As far as technology, societal views, and music, my generation has truly witnessed the most change from the 90's to now. One of my many favorite genres seems to be barley hanging on by life support of a few artists like J. Cole and Common. It seemed like after 2005, Rap music begun to takeover. One might argue that they are the same, especially if they're not familiar with the two genres.
To me, Hip Hop is not the same at all. It has meaning, tells stories and has a lot of poetry. Hip Hop is real and authentic. Not saying that Rap can't have meaning but it seems like nowadays all I hear about is the fancy cars, how one splurges without looking at the price tags, and exploitation of women. Unlike Rap, Hip Hop tells stories of how one came out of the struggle and is able to buy all the fancy things instead of bragging about having them. Hip Hop respects women and tells its love stories instead referring to them as the, "B word."
I have to admit that I'm disappointed that the music I grew up on is slowing fading out.

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