Albert, you're right on it re urban/hip-hop culture shifting to the mainstream. But it's slower than it could be (which actually makes it all the more amusing).
The oversize thing is everywhere in the burbs, but they're still just catching up to BUFU. Being a white upper middle class teen rap fan now is what punk fans were in the 80s, what the hippies were in the 70s, and beatniks in the 50s.
The culture of cool is constantly being ripped off and commercialized -- it has been ever thus.
Garage rock? Kind of like punk but no real politics, kinda like metal, but easy on the pretensions. Picture a basic guitar rock band...
The oversize thing is everywhere in the burbs, but they're still just catching up to BUFU. Being a white upper middle class teen rap fan now is what punk fans were in the 80s, what the hippies were in the 70s, and beatniks in the 50s.
The culture of cool is constantly being ripped off and commercialized -- it has been ever thus.
Garage rock? Kind of like punk but no real politics, kinda like metal, but easy on the pretensions. Picture a basic guitar rock band...
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