Author Question: Russell Simmons saw the potential of rap street music in the mid-1970s and recognized that the ... (Read 24 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Russell Simmons saw the potential of rap street music in the mid-1970s and recognized that the mainstream entertainment industry was not aware of it;

he became a concert promoter and encouraged early rap groups to stay close to the dress styles and language of the inner-city African-American community.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

The decades after 1970 witnessed a consolidation of black economic, civic, and political progress and the expansion of a black middle and upper class of professionals, media celebrities, and business entrepreneurs.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.