One thing that bugs me about modern pop music is the need to include some random ass rapper on every single track.
Katy Perry put that Juicy J guy on "Dark Horse" and Kanye West on "E.T"; Maroon Five had Wiz Khalifa on "Payphone," etc. I wouldn't have much of a problem if the rap verses actually made sense in the context of the songs, but they usually don't. The song just ends up as another platform for the rapper to boast more about himself and nothing more.
I think this also points to a trend of genres trying to mix too much. Experimentation is fine, but when you have pop stars using rappers for their verses or country bands like Florida Georgia Line incorporating Hip Hop elements in their songs, it comes off as trying too hard. Plus, it's just plain annoying.
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