WSJ reports that hip-hop worship of Mammon has gone global

WSJ reports that hip-hop worship of Mammon has gone global

Even a decade ago, rappers nodded only a handful of times to any currency other than the dollar. In 2007, the euro appeared in just one rap song in the database of Rap Genius, a crowdsourced website that annotates rap lyrics. The Japanese yen appeared twice, and the peso a half-dozen times.

But as hip-hop music has become more global, rappers are internationalizing their lyrics, too, and references to foreign currencies are multiplying.

Peso appeared in 40 rap songs last year, Rap Genius said, while yen was mentioned in 10 and euro in seven. The Indian rupee, Russian ruble and British pound are also popping up in hip-hop lyrics with increasing frequency._
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-low-has-the-dollar-sunk-even-some-rappers-prefer-euros-1496935600