Original sentence: However, although both have more traditional forms and roots (old-school hip-hop and its jazz, funk and soul roots / lautareasca music and its ancient traditions), there is no "alternative" version of manele and its balkan siblings (chalga, turbofolk etc.On a different note, the phenomenon has been compared by at least two Romanian bloggers with the commercialization of hip-hop and with reggaeton, drawing a parallel between manele and these musical styles.Similarities noted include common subject matter, overly simplistic lyrics and encouragement of selfish and antisocial behavior towards one's own gain