
Originally Posted by
crazyl
It's not dead, but it's changed.
There will never be another Big L, 2Pac, Biggie, just to name a couple. Hip hop has become utterly commercial, it's radio friendly, club friendly. Whens the last time a rapper made a song that made you go "WOW", not just bop your head like a fool and laugh at a few punchlines, but really raise your eyebrows..?
It's all about who has the biggest chain, car, or bank account now. There's nothing raw or fresh about hip hop anymore, even guys like Eminem lost their hunger lyrically because they made it so big.