shaolin, The problem I have with critics like you is, that you don't actually listen to the music! You hear 10 seconds on the radio, and you think it sucks, so you dub the entire industry as horrible music.
I bet you think Eminem is rap music, well it's not. That's is where most people get their bad image of rap. HIM. I hate Eminem. I would bet, you've listened to less than 5 non-radio songs in your life. Don't judge something unless you've fully experienced it. I've listened to perhaps a thousand rap/hip hop songs of all different types, and I've came to the conclusion that rap music is great to listen to and sends a positive message. Most people like you have a pre-set thought in their head that rap music is bad listening, and sends a bad image, so when you listen to a song, no matter what you're going to think it's bad. I guess it's people like you and Dan Quayle, who put a negative image on the most positive people.