As with pretty much every other genre, there's rap I like and there's rap I don't like. Eminem, dre and the Blackeyed Peas I think produce music well worthy of the name art. There's also rap and hip-hop from outside of the States pushing the envelope and doing exciting stuff. Some of the English artists are very interestig. Whether they appeal to an American hip-hop fan as much as they appeal to an English hip-hop fan, that I don't know. They're quite different in tone and style to their American counterparts.
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I know some Britons will argue British hip hop is superior but NOPE! You guys are wrong, and that's not just my Ameri-centric attitude, but if you guys knew the hip hop legends and the kids we've produced in the states and heard some of the actual MUSIC and beats and the edgy progressions that make hip hop so easy to recognize and the enormous variety of sounds and instruments implemented
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I wouldn't say British hip hop is superior....just different. Some of it is just pale imitation of the American style but some of it is very different, draws from slightly different cultural mixes and brings in a different musical pallette.