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the point is not racism, the article suggests that a good majority of white youth listen to rap. My suggestion is not that either race (or any race) has more troubles than another, but that making a fashion statement from the struggles of one is simply not cool. Here you have white youths who grew up in a suburb attempting to overcome either their boredom or 'uncoolness' by taking on the habits and dress of a community that is making their own statement.
My feelings are that rap itself is not dying, but that it has become so over-saturated with copycats driven by record exec's that it has lost its entire meaning and soul. Yes it appears to have dropped 21% in one year, a huge decrease. But the idea of an individual or community needing to sing and vent the difficulties it faces in this world will never die. Whether it be in the back of a bus, the hills of the capital in Washington or the CD - blacks or any community will find a venue to vent and speak of the difficulties they face. That will never die.
What I hope does is the those with a lack of imagination that they have to imitate someone else just to get noticed or find approval in whoever they want to impress. I can only hope that just being yourself is good enough for any youth to strive for.
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