I think people look too deep into stuff like this

I feel what u saying, it's why I only listen to R&B, the last black genre not overrun by whites into the ground

Hispanics in the hip hop community for sure .

All the Mexican vatos and goes for sure

Yeah

I'm not saying it is lol plus I still listen to hip hop just some friends of mine wound up checking me because it was all I listened to/talked about

u dummy Latinos founded rap with blacks, also West Coast rappers stole Mexican style and swag like Snoop, Pac, YG, Nip

thats a good thing tho cause more artists can shine that way

imagine if we didnt have odd future, top dawg or pro era.

that'd be str8 booty

Y’all around too many white people is what it is lol

music is one of the greatest ways of connecting as humans ever, it knows no boundaries or races. Gatekeeping a genre/artist/song or whatever is ridiculous

I get this honestly. I’m gonna get clowned for this but it’s true so f*** it.

When I listen to Bon Iver it just sounds so Midwest America to me. It makes me feel right at home. It takes everything beautiful about the landscape, the people, the climate, and puts it in audio form.

And when I hear people from California or downtown New York talk about their connection to the music, I can’t help but feel like they’re not seeing what the music actually is. There’s no way they picture the ivy climbing up the side of the barn, or the creek behind their high school sweethearts home, or the crisp evening air in the woods.

But ultimately, the fact is that music hits everyone different. I know Bon Iver is a different scenario because his lyrics are super abstract, but the same goes for hiphop. A vast majority of the listeners aren’t from where the music comes from, and that’s okay. They may not always understand the relevance of the people and places, but they’re still getting a glimpse at what home is to you. And in my mind that’s a step closer to a more empathetic world, no?

from my point of view 69 was welcomed into the house of hip hop, he was scorned when he committed the cardinal sin in hip hop, which i always thought was bullshit anyway. not snitching keeps monsters doing their thing on the streets.

all the other screwed up crap hip hop would have lived with hypocritically.

69 has exposed hip hop culture for its debasement

i wouldn't say they stole mexican style and swag, mexican culture just has a lot of influence on west coast/socal culture

just like i don't think latinos on the east coast stole black culture

i grew up with samoans and filipinos that put me on

Yeah i feel that. It’s a lil odd to me but doesn’t affect the way I listen to music

u have no clue

This site is so blatantly racist despite it likely being 50+% white

I feel u

This is funny cus i also live in bon ivers home state lmao

damn you got me

This comparison doesn't work at all because the smiths don't talk about anything that's only culturally relevant to white americans. White americans don't have a distinct culture that isn't shared by literally anyone who grew up in america unless you go back to europe

Rap culture is based around and molded by the experiences of african american youth

lol do we hold ourselves to that standard tho? most black kids couldn't either

Only when they’re being posers about it

no you seriously have no clue, white people in LA dont dress like Vatos and rep gangs like Mexicans do, only blacks did that because both blacks and latinos are part of rap culture, whites are not.

You wouldn't understand the relationship because you aren't part of it. Show me a White rapper from LA acting like a Vato

OP man I like you but I feel like you have alot of identity issues