"Miley's Trying To Be The White Rihanna." - Lord Jamar
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American M.C and actor (He has appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, and The Sopranos.) , Lord Jamar has recently given his opinions on Miley Cyrus, Eminem, and Macklemore.
And they're pretty controversial...
Jamar shared his belief that white artists need a co-sign from a black person in order to be successful in black music. Among the artists Jamar says received a co-sign are the Beastie Boys, Justin Timberlake, and Eminem.He also suggested that Vanilla Ice’s lack of a co-sign is the reason why the rapper wasn’t successful.
“If this is not black music then how come every white artist needs a co-sign from a black person? Beastie Boys had the co-sign from Run DMC,” Jamar said. “Eminem had the co-sign from Dr. Dre. Vanilla Ice didn’t have a co-sign. That’s why he didn’t ****in last. Macklemore, see I don’t know who his co-sign is. Now he might be an exception to the rule, but I don’t know who his co-sign is. But at the same time, black peoples not really ****ing with Macklemore like that.”
Prior to sharing his thoughts on co-signs, Lord Jamar offered his opinion on Miley Cyrus and revealed that the singer is trying to be a “white Rihanna.” He also stated that since Miley is white she has the platform to be more successful than Rihanna.
“She’s doing historically what a lot of artists have done,” he said. “You know what I mean? The ones that go for the shock value. But she’s also trying to pull from black music. Like to me, she’s trying to be the white Rihanna. She’s just pushing a little further. I mean, listen to her music. Listen to the way it sounds. The way she’s singing. Like she’s trying to sound like Rihanna right now. Like let’s keep it real. She cut her hair short trying to look like Rihanna. You dig what I’m saying? But she knows that that whiteness will propel her even further than Rihanna. Because in a country where white people are the majority, that’s what they want to see.”
He didn't lie. Miley is taking black culture and selling it to a broader audience. She's trying to be more ratchet than Rihanna is though. Rihanna is naturally edgy, Miley is trying hard to create and sustain an edgy image.
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Vanilla Ice didn’t have a co-sign. That’s why he didn’t ****in last.
Interesting because despite the insane amount of media attention Miley received this past year she will likely not come close to the total sales of any of Rihanna's albums since 2006
Interesting because despite the insane amount of media attention Miley received this past year she will likely not come close to the total sales of any of Rihanna's albums since 2006
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Anyways I totally see his point, though I'm sure most of ATRL won't want to concede to his truth.
If this is not black music then how come every white artist needs a co-sign from a black person? Beastie Boys had the co-sign from Run DMC,” Jamar said. “Eminem had the co-sign from Dr. Dre. Vanilla Ice didn’t have a co-sign. That’s why he didn’t ****in last. Macklemore, see I don’t know who his co-sign is. Black peoples not really ****ing with Macklemore like that.
Macklemore doesn't have a cosign because he's just a passing fad, like Vanilla Ice. The blacks only used
"Thrift Shop" from him because of the catchy chorus and bridge sung by Wanz, and the "Damn, that's
a cold-ass honkey" line. Lord Jamar is not saying anything that smart people don't already know.
