I think the state hip hop is in is not good at all, all we hear is things like "Rock ya hips" and "Chicken Noodle Soup". Radio stations have brain washed everyone, if you hear the same crap all day its going to grow on you. If their not rapping about a dance, they are talking about who they shot and killed, Its like everyone wants to be Tupac...Its like a disease called Small pacs (small pox) Guys who actually rap about things that matter like Joell Ortiz, Lupe Fiasco, Jin, Saigon, etc hardly gets any recognition anymore because people rather hear The Ying Yang Twins...Hip Hop's not dead yet, but its on life support.