john hancock
Banned
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- Oct 22, 2014
Dear non-blacks,
I am not a racist, in fact my best friend is white. But please stop looking to me as the benchmark of "what's cool" in predominantly black genres of music.
Golf is predominantly white, however Tiger Woods still dominated in the sport, imagine if people kept asking him does he play basketball how that would make him feel as black person? Or imagine if the only stimulating thoughts that were manifested in his presence was "I wonder if he can dunk?" That's how I feel when I'm somewhere and music is playing. Sure I'm a Jay-Z and Ice Cube fan. Sure I know who Nas is, De La Soul, Kanye West, Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief. Prodigy is one of my favorite emcees, so is Sheek Louch and the rest of the LOX.
But here's what I can't stand, why when John Newman's Love Me Again comes on in public I can't enjoy its musical genius? Why can't I smile and share a moment with the woman I'm with while Charli XCX "Boom Clap" is playing in a bar with everyone else? Why can't I bust a move to Echosmith's "Cool Kids"? How come when I throw a song from Coldplay on in the jukebox everyone is like:
But when I walked into the place, a song like Maroon 5's Animals is playing and everyone is like:
But then maybe something like Kid Ink's Show Me comes on and I bust move and everyone is like:
....how come I just can't enjoy music and good times universally like everyone else?
I am not a racist, in fact my best friend is white. But please stop looking to me as the benchmark of "what's cool" in predominantly black genres of music.
Golf is predominantly white, however Tiger Woods still dominated in the sport, imagine if people kept asking him does he play basketball how that would make him feel as black person? Or imagine if the only stimulating thoughts that were manifested in his presence was "I wonder if he can dunk?" That's how I feel when I'm somewhere and music is playing. Sure I'm a Jay-Z and Ice Cube fan. Sure I know who Nas is, De La Soul, Kanye West, Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief. Prodigy is one of my favorite emcees, so is Sheek Louch and the rest of the LOX.
But here's what I can't stand, why when John Newman's Love Me Again comes on in public I can't enjoy its musical genius? Why can't I smile and share a moment with the woman I'm with while Charli XCX "Boom Clap" is playing in a bar with everyone else? Why can't I bust a move to Echosmith's "Cool Kids"? How come when I throw a song from Coldplay on in the jukebox everyone is like:
But when I walked into the place, a song like Maroon 5's Animals is playing and everyone is like:
But then maybe something like Kid Ink's Show Me comes on and I bust move and everyone is like:
....how come I just can't enjoy music and good times universally like everyone else?
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