Start anything white people will ruin it eventually it’s inevitable

Mainstream radio stations and news outlets by the culture, got the culture

NY radio was playing actual Southern rappers more

Dear Mama was for Hammer?

Some dumbass takes itt when suburban white ppl were all wanting to be 50 and em when i was young.

And it was prob the same in the 90s with pac and snoop idk tho.

Mf said cudi

Yup they love their southern rappers but get scared around black folks. And also don’t respect rap like they do country and rock

Unconditional Love was. This was during that small stretch of time when MC Hammer's career was going downhill and he was signed to Death Row.

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Kid Cudi saved my life

@Elric @Koala

when the first record was pressed

This. It was always something meant to do at parties.

it's true of all genres of folk music becoming popular music imo not even just hip hop. i think there's something to be said about cassette tapes partially being an exception to this but im too young for those to know how they were really used day to day by people

Capitalism

Snoop was a household name

So were Run DMC

Most of that label was, yea. Just tagged you to see if you wanted to give an opinion.

I could barely comprehend the op

Eminem if you want to put a face on it but its a mix of the internet giving any and everyone an instant opportunity to be a "rapper" and blacks giving whites a key into the genre instead of being guests

Run DMC did that when they invited Beastie Boys to co-headline a tour together in '87. Not opening act, but co-headline.

Fantano

NWA

White people loved Public Enemy back in the day

The label