yall, its virtual reality.
niggas wanna be placed into the shoes of something they arent and they wanna learn everything thats involved with that line of work. gangsters, successful dope dealers, hustlers, pimps. fuck it. atheletes, businessmen, killers, psychos, etc. anything you can dream of that is admired or atleast respected by a group of people, will work.
why do you think GTA san andreas was so popular? Why do you think we all watched bruce lee movies as children then at the end of the movie went somewhere and did spinning kicks and karate chops? why do you think reality TV is so popular? same shit.
its not about bieng real. they just want you to paint a vivid picture so they can see from the eyes of whatever persona you take on, if not see it first hand.
think about it this way...have any of you ever chopped it up with a homeless person or a war veteran? its because they have a interesting ass stories to tell.
at the end of the day "bieng real" is just the feather in your hat if anything. because if the fake dude is telling more lucid stories about what you do in real life....thats who they gon listen to, until someone takes it upon themselves to expose him. and from that, comes the 'real/fake' standpoint...cuz no one wants to roll with the nigga that just got his ass beat in front of the whole school..
and payola can change anyones mind on whos real and who isnt in todays society..