In my eyes yes it is!
You dont get any raw hip hop anymore, every album has got the same artists on it i.e. Jay-Z, Xzibit, 50 Cent, Eminem, Naz etc....
Yes they are all good, thats not my arguement its just that everything is getting the same.

BLING BLING
CARS THAT MATCH WHAT YOU WEAR
5 million women all doing the same dance in there vids all looking the same (sexy though)
Its all about the money

It always was about the money but it was never as in your face, all they do now is boast and big themselves up which is wack....hip hop is about the music, where you live and how you wanna be......the money and the fame is just a good thing that comes with being good at it.

PLEASE CAN WE GO BACK TO BEING RAW....