Do you think that these gangster rappers are cognizant that most Mafia would think they are a joke?
I doubt the mafia thinks they're a joke. The mob is obviously racist, but at the end of the day, I'd be willing to bet that the average wiseguy has more respect for rappers and black gangsters than they do for white civilians and cops. It's a street thing. Both can be useful to each other.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
