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I will not say that Soulja Boy has not hustled to get where he is now, but it makes you wonder what is happening with the quality of hip-hop.  Although he can not take the blame for all that is being programmed into radio listeners & video watchers everywhere, he is the most prevalent example of how music is suffering from the same mundaneness that we see watching late-night TV, absent writers.  It is understandable that there is a market for this type of music somewhere amongst many people, otherwise how would we know who Soulja Boy is?  But, is it because true lyrical penmen have set up silent picket lines in protest of the current status of the game? Or is it that the current hip-hop audience has become uninterested in content & quality and just want to dance?  

With Jay-Z's recent release, we know that quality is still out there, but the Jay-Z type artist will only account for maybe 2 of the top 10 videos/songs.  Even looking at Billboard's Top 10 singles, can it really even be said that hip-hop is even represented at all, whether it be bubble gum rap or not? It may be to the point where the game has become so over-saturated with ABC rhymes that lyrical artists have been dejected from being in the game all together.  And although Soulja Boy's new single will probably break internet & ringtone records, how many of these dance-maniacs will go out and purchase a 14 cut disc of arguably the same song? From a practical standpoint, the ABCers have taken the spotlight and all the true writers in the game have exited stage left.  However, respect can be had for these artists who refuse to conform and sell themselves out just to get a 106 & Park "hit."  Whatever caused the surge of this dance era is hard to say, but its easy to see that there's a lack of penmanship in hip-hop.  True listeners everywhere are screaming out to these artists to weather the storm and bring hip-hop back.