Good or bad, some artists are making r&b music, but there's no collective effort to breathe more life into the genre. The people who have the power and ability to change it want things to stay this way. I think part of it is political. Politicians and world leaders want black boys to be consumed with aspirations of rap careers instead of one day having a seat next to them in places where we would make decisions that promote wealth and power among blacks. Imagine how much further we would be with social justice if more black men had valued education over fame. Rap music in general is being used as a tool to keep black boys and girls comfortable with the status quo. A large majority wants to have big things but not do big things.