hip-hop has been over for quite some time.
hip-hop culture and the aura around THAT was really the draw to rap imo.
and the ghetto tour guide aspect.
the records (vinyl), the breakdancing, the art, the clothes, the respect, the culture, etc.
when it blew up in the 90's it was already 10+ years deep.
abandoned in the 00's and started fresh via corporations and stephen & friends.
diminishing returns ever since.
-shrugs-
i mean the writings been on the wall.
liken it to the titanic band still playing but because they think theyre going to get a paycheck at the end of the trip.
the only reason people still "do" rap is because they think there's money left to be made.
there isn't.
it's a plutonomy like eveyrthing else in the world in the 10's.
5-10 people make all the money.
so like just stay ahead of the curve and move on...
go into another direction.
march to the beat of your own drum.
don't stay bound to a passe style of music and let it define your character like a sucker.
stop grasping at straws and propping this thing up so it looks less deflated than it actually is.
the only people who do that are people who depend on it for resources.
that's really all i have to say about "rap" anymore.