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The lack of African Americans in Rock n Roll today
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:27 pm
I've never understood why there are so few African Americans in Rock music, spanning today going back to the last few decades. I think we all can agree that without African Americans and the genre of music they made famous, the blues, the father of rock n' roll, that we wouldn't have rock music at all.
The pioneers like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Leadbelly, etc., the list goes on and on. These men paved the way for rock.
Why are most modern day African Americans sticking to just rap and hip/hop? Were their parents and grandparents made to feel that rock music was strictly for whites? I just don't understand why, for a genre that they are largely responsible for creating, they have almost no part in today.
The pioneers like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Leadbelly, etc., the list goes on and on. These men paved the way for rock.
Why are most modern day African Americans sticking to just rap and hip/hop? Were their parents and grandparents made to feel that rock music was strictly for whites? I just don't understand why, for a genre that they are largely responsible for creating, they have almost no part in today.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:30 pm
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Go listen to Gary Clark Jr and the London Souls OP
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
LINK CNN did an article on the metal scene in Botswana. Apparently metal is somewhat popular among Africans.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:06 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Because rap is the life that they yearn for. Big homes, lots of cars, gang life, aggression, violence, alcohol, women and massive amounts of conspicuous consumption. It's easy money and is respectable in their culture.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:16 pm to Broke
Rock lost blacks (and most young people in general) in the early 90's when rock stopped promoting the money and bitches lifestyle, and started sounding sad and depressing. Women didn't like it, it didn't make them horny, it wasn't "fun", it didn't make dudes feel like immortal bulletproof badasses, so the men followed the women. The women went to rap because it espoused the values they desired, money, promiscuity, partying, and power. Now that country has figured out how to tap that market while presenting a clean cut gentlemanly image, it has made enormous in-roads with white women.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:26 pm to kingbob
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Now that country has figured out how to tap that market while presenting a clean cut gentlemanly image, it has made enormous in-roads with white women.
sounds like the perfect lure for black dudes, then
but seriously
rock n roll is like baseball. just doesn't appeal to the urban black male anymore now that there are other outlets and options for their attention and affection.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 10:03 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I don't know the reason,but when you go to a guitar shop,or true music store,even in Birmingham,Atlanta,towns that have a high percentage of black population,you will not see many black people there.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 12:11 am to SlowFlowPro
not to mention that the black demographic in this country is the poorest and music departments are getting cut at public schools. that alone is like the exact reason why hip hop started. they just couldnt afford to play instruments and there was no way for them to receive lessons
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 12:13 am
Posted on 2/27/16 at 5:10 am to WestCoastAg
All I know is that I love some tv on the radio.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 5:39 am to Zchlsu
TV On The Radio.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 8:21 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 2/27/16 at 8:31 am to SaintlyTiger88
Blacks can´t rock, whites can´t rap.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:04 am to SaintlyTiger88
Learning to play an instrument or sing takes too much work, effort, discipline, & money.
Don't have the time to do that if your life expectancy isn't that long.
A rapper can sit in their bedroom and make a record in no time. They can just rap over a beat or a sample of someone else's creation without much effort.
Don't have the time to do that if your life expectancy isn't that long.
A rapper can sit in their bedroom and make a record in no time. They can just rap over a beat or a sample of someone else's creation without much effort.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:15 am to SaintlyTiger88
This is a good thread to remember 3 psychadelicized black men from the 60's who had a a huge influence on the subsequent history or rock: Hendrix, Sly Stone and Arthur Lee.
Think about it. 3 of just a handful of psychadelicized Africa-Americans from that era--3 musicians who revolutionized pop music.
May they never be forgotten.
Speaking of which I was inspired to write a song dedicated to those legends which I'm tossing into my set tonight.
Jimi, Sly, Arthur ...
Think about it. 3 of just a handful of psychadelicized Africa-Americans from that era--3 musicians who revolutionized pop music.
May they never be forgotten.
Speaking of which I was inspired to write a song dedicated to those legends which I'm tossing into my set tonight.
Jimi, Sly, Arthur ...
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:28 am to Mars duMorgue
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:34 am to Dandy Lion
Chambers Bros. indeed; that song dominated the SoCal airwaves for weeks after it came out.
Maybe I'll have to rewrite my song to fit them in there ...
Maybe I'll have to rewrite my song to fit them in there ...
Posted on 2/27/16 at 10:44 am to Sayre
quote:
TV On The Radio.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 10:59 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 2/27/16 at 11:25 am to SaintlyTiger88
One black rock singer I've always liked is LaJon Witherspoon from Sevendust. His soulful singing blends perfectly with the band's hard rock sound. Here's a couple of tunes from the band:
Sevendust- " Beautiful"
Sevendust- "Seperate"
Sevendust- " Beautiful"
Sevendust- "Seperate"
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 11:28 am
Posted on 2/28/16 at 7:04 am to SaintlyTiger88
hootie ruined it for everyone
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