The seeds were planted during Vietnam with the influx of heroin in our community which just so happened to coincide with the Civil Right Movement smh. We were progressing and regressing at the same time. Reagan was just the nail in the coffin.
As far as music goes I blame the people that control the music we hear more than the artists themselves. Late 80s early 90s conscious hip hop was everywhere and they were eating. Even on the Chronic you got pro black material. At the same time HBCUs were getting a ton of exposure. The powers that be simply made it hard for these kinds of rappers to eat
This is getting closer to the issue. All this blaming black women and black men is falling right into the trap. There's nothing wrong with our people. The problem is the mind control.