Can somebody explain the significance of Lil Wayne?

I’ve been a listener and fan of hip hop for years now, and one of the artists that I’ve never really gotten into is Lil Wayne. I hear him on lots of “top 10 all time lists”, but to me, he doesn’t really stick out in any way. He’s not nearly on the level of lyricism like Lupe Fiasco, Billy Woods, and Kendrick Lamar. He doesn’t have the storytelling skills like Scarface, Nas, and GZA. He doesn’t have the energy of guys like Tupac and DMX. I understand that he’s a big freestyler, but I’ve heard guys like Black Thought show off their freestyling skills, and in my opinion it’s much more impressive than what Wayne does.

I understand that he sort of bridged the gap between old hip hop and newer sounds, but how much does that actually matter? I’m not even trying to hate here, im just genuinely curious why Wayne gets all of the love that he does. I got no problem with the guy and I do think he makes good music, I just don’t understand why he’s put above so many other great names.