If someones only exposure to the Hip-Hop genre is Mtv though brother, you can't blame them for thinking it is all nigger this & that.
I liked Public Enemy, Cube(solo & NWA), Snoop, Nate Dogg, Warren G, Tupac, & Biggie because they were real. I mean, those guys really were the gansta degenerates they claimed to be, right? I mean, their lyrics reflected an anger over a life that was actually theirs. In my opinion, that is the complete opposite these days. Number one, EVERY video and song in hip-hop is the exact same. Some porch-monkey bragging about all the money he has, cars women etc, as well as basicly how great they are, how badass or whatever. NO FUCKING WAY first off, does a guy with one video under his belt, as well as being on their debut CD release as well, have all this money, cars, mansions, or roll of $100.00's which they all toss away in all their videos, as if they are so rich that they wouldn't bother to pick up one of those Bills, if they dropped one walking down the street.
That is my point. Not only are those a-holes completely POSING, but the music sucks too. Again, on Mtv, Hip-Hop is all about image. THE MUSIC ALL SOUNDS THE SAME--like shit! If you have an image that is a lie, and your music sucks ass to boot, then someone for an appreciation for the actual music is going to lose interest real quick.
This is what happened to the 1980's hair-banders in my opinion. Before Heavy Metal broke big, the music was great! When it became more about who could be the prettiest, most androgenous-looking Mtv video band, people lost interest REAL FAST, giving way for Grunge to emerge.
This is where shitty-ass Hip-Hop is heading. Too much image--not enough good music. It will go away real soon, I guarantee it(thank Christ).
Stadium Rock, if bands like The Darkness, or The White Stripes(to a lesser extent) are any indication, might become the next big thing-again.
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