I wanted to be a journalist in my younger years, and that's what my undergraduate degree is in - so I understand where he's coming from as far as the research aspect and establishment of full, linear, substantiated timelines when it comes to reporting on hip-hop and understanding its context in 2019.

However, what I think it has and still suffers from is two fold and brings us where we are:

1. Hip-hop was never expected to survive. It was thought of as a fad - even by black radio and media outlets who should have been the torchbearers, so there was no concerted effort to say "Hey, let's preserve this. We might need it later." History was being made right under people's noses, and they thought it might have been cool for the moment, but ultimately disposable.

2. Because of that supposed disposable nature, it was commoditized quickly and it the thought was "How much can we get out of it quickly?" of course, there was an era of thoughtful journalism/varied musical lanes as Dart mentions, but outlets like MTV, BET, and now moving to blogs and the internet era haven't been able to strike a balance between making money and providing quality, contextual content. Or maybe it's something the market at large (especially now) just isn't looking for.

Either way, great episode. I've been listening since you introduced it. Looking forward to more.

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