WHAT IS REAL MUSIC?

You know lately, I been hearin alot about Hip Hop is Dead and the South destroyed hip hop or hip hop aint what it used to be. I totally disagree. Hip Hop is not just music, its an entire culture. Fashion, Movies, Language, and more! I grew up listening to KRS One, Rakim, PE, N.W.A., Illmatic, you get the picture in that era. And I remember our uncles, aunts and parents used to say: That rap stuff aint no real music listen to this O.J.'s or Temptations, now thats music! The same way THEIR parents used to tell them that Nina Simone, Satchmo, and Dinah Washington was REAL music. From generation to generation music changes, adapts, and evolves. Me personally, I can find something good about mostly all music, and I think if you take the time to listen to it you can too. Now, I do have my preferences, and I don't really listen to the new rap music thats been coming out, some of its hot, some of its not to me, but I cant say its not hip hop or its not real music because this is what THIS generation likes. No, I wont be Crankin the Spiderman or Batman anytime soon either, but my kids love that shit! lol. So I dont criticize their music because I understand TO THEM, this is GREAT music, so who am I to judge it? So tell me how is hip-hop dead? Its only evolved to fit its new audience. Besides, alot of rappers are hating (here we go with this hater stuff again) because niggaz in the South are getting the Lion's share of attention now and eatin and alot of these rappers cant figure out the formula. 4 Words: STEP YOUR GAME UP! I tell myself this everyday. When the Midwest's time comes (if we can ever stop all this blockin and hating around here) they goin say the same thing about us. Its enuff out here for everybody, get out of that "top 1% I gotta have it all and if I can't eat then nobody eats" mentality. This is a capitalist society (well supposed to be) get yours and stop blaming others and making excuses.