OK, u wanna put it like that. I understand, but why is it U could only list the non-talent, all about the money, rap (and I use this term loosely) artists that most people get sick of. Maybe those were the first to come to mind.
Rap would be NaS, Snoop Dogg, 2pac.... actually it's really hard to put some people in which ever genre. Whoever created or 1st found hip hop, ask them what the definiton is. Has it changed since it's arrived? And rap, what exactly is that? Maybe these two go hand in hand. But which came first, the chicken or the egg? Rap or hip hop. Some people would say "who cares? it's all music. let's just enjoy it."
And doesn't it seem like even when hip hop first came out, the originators argue wanting a greater sole recognition for what they did? Look at our World's scientists. One comes up with formula a few months faster than the other. But they can share in the discovery, because of a difference in how it was found or result of it.
Another thing that puzzles me is when I was reading in a mag(The Source), which I will probably never buy again, on Tupac, Young Buck said "I'd like to rap politically, but I already know what the outcome will be." <--- that is total bull. Look at Jadakiss. Naturally he did that to benefit himself. Is he shot and died... no. Same deal with "Wake Up". That got very little. That certain part of America, is like "U got freedom of speech, but look whose really listening to U." I was kinda offended when NaS got on track wit Jada and said what he said. Common is another, but he spoke on his behalf of what he thought, not to help out Jadakiss.
As deep as the discussion goes with hip hop in these certain topics, why don't the actions as well?