Honestly I believe that today rap has some how declined and became something as a nusience. Am I the only one to notice?

i do agree, im more of a classic rap fan myself, stuff like Newcleus, Run Dmc, old rap. of course its rare i ever find newer music from any genre i enjoy.

Albums that have been released in the last 12 months (from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012):

Killer Mike- R.A.P. Music: 87 on Metacritic
El-P- Cancer4Cure: 85 on Metacritic
Oh No- Ohnomite: 81 on Metacritic
A$AP Rocky-Live Love A$AP: 83 on Metacritic
The Weeknd- Echos of Silence: 82 on Metacritic
Nujabes- Spiritual State: No score on Metacritic, but come on.
Tech N9ne- All 6's and 7's: 81 on Metacritic
Phonte- Charity Starts at Home: 89 on Metacritic

Has it declined? Not quite.

>>3 This guy has a point.
There is good rap out there if you try hard enough to find it.
It's just seems the crappy ones are the ones that get the most attention.

>>4 Well yea.
Radio music gets the most attention, obviously.

And everyone knows that 98% of radio music blows.

i agree current rap mostly sucks theres some that have good beats and decent bass but the the lyrics are crap

shit.

true rap is bull shirt

Wheres Kid Cudi when you need him.

>>5 mainstream is not chosen for us. what becomes mainstream is what the larger percentage of music listeners prefer to listen too. what the radio plays is what most of their listeners would prefer to hear. i know this because i took a class in music business before

>>8 what is "true rap"

>>10 Oh snap, we've got a professional over here.