Earlier today, I was in my bedroom. My roommate’s 24-year-old son, who speaks of Lil Wayne in the way that some speak of Mozart or Billie Holiday, was in our living room. I was jolted when I heard the strains of Marvin Gaye singing “When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You.” I thought wow: This young guy, who dismissed Whitney as just a “crackhead” when the world was in deep mourning, is finally getting some CUL-chaaaa! The song abruptly ended. I yanked open my door and said, “ Hey, why’d you turn that off? And [in my best African-American-uncle-of-a-certain-age voice] what you know ‘bout HERE, MY DEAR?” He smiled, giggled and revealed that it’s part of the new GRAND THEFT AUTO 5 [[a PlayStation/Xbox game, for the uninitiated) playlists, among lots of other Marvin songs! I thought, “There really is hope for this generation.” It’s a start!
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