The Death of Hip Hop

For some odd reason hip hop evolved into a new form of music called rap sometime back in the late 1990s.  This is about the time period when I started listening to rap.  I actually enjoyed listening to it because it was very intuitive and interactive.  You had to really listen to what the person was saying to understand the full picture.  So  that is also when I decided to start listening to older rappers/ people who were part of the hip hop era.  Tupac was of course my first choice to listen to.  He was the face of hip hop for a good reason.  He was and to my opinion still is the all time great at relaying a message over rhymes.  I also listened to Notorious B.I.G. of course and realized that these two new something that these modern day rappers don't understand.  I mean sure recent rappers like Drake and Lil Wayne can spit out punch lines at any moment when they rap, but it is all just a random mess of rhymes put together with no purpose or meaning.  And if the song does have any kind of meaning to it, it usually has something to do with money, women, or street affairs. Today there are only a few rappers that I know of that can still really and truly rap.  A few of them are Lupe Fiasco, Common, MF Doom, Immortal Technique, etc.  I am glad to see that there is a community known as "The Underground" that doesn't adhere to mainstream influences.  This is where I usually choose to listen to rappers cause they tend to have a message to send in there rhymes.  I would like comments from other people about this so hit me up.  What is your view on the recent rappers of my generation?