you guys don't understand..hip hop is far from dead! It has always been here. It is NOT a Genre it IS a Culture. The sooner you realize that the sooner it will be back on the path of influence again...There has always been garbage rappers in the industry! but it is now the "FANS" that don't know how to think for themselves and have been shuvled this bubblegum wack ass souljaboy/gucci/OJ da Juiceman/wacka Flocka shit...Why? Because soon as the Mp3 download came albums wern't selling like they used to. We all know this obviously..But music pirating and downloading is the reason the radio plays this fad ass Jerking bullshit. Because they have turned a vision of selling "GREAT" music and making the margin they want. to Selling "FAD" music to make the margin they want.As soon as the major industry made that turn in apeal. Artist began going independant which is whyyyy there are so many independant artist out now. /rant