AFRAM Post 2

I've been stuck on the topic of love and theft since reading Daphne Brooks article discussing the "whitening" of Rock music. I appreciate the love and the embrace those outside of black culture have for the creative content generated by the youth. I don't think it really is love however when it is an exploitation of some sort. In the theft, you can see they aren't connected with the music like the original owner was you could almost feel it sometimes. Watching Pat Boone sing tutti frutti is probably one of the most painful experiences of my life (just kidding, but it's bad). I wonder what the fate of Hip Hop will be, I don't want to be dismissive of anybody because they don't share a black face but I also hope we don't end up with the Pat Boone version of rap. In some cases, I think it already occurred take Iggy Azalea for example. There is no secret that the music industry manufactures musicians. Sometimes an artist can really be the collaborative effort of many different individuals...singers, song-writers, producers, and the avatar (Iggy). I don't think love and theft are any different now than it was then it's just called a different thing. Mainstream.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u51fdqvcs5A

Scat Jazz ^^ (the original mumble-rap)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfblz72MGj8&t=1287s

Reggae influence to hip-hop was major.