African American culture is the most influential culture on earth. Agree or disagree with me?
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Lewis Black
Superstar
lol the funny thing is the whole concept of being "cool" was invented by black americans. No doubt you have swagged out people of every culture. But being "cool" was an african american thing in the beginning
Very true. Even in hiphop the idea of an MC came from the Caribbeans. They used to have their music, and someone on the mic would be screaming "boooooh seleeekta!!!!! my selekta!!!! rewind the mix, dj!!!!! rewind the mix!!!! braaaaap!!!!!"
No, it comes from James Brown.
The breakbeat to MC over doesn't exist without James Brown.
They weren't MCing to breakbeats, they were MCing to dancehall. Caribbeans have a culture of talking on the mic to the crowd. Gradually he became a hype man.
This is even talked about in various hiphop documentaries.
And there are various documentaries and those around at the time who will credit James Brown. You do realize talking on a record is a James Brown staple?
Deluuxe
Deadly Jester
They did a lot. English is the international language. Some people liking music here and there is an impact,but it's not the most influential. Most countries native music is far more popular. Influence means entire countries are using your culture as a model. That is not being done. Western culture however, is most def a model. Their are elements of black american flavors in western culture, but not exclusively.
All Saudi Families are speaking english, but not all are listening to hiphop, using slang, or even think it's cool.
Iranians aren't going around striving to be black americans, or using slang. But I bet they are dressing in suits and ties (which are not native to their country), trying to speak english.
Entire cities are being built based off the western model.
British culture is influenced by asian culture though. You lot consider yourself a tea country, but tea is not native to Britain. Neither are gun powder, paper money, and a few other things/ideas stolen from colonial times.
Funny how you say asian. Gun powder was an asian invention, but who brought it to Europe?
Ironic I read this post right when I have this book in my hands, I'll post this pic of the a page or something.
. I havent got that far in it but next time you can tell everyone about the African influence instead of Asian, mr central africa. Africa has had beyond influence on Europe, it was straight ruled by Africans who were also the 1st migrants into Europe.I ment to underline one thing then I realized the whole page was fire
NY got the concept from the influx of Jamaican immigrants.
Elle Driver
Veteran
Very true. Even in hiphop the idea of an MC came from the Caribbeans. They used to have their music, and someone on the mic would be scream "boooooh sleeekta my slekta. rewind the mix, dj!!!!! rewind the mix!!!! braaaaap!!!!!"
Hip hop is an African American art form with influences from AfroCarribeans and AfroLatinos. I don't know if you could just credit the concept of an MC to Caribbeans. There were probably several influences involved, including Caribbeans imo.
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Exactly. Not black americans.Funny how you say asian. Gun powder was an asian invention, but who brought it to Europe?
I ment to underline one thing then I realized the whole page was fire
Oh my bad were you trying to make a point, but went way over to another direction which I don't know where.
James Brown and Gil-Scott Heron were "rapping" before Jamaicans were "toasting" and doing "ska."
Of course it's an AA art form. I'm talking about MCs, the concept came from Jamaicans.
Yes, your wiki reference is partially right. But toasting was what the first MCs were doing. Which they picked up from the Jamaicans. They weren't doing spoken word, poems, or having chats with the crowd.
