Rap is music...
No matter what style you use or prefer, your ultimatly making music.. If you look at rap from an industry perspective, a lot of cats are just clueless as to what their trying to do and rely on short careers where they have the shit marketed out of them by people who could give a fuck less about any of their goals..

I dont look at rap as the underground being real hip hop and the commercial scene being bad rap.. When I look at rap, I see the underground, where cats make songs mainly for the enjoyment of hip hop heads and employ more complex techniques to get their message accross simply because hip hop heads will understand more complex techniques in rap. Underground rappers dont bring in loads of cash though because their target audiences are always going to be smaller.

Commercial rap on the other hand, is for a much larger target audience... Commercial rappers have to appeal to not only those who are die hard rap fans, but also people who listen to more than just rap, and ultimatly people who dont even listen to rap.

Your talking like hip hop is some kind of vast enigma that few people understand.. In reality it is a straight forward word for the culture of breakdancing, Djing, rapping & graffiti.. But no matter what you prefer to call your rap, like I said before... Its always just gonna be music..

And music is always going to be subjective... One mans trash is another mans treasure. Personally, I am looking to break into the commercial scene.. That doesent make me any less of an artist, because I still rhyme better than a lot of underground artists that are getting recognition these days.. And my message will always be the same no matter how much I bring in for my music.. It just means I'll be rapping in a larger scene that most underground heads couldnt break into if they tried..

Dont try and label hip hop as being one type of rap (ie the type you respect the most).. I apreciate any music made by people I respect as an artist.. That doesent mean only the artists I respect are making real hip hop... It just means thats my preferance..

If that makes sense to you..