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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls
Blame the listeners for supporting rap about materialistic ****. If it didn't sell it wouldn't be mass produced, which is why there is an "underground" music scene. Don't overlook the fact that this music is not sold based on the lyrical prowess of the MCs. It is appropriate for it to be popular based on it's demand(which has nothing to do with hiphop culture).
Blame game is just silly.
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I agree the blame game is silly but a part of the discussion here is trying to pinpoint where the real problem lies. that is to say who or what is to blame for the current decline of hip hop.
and i don't think it was the record labels who did it, to me it was the rappers themselves who decided to dumb sh*t down at the expense of creative depth.
im personally not a big fan of little wayne or Drake i prefer groups like a tribe called quest or De la soul or even Wu tang cause this groups do their own thing, you can hear in their lyrical content they aren't trying to be the next fad in hip hop