I applaud him expanding his range musically.. more of his contemporaries should do the same rather than trying to be trendy (Busta Rhymes, Jay Z etc.),

but to make it seem like he can’t rap anymore because he is old is pure b/s… he is kicking the genre down

either you reached your limit as a writer or just dont want to anymore, which is fine

there are plenty of veteran MCs still rapping in abstract/conceptual form… Not everyone stayed on the street/conscious content

also it sounds like he wants to be like Madlib but with his music still played at a pop level.. lol