Even Dr. Dre is disappointed in modern music.

livefromDC said

Or it could just be that.

As one of the resident old guys here then, can you clarify your position? You named some artists who are making good new music. I agree with those named BTW. Are you (or am I, for that matter) able to evaluate new music or not? I know that sounds like a swipe, but Im being earnest. I'm trying to determine your stance on what you don’t like. Does that make sense? As in, "I like Kendrick, he's making great music. I don't like Sexxy Red or Moneybagg Yo, that **** is terrible" or is it, "I can't relate to Sexxy Red or Moneybagg Yo, so I'm unable to evaluate their music well maybe Id like if I were younger, but Kendrick's stuff sounds great to me."

But I know you couldn't have liked everything that came out in 97, although it's considered one of the best years in hip-hop. It's not like your had no discernment abilities then? At what point does our discernment become invalid?

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we know that 'kids these days' arguments trigger me
I would argue that few tv shows, fewer movies and even fewer music offerings are made for people our age
our reaction to that 'reality' seems to be a 'rage against the dying of the light' response vs an analysis/appreciation of the actual content
that being said, I must admit that my relationship to new music for maybe 2 decades (say 25-45) was primarily about utility - 'can I use this in my productions?'
I haven't sought music on my own for awhile - I mostly made students send me music they were into (and really just the 'cool' students)
and even then, whatever music I found exciting was probably still filtered through whatever 'pop music' ears I developed as a teen or 'artsy-fartsy' ears I developed in my 20s

and again, I just don't think content creators (or even fans) decades past relevancy, have much of a platform to evaluate the present/future of their art