he Impact of Streaming Platforms on Hip Hop - A Double-edged Sword?

The purist within cries out 'more the merrier' but i do get that our digital ease of access has had an impact on the typical platforms for listening or acquiring music. But hasn't it always beent an evolving marketplace? I think maybe the part that numbs our brain is that the digital marketplace blew wide open the confines of typical physical medium right? Now instead of music numbness coming from buying a stack of discs via marketing scheme (ala buy 6 at regular price get 20 albums which likely will at least partially consist of lesser known artists or songs) ... now its like an ocean of potential music.

though mind numbing.. it seems like it ought to provide opportunity for many to stand out who probably never could have in the purely physical media age.