I like rap/hip hop lyrics for the most part. Not the violent stuff, but the "I'm the sh*t" attitude makes for some sometimes awesome sometimes hilarious lines. And some of these guys have some hilarious metaphors/similes/imagery.
In any case, for me the lyrics are like 5% of the equation. They can break a song but they're not going to make it. 90% of good music is just the music itself. If the melody doesn't sound good you could be singing the combined works of Shakespeare or anything else beautifully written and I probably wouldn't listen to it. On the other hand, as long as they're not singing about rape or getting into detail about killing people, I'm pretty much okay with it.
In any case, for me the lyrics are like 5% of the equation. They can break a song but they're not going to make it. 90% of good music is just the music itself. If the melody doesn't sound good you could be singing the combined works of Shakespeare or anything else beautifully written and I probably wouldn't listen to it. On the other hand, as long as they're not singing about rape or getting into detail about killing people, I'm pretty much okay with it.