Hip Hop Music Today

I am a DJ from Staten Island, NY but find myselfheard these songs I couldn't believe they made
performing in all the NY boroughs as well as Newmainstream. To an even bigger surprise, I had people
Jersey. When I first started in the DJ business, theasking for it. I cringed everytime the song was heard
music coming out in the hip hop genre was solid hitsfrom my tables but I have to give the crowd what
that many disc jockeys still play today. I am noticingthey want to hear. Unfortunately some songs make it
more and more that the music coming out now onlyon to the radio and that is enough for people to
stays in the typical disc jockey's set for about 6request it. Both songs now are pretty much forgotten
months to a year and then it is forgotten about. Whatand I have not had anyone ask for it in quite awhile.
has changed?The more I her this music and others that all sound the
My opinion on what changed is just the ease of gettingsame, the more scared I get of hip hop's future. Jay
a record produced now. I am by far not saying it isZ's song "DOA" is one of the most brilliant songs I
easy to be heard on the radio but some of the songs Ihave ever heard. He is one of the last true artists out
hear cause me to shake my head and ask why it isthere. I hope record labels start to think before they
on the radio. A good example I feel is the "Stanky Leg"publish more of this garbage and fill our young society
and the "Booty Dew" by the GS Boyz. When I firstwith the thoughts that this is good music.