Quote Originally Posted by quickdodge®
I think it's going to level off and slowly die down to just being existent. I "rappers" are reaching for whatever they can now to jet themselves into something original. You heard of the new Bay Area trend with scraper bikes? VIDEO!!! People are running out of ideas and they are getting tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. Half the styles out now are barely considered hip hop. The old cats that brought rap to the mainstream and into the limelight are dropping back out of the light to make way for the new guys. Dre, Quik, Method Man and a few others. Not to mention downloading and it's popularity. No one's really making any money because of downloading. You don't have CDs coming out like you used to see. Now, maybe 2-3 CDs really come out a year when there used to be several a month. Check those words. Later, QD.
QUIK been producing.. but really been a washout for a long time now..

Method man is still doing his thing.. but mostly TV gigs

Dre- still the man, producing and making money..