Word: outkast
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Todd Boyd, a professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California, says rap can bring races together: "It's a little more difficult to go out and talk about hate when your music collection is full of black artists. That is not to say that buying an OutKast record is the same as dealing with real people, but it is reason to hope." Ice Cube is a bit more cynical: "It's kinda like being at the zoo. You can look into that world, but you don't have to touch it. It's safe...
That's the only way the message seems to drive home though. In every conversation I have about new records this year, my interlocutor has to bring up their adamant love for Black Star's album. What about Outkast's joint? The Source gave it five mics. "So what," they always shrug; "every hype hip-hop album in history gets three and a half mics in The Source...