This shit has to stop. “The Post still fetishizes rappers as the bad boys of the entertainment industry. The vast majority of its hip-hop coverage — I’d say just from the informal survey that I took to find the above examples of faulty labeling, 80 percent of it involves the rappers involved in some sort of crime. As silly as it is, the word “rapper,” still has sensationalistic value at the Post that “R&B star” or “dancehall artist” or “mogul,” just doesn’t. Also, these people who have no idea what they’re talking about regarding pop culture, may hear about a (usually male) black recording artist and just assume that he is a rapper. I’m not saying that these people are racist (although, if they work for the Post, I’m not saying they’re not racist, either), but I am saying they’re lazy, ignorant and prone to stereotyping. That’s all!” — “If he’s black, he must rap” Rich / fourfour
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New sh*t: Dear White Mainstream Media, not all Black musicians are RAPPERS. http://bit.ly/HsUkR
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RT @070180 New sh*t: Dear White Mainstream Media, not all Black musicians are RAPPERS. http://bit.ly/HsUkR {Read please and thanks}
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“Jet called Jodeci a ‘rap group’…proving that if you can fit a periodical in your back pocket you should not trust it” http://bit.ly/HsUkR
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Well better than calling them ‘bands’ which (unless you’re The Roots) they’re clearly not!
Hey,, Listen up! I grew up in a time when all of my favorite singers were black, and the groove was based on our soul. Don’t even get me started on Motown.. That’s where Hm Hm Hm comes from.. I love EWF, They were so creative, Stevie Wonder is absolutely without a doubt the most incredible and awesome writer and singer who ever lived. – back in the day when black musicians actually sang instead of talked or yelled. Seems everyone is way too angry now. Anyone want to talk about real cool sax players? Any one want to get band together? I’m mobile and would love to play with your R&B band.
The world has found it’s gem with R&B… SHUT THE RAP CRAP OFF!
Dare #1, show that you can actually sing, and/or play an instrument.
Dare #2, Make a recording of yourself singing a song, something you wrote and recorded yourself.
Hey Rappers.. If it is a terrible world you sing about,, then it’s a terrible world you will get!