funny thing is rap wasnt always about sex unlike today. and nothing personal but i really dont think you understand what real hiphop is
Lol. The fact that you used the phrase "real hip-hop" shows me YOU don't know much about the genre. I use to be just like you. ANYTHING mainstream was wack to me just because it was mainstream. I would secretly like a song but not admit it just because it was a Wayne song or a Kanye joint. Then I grew up a bit and realized that there is a time and place for everything.
UGHH is good for when you need to be uplifted, inspired, or you're just chilling with friends at a late summer night kickback smoking and drinking casually. You can't listen to a Blu joint while you're rubbing up against a chick in the club because his music just doesn't suit the atmosphere. That's when mainstream music comes in. When you're at the club or at a party dancing, do you REALLY listen to the lyrics? Or are you more concerned with possibility getting with this chick you're dancing with? I don't know about you but I could give a flying fvck what Weezy is saying, i'm just having fun with a bad chick moving to the beat.
Nah baby, Rappers ruined hip hop. When it shifted from 'I want to do this to be the best there is and show my struggle' to 'I want to make money easy' the whole game changed. An artist, hip hop or otherwise, without passion for what they do is just a shame in my mind.
Hip Hop may have not been as vulgar, but it was always about kickin it (Partying) and fly honeys & dames (bitches & hoes)
See this is what most people (including myself) overlook when it comes to this topic.
Our generation is LAZY as I'm sure you've noticed. We for the most part have the most sense of entitlement when comparing us to previous generations. The reason music back then was more about passion, struggling, and overcoming that struggle is because people actually had to grind to get where they wanted. Nowadays EVERYONE *thinks* they can achieve fame by sitting on their ass shifting through their various news feeds on social media sites. You've seen them. The 15+ kids on Instagram and Twitter with over 20k followers when in reality they're nobodies. But having that number next to their name reassures them that they're "famous". And what did they have to achieve to get there? Nothing.
A lot of mainstream rappers had to overcome a lot to get to where they are. Even Drake with his "Started from the Bottom" had his obstacles to climb. I don't care that he was a child star from a middle class home. He put time and effort into this craft he had a passion for. I've seen his interviews from when he was still a teen. Dude has a make-shift studio full of notepads with TONS of lyrics. He had a HUGE library of CDs, tapes, and vinyls. He did his research, worked on his flow, and sure made the right connection with the right people. (You can watch the interview
here.
The problem is kids see Drake and what he raps about and think they can achieve that same lifestyle by doing absolutely nothing. And to be honest it's kind of sad that Drake does spit some true shit on his songs and people overlook that because he has a couple club joints filled with what club joints should have - ignorant shit.
And Taj there are still plenty of mainstream artist songs with themes. Check out the song below. It's clearly a song touching on the repercussions of being famous, the struggle before achieving fame/lying to yourself as well as others, and a bit about being homesick.
(Sorry for all the Drake but he's been on heavy rotation at the moment)
tl;dr version - I'm a fan of hip-hop. From the most mainstream ignorant shit, to the most underground of the underground. I like what I like, fvck everyone and everything else.