Originally Posted by Aodhan McDunnough

When HipHop artists themselves lament (and some already do) the "sameness" of HipHop releases you KNOW it's going downhil.

There are the occasional rap and hiphop songs that are really good and showcase real creativity. What I can't stand is that the rest are so ... manufactured. Same themes, same treatment.

Why can't we have more of say POD's "Youth of the Nation" or Charmillionaire's "Ridin (dirty)"

Rap and Hiphop are about using the spoken word as a musical instrument. A lot of them sound like the equivalent of a rock song that constantly strums one chord.