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I don't see Iggy mentioned anywhere in that tweet.
Why you bringing her up?
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This literally the same exact thing everyone who has no idea what they're talking about with this issue and is completely missing the point says.
Nobody is saying she can't do rap because she's white, the point is she shouldn't be getting praised and rewarded for doing it, over far more capable and skilled black rappers, just because she's white, especially when she is just ok at it.
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Maybe because Iggy will likely get all the attention and acclaim from mainstream audiences. Kinda like when Macklemore won awards when there were better artists out there. Also there's that thing about authenticity that people don't like.
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But why are you bringing Iggy into this? Also pop music wasn't "discovered" or "invented" by white people so....
And this is completely about race and the racism that is still going on in this world.
The only reason I brought her up because solange is referring to an interview that Azealia banks did regarding the white race and music. Or is solange referring to something else maybe I misunderstood ?I have my own opinion about this but its not to be discussed in this thread since it would be off topic!
Black people. Just like we invented, Rock, Jazz, Blues, and every other genre that has been literally ripped, copied and stolen from us
Hence why black people are so defensive when it comes to their Hip Hop. It's pretty much all we have left.
Im black and this doesn't make any sense to me. How can we continue to go around talking about other races doing "our" music when all we do is preach about EQUALITY! just because it was created by the African American community doesn't mean that others can't use it. Im pretty sure there are things we use and consider as necessities that are manufactured by other races. so does that mean we can't or shouldn't use it?