Hip Hop was created by creative, poor young black men in America in the 70s.
Video games were created by creative, wealthy young white men in America in the 70s.
Hip Hop immediately became a cultural behemoth and was already HUGE at the start of the 80s.
Video games immediately became a cultural behemoth and were already HUGE at the start of the 80s.
Hip Hop became a massive, international, multi-billion dollar market by the end of the 90s.
Video games became a massive, international, multi-billion dollar market by the end of the 90s.
Very few white men made a career as Hip Hop artists.
Very few black men made a career as Video games artists.
Hip Hop has always mostly dismissed women working in it.
Video games have always mostly dismissed women working in it.
Both added to and shaped our cultural worlds for the past four decades. It’s interesting how they couldn’t have been more diametrically opposed from the start, yet followed *exactly* the same successful path while they both culturally convey the same exclusive club thing that is so part of their identities. Dude’s stuff I guess?
I’ve always wanted more.