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While i agree that music did change from that era, my point was more that these guys were IMPORTANT as hell in being the link between the creators & the businessmen. Gotti, Dame, Puff, Master P, Suge etc etc were guys who were astute on the business end but also were knee deep in the culture of hip hop. So it was hard for these labels to completely manipulate the artist & their images to how they see fit, without going through a middle man.
The roles of these guys are still very present they are just in the form of old white men & guys who are only involved in hiphop for the bottom line. So they don't even have relationships with their artist on a personal level, their undevoted loyalty is to their label & bosses. The fight for the artist is dead & the push for artistry is dead, it 100% just creating a product now & disposing of the artist as quick as possible.
The culture took a hit when it switched from creators with business acumen to flat out businessmen.
Topp & the whole TDE camp seem to be the only ones still in that Mode
There's no one set up in a position of power to fight for the artist.
That was totally intentional. It's not a coincidence they went away and 360 deals came.