hip-hop to me isnt dead but its gasping for air. we need a real rapper to come and revive it. all the nice rappers arent even noticed any more. look at rock n roll. first it was rock then it wasnt about music it was glamour rock then it went back to rock. hip hop is doin the same thing. right now is the bling money makin faze and hopefully these rappers snap out of it. so as of right now mainstream hip-hop is dead IMO