Is Hip Hop Dead, dying a slow death of very much alive?

In my opinion, Hip Hop is very much alive but is slowly dying of a slow death. If you listen the music that is now being played, one would think that Hip Hop is definitely dying because everyone is singing about the same thing money, sex and violence. Majority of the lyrics have no meaning nor concepts. It is clear to say the lyrics have been "dumbed down" so the most common individual without a lot of intellect can identify with. Some of the lyrics contain derogatory comments about women, promoting drug usage and elicit sexual material. These types of lyrics can become very impressionable to young minds believing this is a way to live. Over half of the rappers who rap about this gangsta lifestyle does not live this type of lifestyle. The media continues to glorify this lifestyle by pushing this type of material in every outlet (i.e. television, movies, radio, etc.). By doing this, the social conscious rappers (i.e. Common, KRS-One, Arrested Development and Mos Def) are being pushed away from the mainstream outlets. Again, yes Hip Hop is dying of a slow death.