When a hip hop icon like Rakim offers his perspective on the state of the game, heads tend to pay attention. The Microphone Fiend opened up about the current climate in the genre, and while he praised certain artists for their creativity, he was frank in his criticisms of hip hop music circa 2011.
"It's hard," Rakim says. "The conscious level is definitely low and the substance of the music is so much lighter, but you have to understand the game is young in new places. It's still growing...We really need some of that consciousness, that fly on the wall that watches over us and comments. I like B.o.B. and Lupe Fiasco a lot, they're both exploring the music, but I don't see a lot of artistry out there."
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