Hip-Hop music is it worth the listen?

Hip-Hop. My favourite genre of music. I love the lyrics, stories and beats. However I am fed up of all the negative press that goes along with it. I know that I am not the only one. Is the music I love really worth listening too? its full of violence sex and swearing. Real hip-hop heads know that there is more to rap than that. However the masses don't. My question is, is rap music too blame for the way society is?