How Come There Aren't More Black EDM DJs/Producers?

[frush11]

Because EDM is a made up term by White Americans who don't understand anything bout non Indie music.

EDM for most part is just crass commercial Dance music(Trance, White folk House, White folk trap, that thing they call Dubstep) that Black people were never in the first place.

In America unless its Soulful House, you ain't gonna see too many Black folks period(djs and partygoers) outside of Detroit.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

EDM isn't a specific genre but an umbrella term for many styles of electronic dance music and there are a ton of "black" electronic music producers

nikkas don't even like the music that's why. There is Carnage, he's an afro latino or whatever. I go to hella shows, and I see only like two others lol

not true especially if you know the history of modern electronic dance music and the main cities it has roots/strong holds in

 

[IllmaticDelta]

cause it's cac music

no it's not

 

[IllmaticDelta]

They often get lumped under hiphop.

not really

Kaytranada is essentially EDM/House but he's listed as a hiphop act

kaytranada actually has hybrid styles of House/R&B/HIpHop

 

[Scottie Drippin]

@frush11

@Don Ibiza Ibrahimovic bros, you see this sh_t here?

Madness. And then the rest of the thread will be a confusing mix of people using EDM as a blanket term for literally every form of electronic dance music and other using it just to refer to the big festival stage electro-house/trap momvement.

 

[yardman]

More brehs should get into that shyt and cake up like these cacs do. Them mf's make house money every show.​

 

[Renegade47]

They often get lumped under hiphop. Kaytranada is essentially EDM/House but he's listed as a hiphop act

he’s listed as electronic like flying lotus and dibia$e.

 

[It is a mystery]

he’s listed as electronic like flying lotus and dibia$e.

I agree he should be, but sometimes I find articles like this: http://mixmag.net/feature/10-tracks-proving-kaytranada-is-up-there-with-hip-hops-very-best/

 

[Renegade47]

I agree he should be, but sometimes I find articles like this: http://mixmag.net/feature/10-tracks-proving-kaytranada-is-up-there-with-hip-hops-very-best/

he’s very versatile but this shyt all hip hop anyway cacs just relabeling shyt

 

[desjardins]

Lil Jon and Waka were making money doing EDM sets I heard. Ain't my twist so ain't going pretend to know about the real EDM DJs other than them

 

[Thanos]

They are around but they don't get as much press or bookings as white artists.

 

[Majestic]

Theres load of black EDM (hate that phrase) artists outchea. YOu just looking in the wrong places

Theo Parrish, Lil Silva, Seven Davis Jr., Wookie, Jay Daniel, Wajeed etc...

Fill ya boots, fella

We neec mainstream ones like calvin harris.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I agree he should be, but sometimes I find articles like this: http://mixmag.net/feature/10-tracks-proving-kaytranada-is-up-there-with-hip-hops-very-best/

because he has hybrid styles

 

[greenvale]

Not sure as to why there aren't a lot, but black people should definitely get in on it. It's easily one of the most uninspired genres (everybody copies eachother) and black people would easily take it to another level

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

More brehs should get into that shyt and cake up like these cacs do. Them mf's make house money every show.​

Y'all clowned Lil Jon when he started getting into that shyt, and every hip hop and R&B artists who dabbled into that shyt.

Jermaine Dupri was called "broke" and "DJ'ing as a last resort to make money"

Til y'all realized how much dudes like Tiesto,Skrillex and Steve Aoki were making.