When in Doubt, Blame it on Hip-Hop

Published: April 24, 2007, 5:55 am

In case you weren’t already aware, hip-hop has been under attack for the past few weeks. Besides being lambasted for its normal transgressions (acts of violence, misogyny, etc), hip-hop has been roundly blamed for causing poor Don Imus to be confused about proper linguistic etiquette. It was only a matter of time before the Hip-Hop Haterati started blaming hip-hop culture (i.e. young black athletes) for what they perceive as the decline in the popular appeal of the NBA. In a blog I came across yesterday one of the aforementioned Haterites tried to link the “cultural marginalization” of the NBA to its ties with hip-hop culture over the last 10-15 years. The blogger's spectactularly pedestrian analysis was worthy of at best a “B” in 10th grade Rhetoric, but in the hostile climate created by the Don Imus conflagration it actually passes for a credible argument worthy of mention and discussion on ESPN.com The argument: As the sport has further fused

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