truth

MCs get a little bit of love and think they hot
Talkin' 'bout how much money they got; all y'all records sound the same
I'm sick of that fake thug, R&B-rap scenario, all day on the radio
Same scenes in the video, monotonous material
Y'all don't here me though
These record labels slang our tapes like dope
You can be next in line and signed; and still be writing rhymes and broke
You would rather have a Lexus? or justice? a dream? or some substance?
A Beamer? a necklace? or freedom?

This is from the Dead Prez song Hip Hop and it speaks to two truths the average person seems to be missing.

One, the state of modern, popular rap and hip hop is crap. If you have any sort of artistic sense you could realize that. See lines 2,3,4 above.

Secondly that people would rather have material things that in the long run mean nothing than something physically intangible but of much greater worth. Reference the last three lines from above.

Once again, soo much out there is aimed at and made for the lowest common denominator in the population's taste and intelligence.

And it disgusts me.