Mac Ten
Class of 97 !!!
You have to be retarded or a pure liar to say Hiphop has no influence on Black Culture.
Hip hop was always used as a product placement...
Wu-Tang, Nas, and Mobb Deep made timbs popular and hasn't gotten a dime to this day
Run D.M.C wore Adidas and the prices went up astronomically
Nelly rapped about AF1's and made em popular...Nike hasn't even made a endorsement check.
A rapper like Lil Wayne can attract more folks in a school gym nowadays rather than someone like a Dr. Umar Johnson or Chuck D.