So if you gotta put out that bullshit to make your paper, put something else on the album to show the other point of view. Keep up the good work. I think it is funny that people put such answers as Puff Daddy . Personally I do not even consider him a musician. Therefore he cannot be blamed for what happened to hip hop in my opinion.
Commercialism is good for hip hop.
It promotes our music to a wide generation of people who were not exposed to it before. It gives artists a medium in which they are able to receive the financial support that helps them survive in everyday life. If it wasn't for backing from major labels of their artists, success of artists on independent labels would be virtually impossible. Major labels brought hip hop to the forefront and paved the way for indies and others to make the money that they are today. I am personally a big Wu-Tang fan, and everytime someone tells me they went commercial, I agree.