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Image via Complex Original MP3s and digital streams are so, so much better than CDs, tapes, and vinyl.
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Image via Complex Original Taping music off the radio was time-consuming and massively annoying.
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Image via Complex Original Despite their flaws, lyric websites are useful.
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Image via Complex Original It's easier to be a white person who likes rap.
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Image via Complex Original Rap is generally less dangerous (and that's a good thing).
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Image via Complex Original We get to talk about rap 24/7.
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Image via Complex Original Rap is far less homophobic and misogynistic today than it ever was before.
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Image via Complex Original Shazam and SoundHound exist.
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Image via Complex Original YouTube exists.
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Image via Complex Original It's much easier to share music.
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Image via Complex Original "Parental Advisory" isn't a barrier anymore.
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Image via Complex Original We have easy access to every release, new or old.
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Image via Complex Original Music is no longer outrageously expensive.
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Image via Complex Original Anyone can produce a high-quality record in their basement.
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Image via Complex Original Labels no longer have a monopoly on distribution.
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Image via Complex Original You can keep up with scenes anywhere in the world.
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Image via Complex Original Radio is embracing all types of hip-hop, not just club music.
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Image via Complex Original Even underground rappers can support themselves with grassroots support and shows.
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Image via Complex Original Every rapper demo is online.
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Image via Complex Original Record label execs have been made to look like the overpaid fools some of them really are.
