i never said i didnt know who public enemy was, everyone knows who public enemy was, i said i didnt know who the rapper was that said it, then i said i think it was public enemy. read it again. then i said "who the fuck is he to tell me what to listen to" not, who the fuck is he. get your shit straight.
you act like the old school rap was beautiful and ingenious, all they talked about were killing people, drawing money on the first of the month, and being niggaz wit attitudes. i like old music, i love nas' old stuff, tupac is my favorite rapper [not really considered old school] ll cool j from back in the day was some of the best rap ever, the fresh prince n jazzy jeff, snoop and dre, nate dogg, warren g, etc.
but what you must not get is, things change. and change is good. basketball used to be a bunch of short white guys dribbling a ball up and down a court, missing shots and no dunks/three pointers. i bet some people miss those days [if they're still alive] because people played for the love of the game, not for the cash. but i would much rather see kobe and lebron doing 360's, even if it is solely for the money, what about you?
if a rapper's only motivation is the money, then more power to them. if thats what brings out the best in them creatively, smile for them, dont chastise them. the old rappers are stuck in the 80s and they always will be. you dont see new rappers lookin for a new hit single with ice t in it. the old rappers who can adapt, live on. dr dre, snoop dogg, rakim, krs one, etc are still on hit tracks even tho they aren't at their best anymore, they can adapt and live on. survival of the fittest.
50 cent, eminem, jay z, the game, ti, kanye west, dmx, fabolous, fat joe, ludacris, nelly, chamillionaire, akon, lil wayne, tpain, bun b, cashis, g unit.... you may not like them all but are you really saying rap would be better without all these artists? they all talk about their cars, bitches, watches, etc. so do you really want to get rid of all of them? tupac bragged about his cars and bitches. biggie bragged about his watches, clothes etc.
your post is narrow minded when you say today's rap is all the same and only talking about material goods. listen to some lupe fiasco, or some of kanye's music, or some of ti's serious music, or eminem's music, or some of ludacris' deeper stuff, or some of cham's stuff, unless you just listen to their hit singles and assume "hoes in different area codes" is all they talk about.