People are going to have opinions. There are no universals and absolutes. Just because Biggie and Pac may have been unfairly maligned by some, doesnt some how validate the following generation of rap stars, who bottomed out the artistic quality of hip hop.
Besides, this can cut both ways. Underground rappers, and fans, have long been stereotyped as geeky, jealous, untalented, sea of immortal techniques with little in the way of ability, when there have been countless underground talents who never received their just due, largely owed to industry politics and/or lack of connections.
Its just embarrassing to me that cats like Black milk, Lil brother, Last Emperor, just to name a quick few were marginalized as "underground", while cats like Soulja Boy blew up.
