It's okay to evolve, take risks and try different things, but it's another thing all together when they trade their integrity and innate musical sensibility in exchange for mainstream appeal. But even with that said, there are some cases of rappers selling out that are on the borderline of being inexcusable.
In a way, you can't fault some of these rappers because they are often just trying to increase their fan base and take their careers to the next level. The history of Hip-Hop is full of artists who started off doing a certain kind of rap and ended up doing something totally different and mainstream. Cam’ron’s Pink Fur Coat & Pink Range Rover:.Black Eyed Peas adding Fergie and going Pop:.Big Daddy Kane Posing For Playgirl Magazine.
