I saw Chuck D give a lecture at Harvard University in 1990. The lecture hall was packed to overflowing and people were taking notes.
Now, today, "It's cool to be a stupid moron" that can't read and write or do anything else except "bling out" in the 'hood or whatever shit. It's like a descent back into the dark ages and it's very frightening. I'm glad more people are rejecting the current "rap" culture.