How has the hip-hop music scene changed in the last five years? 

Adam  Diehl

Adam Diehl

Lecturer of English

The hip-hop music scene has changed faster than any other genre the last five years. Whereas country still uses radio play and music videos to gauge success (along with album sales and streaming numbers) and rock uses touring to supplement and offset recording costs, pop and hip-hop have a great advantage in that they can raise people to stardom almost overnight.