“First things first: rest in peace Uncle Phil For real, you the only father that I ever knew” J. Cole
Many rapers have grown up in places that has impacted their life dramatically. They have grown around the influence of drugs, sex and violence their whole life. These rappers have also grown with out a father figure in their home, so they turn to the streets for comfort from their homies and from the gang members.
Artist talk about how either their uncle or a close relative has served as a father figure in their life because their father abandon them at young ages. Or even if the father was in their life they were an aggressive role model, alcoholic or a drug addict.
The dangers of HIP-Hop 