Since it seems like there are a few of us on here who are very opinionated on rap and hip-hop, I figured everyone should express their opinions on why rap and hip-hop is dead.

I grew up on rap and hip-hop of the early 90's. I know I am not that old, but that is what I mainly listened to. I personally think the Death was knocking on their door when Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, or what ever the fuck he wants to call himself these days plays, a major role in it. I think we can all agree he was so over-hyped. He is a great business man, I will give him that. The only reason he was ever given respect in my humble opinion was bc he rolled with BIG. After he died Sean Combs ran with the shit. Anybody in the game ever associated with him somehow got big, yet they sucked too. Damn, just thinking of Mase right now makes me sick. When was it cool to sound like a fucking retard in rap. It seems after him, tons of them came out of the woodwork. Lil' Wayne represents that to the fullest today. There are so many to list, but I am sure you all remember, or maybe not since they were shit and weren't worth remembering.