i honestly don't believe it's a racial issue. If you look at it up close, it may seem that way, but really it's more of a media-based problem. People here that bash wannabe gangsters, but still go out to Best Buy and get 3-6Mafia, T.I. or whatever the senseless crap, you're the problem feeding the machine. I understand it's just music and everything, but people take it seriously subconsciously, and glorifying this 'real' ass way of life is bullshit.
The majority of youths in ghettos aren't all dumb by any means in a literal sense, but the life they buy into and aspire to grow with is unreasonable. By the time they realize this, I feel is almost always too late. With more street credibility than good work experience or degrees. It's a system designed for failure, truly, imo. Although this is all my opinion, I'm sure you can't peg a race for this. Ignorance is Ignorance, it doesn't discriminate.

btw you'd think Mind over matter is a fairly simple philosophy, right? Well a lot of people would still be alive if it were more prevalently taken to heart.

--my 2 cents