Classic: How The Hood was Commodified

[NoirDynosaur]

What's The Coli Take on This?

 

[I Really Mean It]

tale as old as time. but it wouldn’t keep happening without there being elements within our community who collaborate with the appropriators.

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

oh shyt. Y'all be fw them on here?

 

[COLI MANDINGO]

We all appropriate.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I see Lil Bill has made it to thecoli......

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

tale as old as time. but it wouldn’t keep happening without there being elements within our community who collaborate with the appropriators.

When were we in a position where we didn't have to collaborate.....?

 

[I Really Mean It]

When were we in a position where we didn't have to collaborate.....?

i’m talking about the theft of our cultural products. if we build our own businesses, we wouldn’t have to defer to the thieves who ultimately steal our creative output and peddle it as their own. we need to be stronger gatekeepers against this cultural appropriation.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

A lot of this is just lyrical miracle spiritual metaphysical rap fan babble, along with “Pookie and Ray Ray” hood dude hate, but he has a some valid points

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

i’m talking about the theft of our cultural products. if we build our own businesses, we wouldn’t have to defer to the thieves who ultimately steal our creative output and peddle it as their own. we need to be stronger gatekeepers against this cultural appropriation.

My bad. I misunderstood and totally agree.......