Hip hop heads 30 years or older, is Hip Hop dead?

I know this question has been asked before, but I'm interested in the answers of people who have been around to see at least a good chunk of Hip Hop history. My first experience with Hip Hop was 28 years ago, so I honestly don't place much weight on the opinion of someone who's first rap record was a Ludacris joint.

Hip hop heads 30 years or older, is Hip Hop dead?
As someone who cannot stand hip hop at all, I sure hope so. To think Run DMC and Public Enemy morphed into the pap that is hip hop is appalling. Think of all the social and political baggage America has right now, where is hip hop leading the protests? It's now all about the bling and hot chicks. It's a joke as all they are doing is copying metal bands who used to glorify the exact same things.
Reply:no hip hop is getting back on track all of the elements are comming back : breackdance emcee grafitti and djing so dont get your hopes up Report It

Reply:Judging today's rap music tells how old you are. Run DMC, KRS One, and Rakim were all good rappers, back then. You'll get clowned if somebody catch you break dancing. Report It

Reply:A lot of rappers rap about money and sex. Just because they rap about that, doesn't mean they aren't creative. 2Pac and Biggie, one of the world's greatest rappers rapped about money and sex. Report It

Reply:It's a new day and age. Rap is rhyming to a beat. Hip hop is an urban culture. Some of the things that some rappers come out with are tasteless, . Report It

Reply:I agree, but so where some of the rappers back then. Look at Eminem, Game, Lupe Fiasco, or Papoose, they have authentic talent. So we can't say that hip hop/rap is fading Report It

Reply:Nas' new album and Public Enemy's new album (ahh, bet ya'll slept on that one didn't ya?) Prove that REAL HIP HOP isn't dead, it shows however that the so called new crop of "KRAPPERS" (Krappy Rappers), have only killed the mainstream HIP HOP. Report It

Reply:I AM 30 AND THERE IS NOTHING LIKE CHUBB ROCK, DE LA SOUL, RUN DMC, H-TOWN, SILK, OAKTOWN 3 5 7, 69 BOYS, FAT BOYS, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, LEVERT, TONE LOC, ROB BASE AND DJ EAZY ROCK, SALT N PEPA, MCLYTE, THE D.O.C., ONYX, SNAP, DIGITAL UNDERGROUND, ARRESTED DEVELOPEMENT, ETC......EVERY THURSDAY IN STLOUIS ON 100.3 THE BEAT THEY HAVE THROW BACK THURSDAYS AND I AM IN HEAVEN. I THINK THAT MUSIC WAS JUST FOR A GOOD TIME, I LIKE TODAY'S MUSIC BUT THAT MUSIC IS IN MY HEART WITH MY MEMORIES.
Reply:bein 26 and having seen alot of it, the hip hop genre has taken a turn for the worst in my opinion. Nothing is like what it used to be and its not changing in a good way. Its nice that the world respects and adores it now but I hope it starts being more real and less commecial and cookie cutter. BTW~Why hiphop gotta be so degrading to women nowadays? No wonder why the world thinks american women are whores.
Reply:I think it might be dead,because of all these damn rappers coming out with lame videos of women shaking their ***, and standing in front of a Benz. The only hope for now is Outkast,Timbaland,Pharrell,Busta Rhymes older cds. Missy elliot of course!!!!
Reply:hiphop is not dead.its the best music
Reply:thankfully its starting to die down. I am ready for a new wave lets bring back grunge or countrys turn at the light for a while anything but rap
Reply:Unfortunately YES!! This crap they call hip-hop today is so far from it.My hip-hop was clean and free of vulgarity,but great to dance to.Oh how I wish for those days of old,(hip-hop that is).Kurtis,Run,Kool,SugarHill....where are you???We miss you so much and need you even more.
Reply:My favorite Hip Hop songs were from the mid 90s.
Reply:yes hip hop is dead and hopefully shall remain that way till i am dead
Reply:i agree with captain jack i hate hip hop
Reply:I started listening to hip hop/rap back in the early '90's when it really exploded onto the scene. I don't think hip hop is dead, per say, but it's no longer the dominant music anymore. I think between rock/rap it's starting to balance itself out....where's there's allot of talent artists on both sides now. I listen to just about everything now.....I really like Emo (rock) stuff that's around now, but I still listen to hip hop and rap.





10 yrs ago rap and hip hop were the "new kids on the block" so to speak so of course "everyone" was listening to it then. Over the last few yrs rap has lost it foot hold on the American consumer because there new sounds coming into the scene.





I think hip hop and rap are here to stay....it may branch off into different genres like rock has over the last 40yrs, but all in all it's here to stay. I can't wait to hear what my kids will consider rap/hip hop. I'll be like "That's not "rap" it's crap compared to 2 pac and Run DMC" Just like my mom said about Nirvana when I listened to it....that's not music here's a Led Zepplin CD...now that's music!!!