Lyricism: who's to blame?

[StreetSweepa]

I caught this video for a show on Music Choice where they talk about the lost art of lyricism in mainstream hip-hop. Naughty by Nature's gonna be on it, and I heard Vinny blames NWA for starting a trend of watered-down lyrics, which is crazy to me to go after Dre and Cube like that. Most of my friends say the south killed everything that was good about hip-hop.

 

[Pittsey]

I blame the fans and the record labels.

 

[S O F I]

I blame Pitts and his jaw bone.

 

[Pittsey]

It's not a flattering picture.

 

[masta247]

Anything that's not from the east coast

 

[Shadows]

I blame the rappers.
The rappers dont have to dumb down their lyrics to make a hit.