What has hip-hop become?

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Ok my introduction to hip hop music was in the 1990's. This was a time when rappers challenged each other in a more uplifting matter. This was also a time when the music was based on lyrics. Those mc's that brought an undeniable lyrical flow, raced to the top of the charts and gained noticable publicity. Nowadays, you have to speak about riding big chrome rims, the amount of girls you get, and your monetary worth, in order to be recognized. Its really a shame, what this music has turned to. Whats even worst is the perception of what hip hop has become. The music that I hear on most radio station and tv broadcasts, is not what I call hip hop. Please understand that there are some artist that are giving the listener, some worthwhile info and some quality music, but for some reason, its not heard or seen as much. It makes you wonder why corporate heads choose to promote such distasteful music. I am sure they aren't listening to it. In all, I am most disappointed in what this music does to the youth. Yes as a parent, we must monitor our kids, and expect the best from them when we arent around. But I think we can all agree that music plays an important role in ALL of our lives. The fact of the matter is that, with so much negativity brought out on major radio staions, the majority of kids are going to feed into the negative vibes. I am not saying that bad rap music is the cause of all crimes, but I am saying that the content thats played on these radio rap songs, doesnt uplift the youth to do anything positive. Never would you hear on these mainstream stations, anything about pregnancy prevention, small business start-ups, or automobile depreciation.(just to name a few). My point of the matter is that there are some artist, who speaks about self-improvement tactics, but these records arent pushed the same way that drug dealing and wearing expensive jewelry is pushed. To me this is a path of distruction. I just hope eventually, that the music thats played on the mainstream, will give our young listeners more to absorb mentally. Anyone else feels like I do?