it woulda made me just as hot if he had possessed a little more melanin. and i can say that in all honesty. i think hip-hop and rap music is too universal for black people to say it's "our" culture and others shouldn't abuse it. and if that's all we got anyway then we're in a very sad state. what makes it so much better for a black person to say it? i've heard all the reasons and none of them make sense to me. i'm not trying to make anybody feel the same way i do but everyone else was giving their opinion i just thought i'd share mine.
^Black folks originated hip-hop, and most music for that matter, so it does belong to us. Now they are free to borrow and imitate our culture all day long, but don't abuse it and don't give credit when its due.
And they don't have the right to use that word. It's copywrited and patented in my book.
^Black folks originated hip-hop, and most music for that matter, so it does belong to us. Now they are free to borrow and imitate our culture all day long, but don't abuse it and don't give credit when its due.
And they don't have the right to use that word. It's copywrited and patented in my book.
i'm not disputing the fact that hip-hop (and other forms of music) were begun by "us". i just don't like getting into "us" vs. "them" mentalities. america was founded on those ideals and i see a need to go in the opposite diresction. i feel that yes, folks should be given their proper dues, but not in order to alienate us from each other. i see what you're saying about the n-word but it seems like if anyone was going to patent a word, that should be the last one we're proud to take ownership of.
