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So I was listening to this song today...and it talked a lot about "young money" (note my non-ghetto fabulous self). I'm no psychologist or anthropologist, but what's all this talk about having lots of dough being "young", and why is it so glamorous to be popular in many urban songs?To understand this phenomenon, several questions come to mind. One being the true definition of "young money". Is it that come a certain age, one, preferably considered youthful, is inherited a vast sum of money from one's lineage? Or that the money is nouveau-riche/self-made? My guess is the latter, as many hip hop songs talk about the struggles of the artist during childhood or before they "made it big".
Which begs the question: when did nouveau riche become esteemed? I'm not one to judge on this condition, but for centuries, the aristocrats would always look down upon the nouveau riche, as if they were completely alien to the life of lavishness and luxury. Is that still the case today? After all, old habits die hard.
So consider this and apply it to your list of observations, if you'd like. I will certainly keep a look-out for any betraying signs. Later on, we could compare notes.
