I think as people grow older, and this is especially true for artists, they have the tendency to turn into haters.  Just so ya know, I'm talkin specifically about music here. 



The hater disease starts out slow and then grows consistently until, before you know it, you aren't really feelin' any new music and especially not your friends/peer's music. 



The truth is, this feeling of disdain for other people's shit is not natural.  Really there is tons of dope shit all around us and we wanna love it but, for whatever reason (jealousy, lack of self confidence, fear) we end up thinking and expressing bad thoughts ie talkin shit. 



I think, at one point, I was fallin' into this hater trap.  Fallin' like track 13 on American Gangster but, thanks to a friend of mine, I realized that there is tons of filthy music everywhere around me. 



If you find yourself fallin' into this nasty hater trap here is the antidote.  Listen to music, watch movies etc. without thinking about it too much and jus enjoy it for what it is.  This is how we all used to bang our music and soak up good flics when we was kids. 



Also, thinking nobody is tight except for yourself and ya crew has gotta be one of the biggest signs of insanity, I mean it has to be, right?