Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
Hip-Hop is our equivalent of Country music...the shyt is not going anywhere.
I will say that there is a very obvious schism between it though where some of the other artists in the more progressive camps or teams are about to make some new genre shyt. Kendrick, Shabazz Palaces, Cocaine 80's, and others are blending so many elements its about to turn into something new entirely. Its kinda like how M.I.A. makes "world music" but not really.
shyt is just going to blend back into electronic music at the end of the day. Shabazz Palaces is kind of a more ambient project too, with evolving themes etc like an Autechre or Eno. Everything is a mix of styles now.