I totally agree. I'm more saddened than anything. It's gotta be tough be a nostalgia act in the hip hop genre.
Not a lot of hazy daze, remember when, glory days kind of tours that I've heard of for the early hip-hoppers ala Styx/Journey double headers. There was no Run's House or crossover opportunities for a DJ whose skillset may have become passe.
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to make ends meet, or maintain a lifestyle. Shout outs, like exposure don't pay bills.