The Death Of "Drip" | Breakdown 

I don't even think it's as simple as "white people" either, I think it's once it escapes the culture. It's white folks, Asian homies from various backgrounds, Latino family, etc, in the streets, hood, community, and/or culture organically that come across the lingo organically and use it organically, skin tone ain't the problem here. It's when it's picked up, used to death cause it's considered cool cause it's foreign to the new user, loses all context, and eventually turned on us by folks outside the culture that it dies. While it usually just has classist connotations and ain't always racialized, it's an issue we see in mad subcultures too, even predominantly "white" ones. Not always the language, sometimes it's an aesthetic, dance, whatever, and sometimes its actually other POC ruining it for a predominantly POC community. Greaser kids pushed some culture but the square kids would pick it up and ruin it for em so they moved on, once spikes, patches, mohawks, leather jackets, and combat boots started showing up in pop artist's videos and high fashion designers started incorporating a look they'd ignored or dogged for decades a lotta punks thought it was best to drop parts of the look, I heard hard NY Italians say terms like fugazi are dead once they heard soccer moms in the burbs say it, once drill started to pick up in other parts of the country and world a lotta the Chicago originators started calling it watered down and switch up, a lotta folks in Chicago stopped ditty boppin and came up with new dances once Drake stole it and sold it in the mainstream, it's a long, long list. But what sometimes really bothers me is why we don't just embrace the fact that we generate culture and evolve constantly and still treat our culture like a subculture instead of recognizing it for the influence it has? It's definitely a problem when it's packaged and sold by corporations and all that, but not just cause something pops. But I'm an abolitionist, maybe it's just how I think.

I'm not letting these devils just Co opt the word Woke. Gotta stop doing that.

That's Love, Khalil! Thank you!

Thank you Ariana!

Am seeing there is some of your family members who goes to a traditional healer and using evil spirits to block all your luck and destroy your life🥰

That's love, Reg! Thank you sincerely. Glad this one is connecting.

I didn't realize the evangelical connection but it makes sense. thanks, KMO. I've used google trends before, you're right. I've just never based an entire video around it. I wasn't sure how slow it was gonna feel since it's a bunch of charts. Glad it connected. Thanks fore the analysis, too. I learn a lot from what you have to say.

@@TheCompanyMan No problems, Professor Hunte. I’d been thinking about this topic to myself for awhile, so I was surprised that you covered it in such an amazing way. I guess the GOP thought since it was the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, they would honor the creator of crack-cocaine🤷🏾‍♂️

I appreciate that, Abc. Which country are you from?

@@TheCompanyMan from the UK, but ethnically I'm Pakistani. There's very few online communities for Pakistanis living in western countries that aren't horribly racist or misogynistic, so discussions about intersections of culture just don't happen. Maybe in a decade we'll get there, or maybe never. Either way, your content is brilliant and I really enjoy watching your videos!

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@@Pugetwitch been wanting to for a while! No idea where to start though haha. Might do at some point anyway, I have loads of random stuff I do that could be interesting to people if I put it online

​@@abcbcd1834it all starts somewhere, even if it's you recording from your phone with low edits, if you put your personality out there the people will follow. 👌🏾 We believe you can do it!

BIGFAX, Jack. Excellent analysis.

@Jack Moves Yea the young online republicans feel like their in a war, while the "Hip Hop gen" is unaware in some ways. There should've been a massive push back on the word "woke" getting co opted.

Thank you, Kwaku!

Thank you!

That's love! Thank you for the support.

My man! Thank you brother!

Glad you enjoyed!

Dope. that's great feedback, MisterKeith. I had fun with this one.

Thanks, Lawrence.

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Thank you!

You should check out his song. Let me know what you think about it. It was trippy to me. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EjDKBPsx_ZE.html

Thanks, Jim! I took a risk on this one but it was fun. Whoever is running the GOP accounts is probably gonna get a bonus. The engagement on that post was crazy.

That's the plan!

Thanks for watching, Tornado. I appreciate you.

I had fun with this one.

'Preciate you, Jeremee!

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Ronald Reagan was a crazy song by killer Mike

Thanks, Jay!

Anytime.

Thanks V!

ChatGPT is wild.

I was running on deadline. I might considering doing a part two. I have so many angles and layers I want to approach this. Thanks Nickolas.

Thanks, G K. I think it would work more consistently on shorter videos, or, like you said, a segment in TBDs. We'll see where it goes but I had fun doing it.

That's love! Thank you.

Thanks Tre!

Thank you, Rory. Earl is absolutely on point. I keep thinking about the AI ramifications of how quickly language is adopted. The macro you pointed out is daunting. I also agree with you on how beautiful it is that language birthed out of trauma has made a global impact. The nefariousness of bad actors need to be held in check. Thanks for the analysis, man. I appreciate you.

I feel like simp is BX's favorite word! Ha! Thanks for checking the piece. That's how I like to cover the culture. Life through the lens of hip hop. BX. Represent.

Thank you!

On it!

Top 12 all time song for me. Love everything about it. Thanks, Mike.

That's hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣 I think fresh been gone so long that it's coming back. It used to be old. Now it's vintage.

That’s what I was thinking lmao like who tf google this shit? Definitely gotta be yt ppl 😂

Thanks man. I’m definitely calling it “ave” though. AAVE is too many syllables and I identify with “black” over than “African American.” No disrespect to nobody, but a-a-v-e is too many syllables to use.

​@@TheCompanyMan I'm completely on your side on this one. It makes more sense

@@cordelllongstreath741 Calling it "ave" feels like A-A-V-E for A-A-V-E. 🤷🏿‍♂

Bling Bling either.

Thank you!

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