Was the attack on Disco racially motivated?

[Oceanicpuppy]

This is before my time but
All I see is a sea of cacs dissing and hating on a fun black music genre....

 

[Ol’Otis]

I doubt if black people fukked with disco like that

 

[Yehuda]

Yes a lot of people spoke on this

@IllmaticDelta

 

[How Sway?]

I believe so


many of those records weren't even disco records

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Partially, yes it was especially by the straight white male Rockist crowd. Disco was seen as the ultimate minority music (latins-ricans and blacks) and it didn't help that gay men regardless of race, latched on to the music.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I doubt if black people fukked with disco like that

black people created disco, which was nothing more than uptempo R&b and lush Funk music

 

[Bonk]

Partially, yes it was especially by the straight white male Rockist crowd. Disco was seen as the ultimate minority music (latins-ricans and blacks) and it didn't help that gay men regardless of race, latched on to the music.

I believe hip-hop also played a role since it sucked in most of the disco fans. I stand to be corrected, tho.

 

[Unknown Poster]

The old heads said it, it wasn't just an attack on disco, it was an attack on black music altogether. See the contrast in the end of this era and the beginning of the reagan era with hair metal, machismo, hair bands, etc,.

I doubt if black people fukked with disco like that

Black people created disco though.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I believe hip-hop also played a role since it sucked in most of the disco fans. I stand to be corrected, tho.

hiphop grabbed the younger "hood" cats who liked disco but couldn't get into those more middle class, clubs. HipHop is largely an offshoot of Disco

..those oldschool pioneering HipHop Dj's all played and listened to Disco

 

[AlainLocke]

I believe hip-hop also played a role since it sucked in most of the disco fans. I stand to be corrected, tho.

Disco died before Hip Hop came along.

Disco became Dance music, Hip Hop, House, Techno, and Boogie...
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The problem with disco was...

White rock crowd hated it...

It was formulaic....

Everybody started doing it...

It was expensive to make...


Disco was like trap music today...you know how everybody got an 808 bass and a trap snare on their single...

Well that was 4 to the floor beat...


Once the Rolling Stones made I Am Missing You that was the nail in coffin for the White rock crowd...




And it didn't help two years before that the wildly successful song Disco Duck came out which proved nobody really gave a fukk about the content of a disco song as long as it sounds good...which led to a radio boycott.

 

[Ol’Otis]

The old heads said it, it wasn't just an attack on disco, it was an attack on black music altogether. See the contrast in the end of this era and the beginning of the reagan era with hair metal, machismo, hair bands, etc,.

Black people created disco though.

Oh I only fukked with funk/soul/blues/jazz from that era

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Low-key I think disco influenced a lot of 80s music I fukked with

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

I believe so


many of those records weren't even disco records

This pisses me off. Totally ruining the fun vibe of music because you hate black people.

 

[Oceanicpuppy]

Oh I only fukked with funk/soul/blues/jazz from that era

I'm sure some of the artist you listen to infused Disco or Disco elements in their music. Some of their stuff is straight up Disco.

Sister Sledge
Diana Ross
Micheal Jackson ( The Jacksons )
Chic
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Earth Wind and Fire
Kool and the Gang
Rick James
Etc...

All have some form of Disco tracks and or albums

You just didn't realize or know you were listening to disco.

 

[Ol’Otis]

I'm sure some of the artist you listen to infused Disco or Disco elements in their music. Some of their stuff is straight up Disco.

Sister Sledge
Diana Ross
Micheal Jackson ( The Jacksons )
Chic
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Earth Wind and Fire
Kool and the Gang
Rick James
Etc...

All have some form of Disco tracks and or albums

You just didn't realize or know you were listening to disco.

Pull up







And yes I Want You (Marvin Gaye) has disco influence in it