UK hip-hope wise, i rate "wretch 32" "chipmunk" "lowkey" "sway" "roots manuva" "stif of the dump"
french hip-hop i rate "iam" "ntm" "fonky family" psy4 de la rime" "la fouine" "lunatic" "oxmo puccino" "kerry James" "ideal J" "sniper"
plus more, but those are my faves atm on each side of the channel
sweet someone finally mentioned stig, good to see its not all us stuff, heres some good artists from my playlists
phi-life cypher
rjd2
scattabrainz
blockhead (aesop rocks producer)
bonobo
mf doom
deceptikon
roots manuva
9lazy9
and some awesome beats from a local guy who has some absolutely amazing beats, similar style to blockhead and rjd2, well worth a listen http://www.myspace.com/beatscape