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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Really long post that didn't distinguish between TSG's column and TM's comments.
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TM, you should read the conversations between Ralph Wiley and TSG in the Insider section. They go over some of this.
There's been a quest for authenticity in hip hop for the past 15 years. Hell, you can even argue that Vanilla Ice sparked that quest.
Studio executives have known for a long time that blacks go to see more movies than whites per capita. That audience has allowed black directors and stars to carve out their niche. For a couple of years they've come to the realization that the same white teenagers who are buying rap records (or downloading tracks, whatever) have no problem seeing movies with those same rappers.
I would argue that Elvis Presley is to Pat Boone as Justin Timberlake is to Vanilla Ice.
And The Wire is fantastic and has been so for some time. It's the same creative team behind Homicide: Life On The Streets.
