Yeah, I think part of it is the maturity level of who they are making music for, part of it is artists seem to be getting their subject matter, sound, etc dictated to them by the record label...and finally I think alot of these newer artists really don't have the back story and prior life experiences of some of the older artists. Their stories ain't deep.
Like they don't have the Black Panther/living all over the country story of a Pac, or running drugs down the East Coast and being under street legends like Jay-Z.
However, like a Blu or a Fashawn were like early 20s and 19, respectively, and I felt like they were talking some real issh. Hell, even some of Cole's songs are deep too. Even Turn off the Lights, which was about smashing had some depth thrown in.
