It's hard to ignore something as sound and as sensible as what Mr Smith is saying... With Black Eyed Peas making a go of it off the back of their socially conscious hit 'Where is the love?' there may be a route back into the mainstream for Rap and Hip Hop artists that DON'T celebrate drive-bys, drug taking and B word slapping.
3rd Base, Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Stetsasonic, Run DMC, YO MTV Raps - man those bring some memories!