Teen slang/hip-hop lingo in the mainstream

[Paul McFedries]

I'm researching the use of either teen slang or hip-hop lingo in mainstream
contexts such as ads, marketing materials, political speeches, business
correspondence, news articles, op-ed pieces, etc. Examples include last
year's CNN memo requesting that crawl writers use hip-hop slang terms such
as "ill" and "bling-bling," the Budweiser "whassup" ads, and AOL's "phat
sounds to fat pipes" promotion.

Specific examples would be great, as would pointers to papers or articles on
the same or similar topics.

Thanks.

Paul