Yeah, I used to like hip hop, some of the older stuff was really good, by talented people (hate the attitude of those guys but still have to respect the music) I enjoyed the comedy hip hop like gravediggers and the raw stuff like the Wu Tang Clan. But eminem made it too popular and now everything made nowadays is made for the masses (10 million people think its good now but noone truly loves it, it'll be forgotten in months) so obviously the quality has severley fallen. The same thing could happen in any genre, just get one superstar all the other artists want to cash in (money is a big motivator, many people would sell out given the chance). Just hope that our little scene doesn't get eminemed.
BTW
Best hip hop nowadays is Roots Manuva. He's funny, unpretentious and he doesn't rap about poppin' a cap in ya ass. More about cheese on toast and knobbly knees.