I believe it's within our capabilities to be civil :-)
I'm an admirer of Hip Hop culture not only because I love dance and music but the athletic aspects of certain styles like "Krump" is something to behold. Street dance has often been utilized to keep inner city youth out of trouble and direct their energy to something positive and as an outlet. All good things in my book and you gotta admit, who doesn't like good beats? I also love the opera lol! 
In re to the thug trend well that's a whole different story I don't know much about except it crosses all lines. You have street rats, meth heads, dealers and junkies, gangs on foot and gangs on bikes, all down and all potentially dangerous. But culture? It's like the spice on really good food. The cinnamon in your pumpkin pie hahah