all the rest of that shit is just 1990s Art Monking. I stopped buying day 1 after Tipping Point and stopped listening period after Game Theory. They just weren't making enjoyable music anymore, and Black Thought didn't adapt his flow with age in a way that I found entertaining.

In my opinion you judge musical artists by how high a pinnacle they set during their peak years. Very little consideration is given to how long they were actually doing stuff, unless to make a statement that the artist's peak lasted an exceptionally long time. For the Roots, any non-stan will tell you that their quality dropped off dramatically after TFA and therefore the longevity argument for the Roots is kind of weak.