The whole hip-hop culture is hilarious because it makes certain people feel impowered and important. Further it creates an illusion that these people(mainly blacks) are well off in the US, when they're anything but. The whole hip-hop culture is just a way for corporations to make bucks, but people who are deeply into culture don't even realize this. They don't realize how irrelevant their shitty little culture is in the global scheme of things.
Sure, guys like 50 cent driving a Rolls makes people think that these people are on top. But statistically speaking in terms of per capita income, crime rates and education, they're on the bottom.
I seriously hope this hip-hop garbage goes out of fashion..