I feel like sampling is the biggest culprit of this nostalgia genre that seems to be dominating music these days. I don't like most rap in general, but when artists don't try or don't even know how to make their own music and they just sample other people's works, it comes off as lazy and uninspired.

I understand paying tribute to the past or rearranging pieces of the past to try to make something new, but I feel like music theory is not widely known enough by modern artists.

Radiohead is a perfect example of innovation and music theory in practice. Music is work sometimes, but the payoff can most certainly be worth it if you try hard enough. Modern artist need to try and break and the mold and try to innovate rather than wearing the influences obviously on their sleeve.

I'm a millenial, but god damn my generation is lazy. Life and true works of art is hard work. You can't just say "I'm going to be the next big thing" and just go out and do it. Obviously there are some musical savants like Bernie Worrel (RIP) who are born with talent, but everyone else has to work for it.

If true attempts at innovation are not made then I feel like we are the reason and the people to blame for music's lackluster appeal, because we are the people that keep supporting these sub-par attempts. And because we keep supporting it, they will keep making it.

Going back to what I said earlier, there is nothing wrong with sampling, for example, taking the sounds of trees and using them for different drums. I don't like sampling when artists take a song from another artist and try to pass it off as something unique, even if they give credit to the proper artist.

We have to be the change we want to see in the world and the music industry. Stop buying into the inferior and lackluster. Use your brains people. I know you have them...I hope.