I'd say that being into this type of music over the last decade kept me enthusiastic about music in general... I mean yeah I still listen to rap/hip hop...lots of it....and even bump some mainstream so-called r&B...

but as someone who was/is a lover of traditional funk/soul/r&b/jazz type of music... there has been plenty of great music made in that style over the years that may be outside of the mainstream, but it's still hitting home...

got plenty of compilations of this type of stuff from that last decade...

holler at me if you need any