EPISODE 180 "RAP vs RnB"

There are a lot of hip hop artist that have "fallen off" in the past few years. On the flip side it seems like the R&B artist are on the rise. I really only listen to rap/hip hop when I'm rolling, but I have to admit some of the R&B music that drops nowadays is pretty hot. It USED to be a distinct difference between the two. The melodies and moods of the songs where more about love and relationships in R&B barring the occasional song about partying. Lately though we have a lot of songs from the R&B side that are just as self centered, boastful and even violent (bust ya windows out ya car) as some rap songs. The actual production (beats) are becoming less distictive also. R&B was supposed to be the "grown folks" music for the most part back in the day. It was the one that you could count on to mellow down the mood and chill. But it seems like now the R&B songs can jump start a party just as quick as the hottest RAP song (BLAME IT ON THE ALCOHOL). RAP meanwhile is getting worse and less creative by the minute. The budgets for pushing a RAP artist is shrinking so much that it almost makes no sense to do it unless you really LOVE it. Seems like RAP is getting more ONE dimensional as R&B spreads it wings to become the go to genre for LOVE, PARTYING, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES and more. All they need is the "political/social" edge that RAP had a stronghold on for much of its youth and the take over is complete. Just my opinion, so here are the questions: 1) DO YOU THINK R&B MUSIC/ARTIST HAVE BETTER MUSIC OUT AT THIS MOMENT THEN RAP? 2) DO YOU THINK THAT THE R&B MUSIC HAS GOTTEN AWAY FROM THE "LOVE MUSIC" FEEL IT ORIGINATED FROM? 3) WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON RAP MUSIC SELLS AND POPULARITY IS FALLING? 4) SHOULD WE JUST COMBINE THE TWO GENRES AND CALL IT ALL ONE THING SINCE THE MOST POPULAR SONGS NOWADAYS ARE A COMBINATION OF THE TWO? IT'S ALSO MASHAMUTHF***A MONDAY'S ON K-100 YOUR CHANCE TO VENT! CALL IN!