I'd rather have a whole team of writers a hookmen and drop a platinum album then do it on my own and go double wood
That's the school of thought with Puff Daddy, Kanye West, TI, Birdman/ Lil Wayne, Dr Dre etc. The dudes who have occupied the top spots of the game... Its not a new phenomenon.
But I think now people are just realizing that large parts of mainstream rap is no different from pop music for a lot of artists & the mainstream is just another part of corporate america in that there is no culture, just a career path and a product.. which I think is a bitter pill for many fans who grew up in the culture, friends actually writing and rapping etc.. it was for me tbf
I will always give the utmost respect to lyricist, that's a talent I'm in awe of., that's why I always check for talented dudes on the mixtape circuit or sound-cloud.
But same ways I do business & associate with artists who are trying to be the Kanye's, Dr Dre's, TI's and Drakes of the game so I would be a hypocrite to say I'm totally against ghostwriters & rappers that claim more credit creatively than in actual reality, its all part of marketing and creating artistic authenticity that helps bring in the almighty $.
rappers should just keep it real..but expecting people to keep it real in the entertainment industry is a naive fantasy.