Black death has been pimped by corporations, and young people think that the street credibility is … a thing that will ride them into some kind of profitability in life. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006)
Black manhood: … the corporations [believe] they've found a way … [to] put soul in a bottle. If they can put soul in a bottle, … they can put manhood in a bottle—and then show the bottle in advertising. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006)