Reggae is great stuff.   

It might be interesting to have somebody tell us about the contribution of hip-hop to culture.    It seems to reflect the dregs.   Doesn't seem to be worth the time to try to get to know it.   I suppose you might say something similar about a lot of recent classical music (which sometimes seems to revel in dissonance for its own sake.)   Sure it reflects the hopelessness and chaos of modern civilization, but I think we already get enough of that in the news--don't need it reflected in music.

YMMV