one thing I've never seen anyone talk about trap

is that, whether it's a legacy inherited from cloud rap, which seems unlikely, or its co-evolution with alternative r&b, but some of the recent shit is absolutely gorgeous, and I'd wager that this decade is the first one in hip hop history where mainstream rap, or much of any rap, can be made with a conscious attempt at creating traditional aesthetic beauty without resulting in nauseous treacly smooth jazz/adult contemporary pablum (like every damn time 2Pac got serious.) The second Rae Sremmurd album was utterly gorgeous, and there's a number of particularly lovely tracks on Culture II (which is possibly the most underrated album in RYM history as of right now?)