"rap was put on a pedestal as some sort of reparations." -- 1OldPro
"That's pretty much it. They had to create roles for young blacks to inhabit, since "lawyer" and "doctor" are pretty much out of reach.Now TMZ is literally 24/7, "Rapper dies in shootout", well, who? Someone who shouted ebonics over a subsonic bass line jumping on a stolen car on TikTok? The pathos is palpable."
Assigning importance to the less important stuff. I'd prefer to hear the life story of a decorated war vet.