Its art, and the art is out there in the world!! No artform can be given 'rules' like that and still be relevant! Jamar thinkin he has any kind of say in it or authority on the subject is laughable!!! however I think its blown out of context, it seems what he actualy said is 'white rappers are ALMOST guests' which for many years was true, just like there was only white punks in the uk for about 20yrs before other races were 'accepted'. No 1 asked for acceptance tho, thats not how it works!!! You hit on many good points tho mr. zeal!! There are many double standards, that said, I will shit on the sofa of this so called 'house of hiphop'. I would never stop making MY music if someone claimed it was theirs!! Just like I would eat the food I grew, regardless of which ancient human invented farming!! ... as ken said, Hip-hop has no colour!!!
Haha, "I will shit on the sofa of this so called 'house of hiphop." That made me chuckle! Yeah even Kool G Rap disagrees with Lord Jamar and G Rap is more influential than Jamar so I would argue he trumps Jamar's opinion. As many art forms were once a black art like Rock and Roll which is now mostly pursued by whites I think Jamar fears that whites will take over rap too. I agree with you, Jamar doesn't equal hip hop, even if he is an important figure in it. That's the cool thing about rap, I feel like right now it's the most diverse racial art form in the world. Everyone and their mother raps and it's beautiful. Tbh the original video I made had anger in it, but I didn't want to come off as disrespectful. Truth be told Jamar's comments paint someone with a chip on his shoulder and a bit racist. Let's continue to paint on the canvas of Hip Hop and embrace the greatest genre of all time as it expands. No confines, just expression
Hip-hop has no color my brother! That's how i look at it
It's a touchy subject matter, I agree with you though
Its art, and the art is out there in the world!! No artform can be given 'rules' like that and still be relevant! Jamar thinkin he has any kind of say in it or authority on the subject is laughable!!! however I think its blown out of context, it seems what he actualy said is 'white rappers are ALMOST guests' which for many years was true, just like there was only white punks in the uk for about 20yrs before other races were 'accepted'. No 1 asked for acceptance tho, thats not how it works!!! You hit on many good points tho mr. zeal!! There are many double standards, that said, I will shit on the sofa of this so called 'house of hiphop'. I would never stop making MY music if someone claimed it was theirs!! Just like I would eat the food I grew, regardless of which ancient human invented farming!! ... as ken said, Hip-hop has no colour!!!
Haha, "I will shit on the sofa of this so called 'house of hiphop." That made me chuckle! Yeah even Kool G Rap disagrees with Lord Jamar and G Rap is more influential than Jamar so I would argue he trumps Jamar's opinion. As many art forms were once a black art like Rock and Roll which is now mostly pursued by whites I think Jamar fears that whites will take over rap too. I agree with you, Jamar doesn't equal hip hop, even if he is an important figure in it. That's the cool thing about rap, I feel like right now it's the most diverse racial art form in the world. Everyone and their mother raps and it's beautiful. Tbh the original video I made had anger in it, but I didn't want to come off as disrespectful. Truth be told Jamar's comments paint someone with a chip on his shoulder and a bit racist. Let's continue to paint on the canvas of Hip Hop and embrace the greatest genre of all time as it expands. No confines, just expression