Hip Hop music essay topic help?

I'm not sure of what is the extent of your hip hop knowledge. Especially in regard to the history of hip hop and its evolution. I am probably a lot older than you. I was just about to start my teenage years right around the time the first hip hop song "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang came out. That was around 1979. I was a huge hip hop fan from around 1979 to around 1995. Within that period of time many historical fans of hip hop including myself believe that the Golden Age of hip hop was from around 1985 to around 1995.

Many believe that this 10 year period of hip hop was the most innovative period of hip hop. Many believe that during this 10 year period, hip hop artists were more original than in any other period of hip hop. By and large, the artists of this 10 year period were individually more unique and original in each of their individual styles and sounds. This was a time when hip hop artists did not sound similar to other artist hip hop artist.

Here is a list of a small sample of hip hop artists of that period who were original, unique, and innovative. Run DMC, Fat Boys, Doug E Fresh, Whodini, LL Cool J, Ice T, Salt N Peppa, Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, NWA, Public Enemy, Boogie Down Production, Heavy D, EPMD, Eric B & Rakim, 3rd Bass, Kid N Play, MC Hammer, De La Soul, Tribe Call Quest, Big Daddy Kane, Easy E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Warren G, Digital Underground, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Arrested Development, and Naughty by Nature. These are just a few artists of this 10 year period.

Each of these hip hop artists in their time sounded like no other artist in their time. The hip artist of that time would each create their own unique sound and style that has never been done before by any other artist. During that 10 year period, hip hop fans were accustomed to having the successful hip hop artists creating their own unique and original style. That was a period when being different was the norm.

Todays hip hop has become more corporate and more commercialized. The artist and record labels try to determine what is selling today. They try to determine what the kids are currently listening to today. They try to determine what is the (in) thing or the hot thing of today. After they've done this, the hip hop industry and the artists then get on board and duplicate that sound for their artists. It's has become more business and corporate and less creative and less innovative.

I don't know if any of this helps.