Hip-hop is dead

if hip-hop ain't dead it most certainly dying.  I believe that the record companies have found a way to market hip-hop in a nice little package called hip/hop R&B, or rap.  The discourage any creativity in their artist instead they reinforce to us the stereotypes that we are already comfortable with year after year.  Every new rapper is the next big thing.  They sell them to us as many ways as they can and then they move on to the next one.  Before we even get the CD we got the ringtone, blingtone, ringbacktone, and that person on the cover of every magazine.  We know there whole life story then see them on their own reality show.  Then next year when the person comes out with the next album they say beware of the sophmore jinx.  Which really means "we sold you so big and hard last time out there aren't any new angles to sell you from".  If they would give people recognition based on the actual talent and sell us people who are creative as opposed to hollow industry created hyped up flashcards, music would grow and quality would be more consistent.  I mean really how many different ways can you describe how much your wrist, ring, neck or ears 'bling"?  I mean really is the only thing that young girls have to look foward to as a career is being a video model?  How come girls can't spell simple everyday words, but think life is all good if they get some implants and make it to be XXL eye candy?  Really whats wrong with wanting to go to college and get a degree and have a career?   So many of us are being seduced by a fame that is fleeting at best.  Okay so your hot, but it easy to be hot.  Anybody can be hot with the right amount of weave, a set of acrylic nails, a g-string, and a few mac products.  But everybody can't be smart.  Everyone can't be creative.  What I'm saying is why are we selling ourselves short as a people, as a culture, as a generation?  Why are we allowing our creativity to be stiffled?  That's why hip-hop is dying.  We are dying, killing it from the inside out.