Black musicians were responsible for creating the most influential music in the world. We took the European sounds of the slave trade and made arguably the most important genra in music in the past 200 years, JAZZ. Then we took Jazz, folk, and country music and made BLUES, then ROCK n ROLL. Once all those genres were co-opted by the entire world, we made RHYTHM & BLUES. Jamaicans created SKA, ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE, DUB, and DANCEHALL. R&B evolved into DISCO. then when they took/destroyed disco and took away the music programs in the schools so the kids can learn to play an instrument, something that always meant a ticket out of the hood for blacks....we created HIP-HOP, literally from NOTHING! we had no instruments, so we just took the music we had, and use the TURN-TABLE as the instrument, followed by the Drum Machine. The left over Disco heads created TECHNO, then HOUSE with the help of drum machines and synthesizers. British Blacks then created JUNGLE and DUBSTEP.
All of these Genres have been Co-Opted by the Dominate society, and peoples around the world. When some one like Lord Jamar simply states FACTS, that RAP is BLACK MUSIC, We are told "Nah, it might have been created by blacks but that music is for everybody." Sure there is no doubt about it any one can love rap and hip-hop. But why does OUR music have to be inclusive?
Jay Z could make the best country music album of the past century,
You think he's gunna get the love he should at the ACM awards?
All of these Genres have been Co-Opted by the Dominate society, and peoples around the world. When some one like Lord Jamar simply states FACTS, that RAP is BLACK MUSIC, We are told "Nah, it might have been created by blacks but that music is for everybody." Sure there is no doubt about it any one can love rap and hip-hop. But why does OUR music have to be inclusive?
Jay Z could make the best country music album of the past century, You think he's gunna get the love he should at the ACM awards?
wasnt it based on sampling and heavily influenced by jazz and disco?
