... on teenagers in general. Presently numerous billboards can be seen with personalities form the hip-hop genre representing mainstream companies. Queen Latifah is the new face of Cover Girl, Black Eyed Peas can be seen sporting a fresh new pair of Levi's Silver Tab Jeans, Missy Elliot teamed up with Madonna for a "trendy" Gap commercial, even West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg is a pitchman ... ...
... and corporate co-option of the culture he loves so passionately"(1). Other emcees like "Mos Def", "Common", "Talib Kweli", "Pharoahe Monch", "Gang Starr", and bands like "The Roots", "The Black Eyed Peas", and "Dilated Peoples" have made several mainstream debuts but still are still considered underground, and not many people heard of them or favor their contribution to hip-hop. Again they ... ...
... and corporate co-option of the culture he loves so passionately"(1). Other emcees like "Mos Def", "Common", "Talib Kweli", "Pharoahe Monch", "Gang Starr", and bands like "The Roots", "The Black Eyed Peas", and "Dilated Peoples" have made several mainstream debuts but still are still considered underground, and not many people heard of them or favor their contribution to hip-hop. Again they ... ...
