Hi Brighty…I posted this before in response to someone else looking for good vocal presets for rap, so will paste that here again for you later in this message.
However before you even touch any EQ dynamics or effects the most important part is ensuring that your vocals are recorded well.
Make sure that the room you are in is not too “lively” i.e there isn’t lots of ambient reverb. If there is look at treating the room or at the very least getting a mic baffle/isolation shield.
This is particularly important if using a condenser mic as it will pick up everything in the room and your vocal can end up sounding really roomy. If you’re using Pirate to record your vocals this won’t be a problem 
Obviously the choice of mic has a huge impact on vocal sound as well. So if you have the luxury of having access to a few mics play around with them and see which one works best on your voice.
For example I have access to a load of mics some vintage, some new., some very expensive but have often found myself reaching for an SM58 on some vocals as it works really well.
Next thing to consider is the mic pre amp to make sure you’re getting as good a signal as you can from the mic to your DAW…
Then there’s the distance you are from the microphone when recording and the volume you are singing at/rapping at…try different variations of these on the track you are working on to find which works best for the song. Getting the right mic technique for a particular track can save you a lot of time trying to get EQ and compression correct down the line.
Ok so as far as good vocal presets…(and this is the part I’ll be pasting from another post). I’m afraid to say there aren’t any as every vocal line is different and there are so many different ways to treat a rap vocal, depends on the rapper, the tune, the tempo, the dynamics so many factors and variables to consider.
However here’s a workflow I use to get me started on vocals, the plugins I reach for and some “typical” presets I might start off with.
First I like to start with a gate and get the vocals nicely tightened up, then I’ll eq with a pultec EQP1a. For the bass end of the vocal I’ll boost at 60hz by 1 or 2 notches and then attenuate until I’m happy with the bass frequency response.
Then for the mids on a broad enough bandwidth say 6 or 7 I’ll boost either the 3K or 5K frequencies (depending on the vocalist) by 1 or 2 notches and attenuate the 10K region if needed (although I tend to like to leave that alone at this stage).
I’ll then compress using a Teletronix LA2A with about 2 db of gain reduction to tame the peaky transients.
After that I’ll eq again also with another pultec to bring back in the frequencies compression might have muddied up usually boosting the 8K or 10 K by about 2 notches and then I’ll add another compressor, probably a urie 1176…this is where it gets fun…
If I want the vocal to really pump I’ll look for a fast attack and fast release on a 4:1 ratio reducing the gain anywhere from -2db to up to -8db to slam it. Then EQ again with a nice parametric EQ to get the final tone I want on the vocals.
To finish off I’ll often use a touch of tape delay, with a tiny bit of feedback as an aux timed at half the tempo of the track (kinda acting like a doubler), turn up the delay fader until you can hear the delay then back it off by 5db so it will be barely audible in the mix, but it does something that just makes the vocals pop out a bit more.
All that being said I have found myself with great rappers nearly not touching anything but the fader and a touch of EQ their delivery has been that good! Remember to trust your ears and that less is more. Try broad movements so if you’re tempted to boost an EQ frequency range go big on it i.e turn up that frequency range until it’s really noticeable and then back up by about halve the db.
Anyway hope all of that is of some use to you.
But I’ll leave you with the most important part of any great sounding vocal that doesn’t require any engineering and that’s simply put…The performance…get this right and everything is easy!