The suburban kids in 'ghetto' clothes phenomenon is also a way for those kids to flee the 'safe' boredom of the suburbs, and it can even piss off their parents

The suburban kids in 'ghetto' clothes phenomenon is also a way for those kids to flee the 'safe' boredom of the suburbs, and it can even piss off their parents as a bonus! It lets them vicariously experience the emotional highs and lows of life in the ghetto (at least as that life is painted by hip-hop lyrics).