On the other hand, underground artists like CunninLynguists and older mainstream groups like Outkast provide us with music that remains true to rap's musical roots. These artists actually have musical talent.

And everyone wonders why there are so many underage girls having babies nowadays?; it's because the PARENTS allow their 13 year old daughters leave the house dressed like that, and buy those clothes for them!

If it was MY daughter, I'd ground her for a year.

Then again, I would NEVER buy these types of clothes for her, especially if she was a 'model' as someone pointed out.

(Artefact...I'm looking at you, mister!!)

It's a little of everything, nature AND nurture.

Everyone want to look good, it's in their genes; attracting mates (or at least practicing to do so, since their young), and all that good stuff.

The media gives us society's perspective on what "looks good" - And the younger highly-impressionable generation follows from there.

About the music:
Bad music is music from those who don't know a tad shit about music and still try to sell the crap they compose(like everyone in the all-time-charts).
The real masterpieces of music are only enjoyed by a minority of people (like most classical music pieces, and with classical I don't mean shit like the Beatles but classical orchestra/organ music or some decent dojin musicians).

Good musicians make music not to live from it but because they enjoy making music and don't spawn disgraceful crap because their contracted record label forces them to produce X songs/albums per year.

Someone who profilates himself through youtube is just a poor creature with no brains longing for advertence...

What's the fuss about?

But yeah.... rap these days isn't what it used to be.