>What you're talking about is precisely the area of hip hop
>"scholarship" that needs to be shut down.
>
>That kinda thinking isn't about hip hop, it's about
>atomization of the family, redistribution of work,
>post-civil-rights era society...
>
>Hip Hop only comes in when they can find a line to quote.
>
>I firmly believe you could take out those 30-40 "protest"
>records out of hip hop, and still have something enjoyable and
>interesting.
>
>I may be the only one that believes that.

i agree. there's tons of good rap records besides public enemy or other ''protest'' albums. but i don't think the point of such analysis is to find out what ''good'' rap is. or at least it shouldn't be.
sure everybody has morals and values that the music gets upheld to but that should not be play a big role if you look at the aspect of hip hop's place in society.
and i believe you could take out those 30-40 ''protest albums'' and still research if there are parallels and influence on society.