Will Smith and Puffy only represent a minute faction of what the entire genre encompasses. Sure, it sells, but it's not hip-hop. Other people that don't really know think that's what hip-hop is. People are being mislead by the radio. Most of the stuff on radio is not very creative.
Radio puts a limit on the creativity of hip-hop.
Duke, a member of the Cypress Hill-affiliated group Psycho Realm, is now paralyzed from a gunshot wound received while attempting to break up a fight. Although shot over a week ago, seriousness of the injury was not known until recently. The mood of the show, however, quickly lightened up when the Grammy's come under discussion. The Grammys will probably always be the Grammys, but radio does not necessarily have to fall victim to the same mainstream pitfalls. Unless more people take the initiative, however, the public's options will be severely limited.