twiistaaa wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
What exactly is white music though? Country? Everything other than rap?
the question is what is black music? white people are involved in probably any type of "black" music. rap isn't black. rap is a medium.
just because a white guy invented modern basketball doesn't make it white.
I think it's pretty safe to say hip hop is black music. Rap isn't just a medium; it's a culture. And that culture was born from blacks, and is still dominated by blacks today, so I think you can call it black. Same way you can call tennis a white sport because it was invented by whites, reflects white values (it's a spendy sport, so even after blacks got equal rights they weren't playing, and it was mostly played by the upper class because of the unique tools it required), and is still dominated by whites today. It's not to say that another race or culture isn't "allowed" in a sport or culture or whatever, but it can "belong" to one group of people.
And on topic, yes, it is racist. It is understandable, since most other stations could just as easily be considered white, but it's racist.
Last edited by Home (2007-11-30 15:48:59)