^ yep.

I'd say neither of those are really responsible for what some might the call
the degradation of hip-hop. I don't even consider the club demographic
hip-hop to be completely honest. In my opinion it seems more pop than
anything; ie crunk, etc...And as for gunplay that's really non-applicable.
There has always been that sort of content in songs; I mean if you live it
then of course you are going to rap about. I think it's the glorification of it
that's a bad thing and it really sends the wrong message. The shitty part
being is that's what you get from a lot of main stream artists like 50 for
example and that's where most derive their stereotypes as rap being a bunch
of gun toting thugs. It's different though if you can talk about it and have
a message or make light of it in the respect that it's a problem that needs solving.
Anyways, I feel like the excessive commercializtion is the worst thing for
hip-hop. True, people do make music for it to be heard, and be heard by
lots of peeps, but i feel money plays into it too much these days. People have
become more concerned with the latest beefs, seeling the most records,
contracts etc. rather than making good music.

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