He shall come again. There's reason to believe that our next savior will be here soon. Take a look back at how bad it was 10 years ago. Once aesthetics effectively replace any remaining semblance of substance left over from the last real pop-music movement, the situation fuels itself, because people inevitably start to appreciate the lesser of evils. It's pure gimmickry.
Kid Rock is neither an adept, clever rapper nor rebellious rock 'n' roll white trash.
But people are struggling to find something they actually like in the midst of this musical lull, and they're eating that crap up.