Why most black people only listen to hip/hop, R&B and Rap? Oh and by black artists?
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for Chris W. Im black and I find that comment very rude. I answered a question like this before and my statement still stands. People no matter who they are sometimes dont like change or is afriad of change. Me personally I like everything from T.I to Maroon 5 to Green day to Kelly Clarkson back to Alicia Keys. Im black and i dont just limit myself to certain things. And for those who do limit themseleves you cant knock them for being who they are.
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I like a little of everything.Some new stuff is just to much about hip hop and rap but the younger generation likes it and so that is fine with me.Doesn't mean I'm going to like listening to everything that comes out or want to listen to it.But I like such a wide range of music that there is room for new and old.
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it depends on the song. you have different typpes of rap. you have ur commercial rap vs your crunk vs you gangster rap vs hip hop. hip hop is the type of rap im more prone to enjoy listening to. it has meaning and the majority is not offensive in any way to anyone. especially that new song by lupe fiasco called "kick push" tellin the story of a skateboarder now wen u get into songs such as CAmron's "suck it or not" which, while catchy as well as offensive, i tend to steer away from songs of that nature.
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I dont think thats true at all, we should respect all different art forms cuz some rappers are really poetic, just listen to Common sense or Mos Def, Dont be so closed minded buttmunch! (and this is coming from a guy who deosn't even like rap)
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Nice spelling..... \nI've found that most people who don't like country music have never really listened to it..... so give it a try and then make your judgement, okay?  It applies to more peoples lives than rap does.... unless you're spending your day smackin' ho's, smokin' pot, and just being a general loser......
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i think it depends on who your asking. im an african american and i like hip hop. you would never usually hear a black person say they like rock. but im one of those who do. i like both. my favorite hip hop artist is kanye west and my favorite rock group is my chemical romance. they both bring good music. some people shouldnt be so "one type". everything has its own style. hell, i even like a little bit of country!!!!
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Honestly, I've NEVER heard ANY strictly rock station that played Eminem or ANY other hip hop/rap... If it's a rock station, I don't know why they would be playing any of that stuff anyway... & no I don't think that means that they're racist.
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i think that Rap is music for those who just dont have melody in them because what they do is generaly talk and the point about amost of them talking about the same thing is true.I LOATHE RAP MUSIC!!!
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music's purpose is to entertain and doesn't have ethnical singularity. I know many african americans who listen to "pop" and "rock" music. There's nothing wrong with that.
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I think the music that someone listens to not only reflects who they are, it influences who they will be in the future.  I love music that is positive and happy and motivating.  I hate music that only talks about how much money they have, or all the bitches they have, or killing people or doing drugs.  Basically rap music sucks.  But I like and dislike the music I do because that's what kind of person I am a positive, happy, motivated person that doesn't care how much money someone else has or what girls or any of that crap.  I am going to go somewhere in life, and make a ton of money, but I'm not going to sing about it and waste it on rims and platinum chains and diamonds in my teeth.  That shit is ridiculous.  And people who base their life around that rap music crap are most likely going to end up in jail or a grave.\n\nNote:  Rap music and Hip Hop are not the same thing.  I love some Hip Hop, just not crappy gangsta rap.
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Well, all of the artists that would be considered "underground" to the rest of the world (Little Brother, Nicolay, J Dilla, Madlib, MF Doom, Fat Jon, etc.) are pretty mainstream in our house and among our friends.  But nowadays to most people, "underground" is just anybody who doesn't have their songs playing 2 million times a day, every day for months on popular radio stations.  I guess variety in hip hop has become an old-fashioned novelty on mainstream radio.\n\nAs for my definition of hip hop (since I assume you're talking about just the music as opposed to the actual culture), real hip hop stays closer to the roots of hip hop music (i.e. - speaking on social and/or political issues, storytelling, bragging about one's lyrical skills while roasting another MC, etc.).  And the producers know that there's a world beyond old-school, sped-up soul records when it comes to sampling (i.e. - jazz, rock, folk music, classical, etc.).\n\nJust one girl's opinion.  :)
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R&B, Hip hop, rock, gospel.
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The main reason is pure ignorance of the black culture.  Plus the negative stereotypes of black men ie (thugs, dope dealers, etc) from medias such as newspapers, tv and music.
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check out the protest songs of the 60's, the rise of r&b and black influence on rock and roll, and the hip hop and rap era.  you could just google those topics and type african american culture in the search bar with each of them.
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hip hop/ pop/ r&b.\na lot of teens like rock, but in my town no one listens it.
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o_O There are people in Zimbabwe who listen to English music? My Gods... that's... unusual. But, it's probably because most of the artists are racists or are scared of Africa.
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I don't feel any music genre is better than another.  I just listen to the music if I like it then I like it whether it's rap/hip hop/rock/country/gospel/classical/folk etc....