#gerontocracy

#gerontocracy

In 2000, Time magazine warned of a coming Boomerdämmerung. The Baby Boomers, it argued, had failed to build enduring wealth, were unprepared for the digital transition, and carried a narcissistic entitlement that made them reluctant to relinquish power. "And your neighbors' children," the magazine warned, "simultaneously burdened with the cost of your aging and victimized by the one thing you'll hold onto-your political power-will boil with resentment."

Rap, especially the mainstream, is getting old with prominent figures in their 40s and 50s, challenging the traditional youth-oriented nature of the genre.