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>And when I say THAT status, I mean rap dudes that my 60 year
>old, suburban mom and her friends know about. That when you
>ask the average, white collar dude on the street to name a
>rapper, he comes up. Pop icon shit.

Since when do we care about 60 yr old suburban moms think about rap. This is part of the problem. I understand rappers going for the suburban $ but LL is in a class by himself; a pioneer of raps 2nd wave and an icon.