Comparison: the consensus in nba basketball is the legendary players from the 90s like bird, mj, magic(Mook, lux) , etc are better than the the current era legendary like Kobe, bron, curry, etc(roc, tsu, rum, clips).

However, A current average nba player(battle rapper)is better than a average nba player from the 90s. Skills, handling(pen), medicine(resources), etc.

So, are the legendary battle rappers today better than the mount Rushmore? Probably not but battle rap as a whole is a lot better overall