Poverty of the Mind

We just read the article from Orlando Patterson, a Black Harvard professor of sociology, called "Poverty of the Mind" where he was discussing the "cool-pose culture." He says that many young black men are basically frontin whereas their white counterparts know when to turn off the 50 Cent and open up the SAT book. He is wondering how the Black youth are going to be able to contribute to society later on. He believes that young people need to take more responsibility for their actions. What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree or disagree with Patterson? Is Hip Hop chronicling the times or is it controlling young minds? Do you think this "cool-pose culture" has an effect on women and people of other races?