not defending anything..I said it was shit
So why get all upset?   
as a kid growing up I used to listen to BDP, PE, Big Daddy Kane, Heavy D, Fat Boys, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Ice T, D Nice, Jungle Bros, Eric B and Rakim, EPMD, 3rd Bass, etc.  
That was when hip hop was awesome.  KRS One is still my all time fav.  
now hip hop sucks shit beyond words.