You're taking the socio-economic conditions that gave rise to your version of "cool", as being entirely unique.That same aura of non-chalance,calm smooth talking etc. was/is also present in many cultures around the world and is associated with specific socio-economic classes who don't even speak English, from Western Europe to Communist Russia to Africa.
Due to the fact that black people in the diaspora had better musical skill than majority of the world, it is not uncommon to find AA/Jamaican influence in urban culture, especially Africa, but it can't be wholesale, since people will straight out call you out for trying to be what you are not.It is not a coincidence that every culture has its own slang, preferred dressing style, dance styles etc. that are dictated by the youth from specific socio-economic classes.
Dude, these are concepts that arose from from a uniquely AADOS male experience. Point blank period. Not simply from a "low socio economic standing" . shyt indians in india expereince that, but they ain't got shyt close to a mack, playa, or pimp culture.
Because like I said before these concepts unlike other cultures have a sensual, soulful(where the smooth element comes from), and passive aggressive element to them, cuz they were born out a out of the black american courting/seduction practices and underground sex industry, with strong influences from the black church, prison, and street culture to an extent.
How many other ppl experience being a marginalized formely enslaved MINORITY population under a WS society?
And shyt you could got back even further and argue that the soulful influence had its roots in the banishment of hand drums and large gathering of slaves except for church during slavery which ONLY happened in the US, which let to a music tradition that placed much more emphasis on solo performances, vocals and melodies when compared other parts of the new world where heavy rhythms and large ensembles were preferred.
shyt the term "rap" at first had nothing to do with music per say, but spittin game and slick talkin, usually while rhyming in our culture.
I find it funny, cuz when whites, hispanics, africans, WIs and other want to ridicule AADOS one of the first thing they talk about is our "broken" family structure and "baby mama" culture and grand stand about their "family values" and morals. Well it's that same relaxed attitude about sex that aados have, along with our non "traditional" family structure and practices, on top of being an economically and socially marginalized minority that gave birth to these concepts as a way for aados men to still cope and thrive even(to the point of making money off it) when it comes to dealing with the opposite sex. Socially conservative cultures like white americans, and cultures with arranged marriages like Arabs and various Asian & African ones wouldn't produce something like that.
You can even see the difference on this forum on the topic of spending money on women. AADOS men are generally anti-trickin while the African posters here believe strongly in a man is suppose to financially provide for women and wine and dine them, cuz of their CULTURE.
European, Latinos, Africans, Arabs, West Indians DO NOT have or experience that. Y'all real quick to call us ghetto, degenerate, and uncouth to distinguish yourselves, but then turn around and want to say how "similar" we are when y'all want to clalim the "cool"(no pun lol) parts of our culture. No sir, we ain't nothing like the rest of y'all and our experiences and culture are totally different and unique to us.
at Nigerians. Tight suits with no deodorant is swag? I fk with Naija but no swag at all
. Same with London.
