What happened to all of these artists?

Question

They all seemed to have way better earlier work.

Eminem: His old works, such as Marshall Mathers LP and Slim Shady LP, showed much better rapping skills than what he does these days. Sure you can say he’s getting back to it now but to me he is not completely back.

Lil Wayne: Was completely different back then than now. To me is his early career he had a good amount of potential to become something in this game and the potential was showing in Tha Carter 1 and Tha Carter 2. If Wayne continued the mindset he had in those two albums, he would be way more bearable than today. And if you don’t believe me…

Compare these songs: Carter 1 and Carter 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPTFzAOmNZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnalXSxsjp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1S7jPBsaQM

To these songs: Carter 3 and Im not a Human Being

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdX4pM40VFw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IH8tNQAzSs

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Black Eye Peas: True rappers to the game in their beginning of their career, now are a complete joke to it. Considered one of the most biggest sellouts in music

Pitbull: Gave up his great rapping ability just to appeal to the mainstream crowd.

From dropping verses like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IH8tNQAzSs

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To pop music for the mainstream crowd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPo5wWmKEaI

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Fat Joe: Biggest surprise to me. Just seemed to have lost all of the talent he had.

From songs like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPo8Sil02rY

To this (also a good example for Wayne)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_asu7n6QUc

This goes same with other rappers like:

Jay Z

Kanye West

Lupe (compare Enemy of the State to Lasers)

What happened to these artists?

Also can you name any more that had the same situation?

Different genres are ok just make sure you type what genre they are in.

Answer 1

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the mainstream of Hip Hop evolved.

Answer 2

Eminem: He is sober now & rich. No more problems to rap about >>> poppy songs

Lil Wayne: Always been sucky, now he uses autotune

Black Eye Peas: Sudden transformation to dance music. (can't explain that)

Pitbull: great rapping ability? lol his party music is way better

Fat Joe:The Darkside vol 1 was a dope album, too bad it flopped

Jay Z: Too Old, Too Rich

Kanye West: Other than 808 & heartbreaks, all his albums are dope

Lupe Fiasco: Lasers was forced by his Label. He said himself that it was a bad pop album. He didn't have a say in what songs to put on the Album