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'Grown Man' Rappers Like Jay-Z or Common Are Mature Only in the Absence of Immaturity
There are problems with this BBC piece. For one, it approaches hip-hop as if it’s an artifact and not a living and breathing entity. It does nothing to place Conzo’s story in a modern-day context. But more than that, the piece isn’t as much about hip-hop growing up as growing old. Hip-hop is deep in…