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.