i know he's overrated...
much like jesus's powers: http://media.putfile.com/familyguymagictrick
He's basically hip hop for people who aren't smart enough or open-minded enough for the likes of MF Doom, Cage, Wu-Tang, Jurassic 5 (who I really like), Cannibal Ox and the like, but different enough and more smarter than your 50 Cent's and your modern-day Jay-Z's.
He's hip hop's Coldplay, basically.
-AC