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Date of upload: Nov 27, 2023 ^^
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Great video! I actually touched on this in a video I made a while back about Hamilton and its use of Hip-Hop and rap. in mainstream white society these historical musical genres are often divorced from the events that inspired them. Negro Spirituals and Gospel wouldn't exist without slavery, and Blues, Country, R&B, and Rock owe their roots to the struggles of the Jim Crow era. Hip-hop, in turn, emerged partly as a response to Reagan's war on drugs.
It's interesting that while many acknowledge that blues was big in the 1940s and 50s, they often miss the fact that these genres were created to express and communicate the diverse experiences within the black community. It's not about saying white people can't be rappers, but rather, it's disheartening when they disrespectfully overshadow the true origins of a genre. Being acknowledged as a prominent figure in a genre because you're a notable participant is particularly distopian and challenging for black artists, given the lack of recognition our community truly deserves.
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OMG love you for this!! This just made me appreciate and love your content & viewpoints even more. Thanks for putting a spotlight on this very necessary topic!
Ps:i'll never forget as a Black kid in the South being into nine inch nails & smashing pumpkins and kids ridiculing me for "liking that white boy music" not realizing there may not have been this form of music if it wasn't for us(our ancestors). Im glad more history & information has gotten exposed nowadays though! 👏🏾
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THANK YOU!
I was a Hip Hop Studies Major in college and the Study of Hip Hop, is the study of Black American Music which is the study of the African American Diaspora and the entire history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. It is the identity of the unidentifiable
You’ve done a splendid job summarizing literally months of deep study 🙏🏽🔥💯
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I had a White music teacher that told me years ago that "We would not have American music without black people,." his words, not mine, Lol. That music and culture by the way started with "negro spirituals" first, then the other musical genres listed in this video followed. Gospel music shaped and had a major impact on ALL so-called American or "black" music.
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@dakotac180
5 months ago
Black folks know. Black and gay folks created a lot of American culture! Thanks for doing your research.
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