hip hop is NOT dead. nas just sayin that shit cuz the south took over. jay-z stepped out of the game and the south took over. that's why jay came back all them up north cats is scared. and anybody that say different, go cop mixtape messiah 2 on chamillionaire's website, he ever address the situation about how the media is turnin it into a east coast vs the south. free download, and it's straight jammin from start to finish, I BET you won't be disappointed