Wait..... Is This True??? I Never Heard Of This Story Before....

[Taadow]

The implication is that hip hop - one of, if not THE most important cultural movements in the black community - was only possibly because a bunch of black people embraced their supposed inherent criminality and stole all the equipment. Like I said, racist propaganda.

Who said this was the "only" way equipment was amassed??

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

Who said this was the "only" way equipment was amassed??

No one said it, it was implied... or did I miss the part where it mentioned all the hard working aspiring DJs who saved up to buy their equipment?

 

[Taadow]

No one said it, it was implied... or did I miss the part where it mentioned all the hard working aspiring DJs who saved up to buy their equipment?

No it wasn't implied, you implied it.

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

No it wasn't implied, you implied it.

Whatever you say man, keep that wool over your eyes

 

[Entrapta310]

Whatever you say man, keep that wool over your eyes

you are from SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

wtf do you know about the 5 boroughs and the lifestyle there?? shut the fukk up

 

[Taadow]

Whatever you say man, keep that wool over your eyes

Let me help with the real wool here, DJ equipment at that time wasn't that "expensive" like this blurb says.
Anybody could get turntables, speakers, and mics...if they didn't already have them.

So maybe there were folk who looted and got some...that doesn't mean that's the "only" way people got equipment,
and that's irresponsible to say.

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

Let me help with the real wool here, DJ equipment at that time wasn't that "expensive" like this blurb says.
Anybody could get turntables, speakers, and mics...if they didn't already have them.

So maybe there were folk who looted and got some...that doesn't mean that's the "only" way people got equipment,
and that's irresponsible to say.

I didn't say that, nor do I believe that to be the case AT ALL. My point is that the infographic or whatever you want to call it in the OP implies that.

 

[Entrapta310]

I didn't say that, nor do I believe that to be the case AT ALL. My point is that the infographic or whatever you want to call it in the OP implies that.

it says countless aspiring dj's were able to get expensive equipment. compared to the equipment they had or certain pieces they didnt have.
you had those who had the equipment... and those who might not have.'either way, as explained, many hit up stores to complete their collections and succeeded.
HENCE the explosion of music being made and brewing compared to before.
lightning strukk and helped the situation that was ALREADY there.

stfu about your racist propaganda. you dont even know what areas got looted the hardest

 

[Taadow]

I didn't say that, nor do I believe that to be the case AT ALL. My point is that the infographic or whatever you want to call it in the OP implies that.

My point is that I don't think the piece implies that.

I think you saw that, and that's where your mind went. Whether or not that was the intention of the "infographic", I don't know.
The same way it doesn't say that "countless aspiring DJs looted equipment"; it says they "were able to" do that.

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

My point is that I don't think the piece implies that.

I think you saw that, and that's where your mind went. Whether or not that was the intention of the "infographic", I don't know.
The same way it doesn't say that "countless aspiring DJs looted equipment"; it says they "were able to" do that.

Does it mention black people looting for DJing equipment?
Does it SHOW A PICTURE of black people allegedly in the process of looting said equipment?
Does it mention black people acquiring DJing equipment by any other, more legitimate mean?

But sure, there's no agenda behind it at all

 

[Entrapta310]

Does it mention black people looting for DJing equipment?
Does it SHOW A PICTURE of black people allegedly in the process of looting said equipment?
Does it mention black people acquiring DJing by any other, more legitimate mean?

But sure, there's no agenda behind it at all

how do you not know that that kid not showing his face is hispanic.
the agenda is in your brain. because you're from australia.
and you took a situation that happened in certain neighborhoods and turned it into someone trying to try racial propaganda.
its a sentence with a picture.
if you knew what kind of DJ's and MC's actually existed bakk then, you wouldnt think it was being racist.
maybe some guinea from 1977 that was into dj'ing in little italy might think it was racist.

stfu

 

[Suspicious Dingo]

how do you not know that that kid not showing his face is hispanic.

I know I said I wasn't going to reply to you anymore, but

 

[Taadow]

Does it mention black people looting for DJing equipment?
Does it SHOW A PICTURE of black people allegedly in the process of looting said equipment?
Does it mention black people acquiring DJing equipment by any other, more legitimate mean?

But sure, there's no agenda behind it at all

I didn't say there was no agenda behind it, now did I?

But don't help further the agenda by adding in chit that it doesn't say...there's enough to address
in what it does say.

 

[Entrapta310]

I know I said I wasn't going to reply to you anymore, but

yeah, you wouldnt know about them latino and hispanic dj's... huh?
probably dont know anything bout the 70's latin music dj scene in nyc
you probably dont even know who DJ kool herc is
the op picture isnt racist propaganda

you're just generic where you come from

 

[DaveyDave]

i've heard several pioneers mention it happening. Combat Jack has asked a few guys that were around at the time