Just goto Datpiff and sample a bunch of the 4-5 star mixtapes. There's a lot of bullshit on there but also a lot of really good music. I usually find another amazing artist to listen to every week. There's so much music today that unfortunately I can't even keep track of or remember all of the great artists I come across.
People say today that "real hip hop" is gone, but that couldn't be further from the truth. There is actually a gigantic flood of great MC's these days no matter what type of hip hop you listen to. It's far too easy for someone to record a song and get it to the masses when sites like datpiff.com, currenthiphop.com, youtube.com, etc. exist. The only problem is that it's just as easy for garbage 'artists' to reach out as well.
This one is classic for me, been following this guy (Prince Ea) on youtube since he had less than 100 views on his videos.. and now he's coming out with videos that are hitting hundreds of thousands. IMO he'll never 'blow up' because his stuff is too deep and not a 'pop sound'. But it's great to stumble upon stuff like this accidentally on youtube.
"Is the glass half empty or half full? You soon will see, that the glass is exactly twice the size that it needs to be".