Looks like someone went to the Alanis Morissette school of not knowing what the hell irony is. Good one, rbgsoldier

killing hip hop and stealing everything from blacks.?.?.?

knucklehead

yes, whens the last time an ice cube track was posted
and i cant wait 2 see the review u give nas' new album
im sick and tired of black culture being dictated by everyone but black people
(hipsters=M.I.A., the knux, Mickey Avalon, cool kids...)
saul williams came 2 my campus, and i had a chance 2 speak with him (on my predominately white campus); he said he didn't expect the sea of white faces and when u walk outside there's a line of about 50-60 (mainly minorities) excluded b/c it was on the "white" part of campus
and y do u always see a need to insult someone b4 u hear their point of view
u are the real knucklehead, same idiot who thinks he's doing me a favor

i like yourself am a 'minority', not black, but one none the less. Trust me when i say i know what hip hop is and what is isn't, and I couldn't agree more. But if you have such an issue with it all, get rid of your television. That's what I did. All the artists you stated I don't listen to. Not because they benefit from "stealing your black culture," but because of the lack of substance. So please don't come at people with your issues that every "white" 15 year old in country is exploiting your black heritage, when for all you know there is an African American producing those f******g records.

I could also act like a kid and easily argue that BET, Randy Jackson, Lil mama, and Lil Wayne mark the downfall of music and literacy in this country, but no no no that would be racist or ignorant of me ....because it not my culture. Like everyone else, I have had black history month and MLK shoved down my throat ever god damn day in this country, but as a latino I learned to deal with it. Much like you need to learn that the worlds a little bigger than your grandmothers basement. Music is belongs to everyone, sorry fella its reality.

And is it so unlikely that some of these "hipster" artists have inadvertently benefited from ignorant blacks claiming that hip hop was theirs and only theirs.

I'm sure there are other online forums that cater to blacks, if thats ultimately what your looking for. But I personally believe that people learn from balanced discussion, would you say the same.....