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12729826, but worse than racism?
Posted by b.Touch, Wed Feb-18-15 08:39 AM
Racism still has more of an impact on a wider variety of black people than hip-hop ever will into the foreseeable future.

Racism can affect all, repeat, ALL black people. Hip-hop can only affect those who are deep enough off into it, whether by choice or nurture/peer pressure. What negative influence does hip-hop have over a black kid who's a fan of international jazz? It has a negative influence on other people's perceptions of young black kids, yes, but if the kid's not listening to hip-hop - or even if they are and don't feel compelled to get a tattoo or act a fool in public - where's the negative effect?

And to be honest, hip-hop - specifically, the type of hip-hop played on mainstream radio - did more damage to young black culture during the ten years preceding these ten than these past ten. The music may be worse than ever, but it's still traveling in the same direction set during the mid 2000s and hasn't really done much to change course.