Okay, maybe it's just me, but I am already SO sick of these movies/TV shows that are supposedly geared towards the so-called "hip-hop" generation. I mean, the media has completely sucked the life out of this supposed culture. Is this what hip-hop has really come to? I understand that it is now a mainstream genre, but dang, can't it at least keep some of the integrity and sub-culturalism that it was founded upon? You might be saying, Bamboozled, what are you griping about now? You're way too sensitive. Why can't mainstream America just enjoy hip-hop for the same reasons that you do? My problem is not the cross over appeal that hip-hop has (well, not really). What bothers me is the inevitable bastardization that ensues once something is exploited soley for capitalistic purposes. And we wonder why people are comfortable having "Ghetto Fabulous" mixers and all that other madness. Please share your thoughts with me on this topic. If you think I'm crazy and just searching for something to beef about, let me know that as well. I just never thought that hip-hop would become as American as apple pie. 
I believe in giving examples, so I give you "Bringing Down the House" (which I have no desire to see for the reasons listed above) and the following two new comers:
Malibu's Most Wanted
http://malibusmostwanted.warnerbros.com/ Please check out the link!
Malibu's most wanted rapper, Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman, maintains a hip-hop lifestyle that is seriously hindering his father's bid for governor. When his dad's campaign manager tries to neutralize the "problem" and teach him a lesson about what gangsta life is really like, B-Rad proves to the player-haters that he's for real and wins the affection of a business-savvy South Central hottie.
Cast: Jamie Kennedy (Brad Gluckman), Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs,
(Why Taye agreed to put his name on this mess, I'll never understand. I guess he needs to get paid too.) Regina Hall, Ryan O'Neal (Mr. Gluckman), Blair Underwood, Greg Grunberg, Keili Lefkowitz, J.P. Manoux, Niecy Nash, Kal Penn, Nick Swardson (Mocha), Damien Wayans
And....
PLATINUM is a family saga that follows two brothers who own and operate a record company in the competitive world of rap and hip-hop. The show revolves around a pair of brothers and record industry moguls Jackson and Grady Rhames, who are the archetype of rags-to-riches success after building their company, Platinum Records, from the ground up. Clawing their way up from the streets, the brothers have created a successful record company in the high-stakes hip-hop music business. Though they are deeply trusting of and dependent upon one another, the brothers approach business in starkly contrasting fashions.
PLATINUM is set in New York against the backdrop of the glamorous hip-hop lifestyle - a cutthroat and sometimes dangerous business notorious for its flashy stars with money to burn and ruthless record executives who stop at nothing to make it big. Standing by the brothers' side is their childhood friend and chief counsel David Weitz, their younger sister Jade Rhames and Jackson's wife Monica Rhames.
PLATINUM stars Jason George (“Barbershop,” “Sunset Beach”) as Jackson Rhames, Sticky Fingaz (from the rap group Onyx, “Dead Presidents”) as Grady Rhames, Steven Pasquale as DavidRoss, Lalanya Masters as Monica Rhames and Davetta Sherwood as Jade Rhames.
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