Why did the Afrocentricity we saw in the early 90s seem to die out?

[Elim Garak]

It seemed like we saw it as a theme heavy in the early 90s why did it seem to largely die out?

 

[DON MA MA]

Nobody wanted to make platinum Africa chains and Y2K kuffi's.

Futurism.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Seems like gangsta rap made sure it died out. When you have lines like "'Self Destruction' don't pay the fukking rent" and "No medallions, dreadlocks, or black fists" then it means that the movement is losing its power.

 

[Kumi]

Black culture became more and more appealing and mainstream, allowing for more black people to be welcomed into white spaces. And for ALOT of nikkas deep down that's all they ever wanted.

 

[Remote]

Black culture became more and more appealing and mainstream, allowing for more black people to be welcomed into white spaces. And for ALOT of nikkas deep down that's all they ever wanted.

Well, there’s a thread for discussion

 

[Jean Jacket]

 

[get these nets]

It seemed like we saw it as a theme heavy in the early 90s why did it seem to largely die out?

Two reasons

It came primarily from Professor Molefi Assante at Temple University. Became trendy in academic and literary circles.
. Buzz was strong so books, lectures, talk show appearances opened up to the self promoting "conscious crowd"
In a money grab some other writers/teachers began to REACH with some of their writings. Published things that they weren't capable of proving or defending. White historians went after them and tore some of them apart.

The late Dr. John Henrik Clarke who was a scholar decades before "Afro-centricity" was a trend, had to come in, clean up the mess that the grifters left, and put those white historians back in their place.

Dr. Assante got railroaded out of Temple by backstabbers, around the same time the grifters were being exposed. So the real deal dept. and person who was leading Afro-centricity was muted.
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In general culture, trends catch on....become popular, and then die off. Rise and fall of Afro-centricity mirrored what happened with early mass cultural movement of the 60s/70s.

 

[ThatTruth777]

9/11 effect

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Cuz these young niccas and babies ain’t real

#OldGang

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Cuz get money, get money and when you get that money get more money, get more money, bit-ch i getz money

 

[cheek100]

Didn’t they have a secret meeting with all the music execs in ‘91 to address “how rap should move forward”? If I’m not mistaken they steered hip hop into full gangster mode and that was that.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Because it was becoming cooler to be a drug dealer and street nikka

 

[cole phelps]

Gangsta era took over

 

[CrimsonTider]

Cuz these young niccas and babies ain’t real

#OldGang

Are you 80

 

[RARI_Godwind]

PAWGin