features, he's an average rapper.

As for the state of the rap game, well it's not the 90's where rap music in the main stream was actually good with Wu Tang, Biggie and all those guys from New York and Oakland hitting it big with real talent, Nas, Jay Z both came out of that era or shortly thereafter.

There are still more then enough good rappers to go around today, just like I'm sure there was plenty of good rock music in the 80's it just doesn't get the play it deserves. Whatever, people will tire of the Yin Yang Twins eventually, and all of their ilk. Kanye West is the closest rap has right now to a new guy who hit it big in the mainstream with real staying power. But there are tons of great rappers.

Joe Budden is a guy who won't ever get big again and that's pretty much his own fault. Wu Tang is still going at it, Ghostface is still fucking great as is Masta Killa who put out an album in 2007. The latest Wu album was great too. Of course they aren't new guys but still, it's good stuff out there.

With the RHCP guitarist covering George Harrisson, fucking great song classic stuff. Ghost's verse about the gunfight is about as good as anything you'll find in any era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1nxbbvHheA