“Hip-Hop used to showcase much of what is great about America: the diversity, the swagger, and the variety of sights and sounds. Now, hip-hop seems to embody everything that is wrong with this country: inconsiderate braggadocios with little-to-no taste. It’s my mission to change that….”
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Wale on why “Hip-Hop Is Dead” in URB’s JUL/AUG 2007 issue
