Critical Review: Flores 2000

In this article, Flores talks about the history of Boogaloo (a word that sounds just like the word Ricky Ricardo used to sing in I Love Lucy, but he was from Cuba). Boogaloo was a dance music that gained popularity in the 50's and 60's emerging from New York Blacks and Latinos. It was frowned upon by mambo artist, frustrated with what they viewed as their less-talented competition. But the lack of substance, the fun and the light-hearted music, was enough to send it packing pretty soon after it became popular and died to salsa. This music reminds me of hip hop and crunk music. Crunk music, which came from the south, was very much a party music that took over the hip hop seen in the mid-2000s, but faded eventually with the rise of Autotune and a more experimental hip-hop. Crunk was disrespected widely throughout the hip-hop community and many people, including myself were very happy to see it finally leave.

Discussion Question:
Could one say that not all overnight sensations are doomed to fail, with the example of hip-hop in the US and the world, or can only subgenres be considered for this fate?