[Bboy TYS]

Do you guys really hate it when people look at Hip Hop and they say it's black culture? i hate it when they do that. hip hop does not discriminate people of race, religion, culture, skin, etc. It's a culture about anti-gang. the people who invented the culture were blacks and latinos. they dedicate to anyone. It isn't a genre of music, it's a culture. Rap is the music. I've seen comments made by people on youtube about Big Bang trying to act black. It annoys me. These guys are hip hop!

[pattylee]

I hate it when people call Hip Hop "Black music".
I believe it was made for everyone.

[chocopocky]

Tru dat. I know what you mean.

It's like people labeling rock or country as "white music". it's like what?

[FirstTheWorst]

I can understand asian people music cause..


it's asian people singing.

But then again, it's just a stereotype.

When people say "white people music," you all understand what it means because the majority of those people listen to it.

Same goes for "black people music." People can enjoy music however they like, it's just another stereotype that you can't change. No one's going to listen to you.

[love-yun]

no matter what, everyone's going to perceive hip hop as "black music"
of course their going to link big bang to sounding/being black, but i take it as a compliment rather than an insult

[bumpngrind]

Hip-hop is a type of music with black origins (As is jazz, rock and roll, blues, and many more). It would be rude to say otherwise.

But I agree that hip-hop is about incorporating people.

[amaru]

I feel that hip-hop is for all people of all races, everybody and anybody can embrace hip-hop culture and music. Unfortunately, mass-media has made people accustomed to thinking that hip-hop culture is predominantly black people and that the music is "black music".

[LucasBunny]

1. Big Bang isnt Hip Hop they are more Hip Pop
2. Okay I agree, hip hop is universal just like everything else, the world belongs to everyone,
but it is apart of black culture, just like martial arts is apart of asian culture, just like salsa and merengue are apart of latino culture, so it is black culture, but that doesnt mean no one else can do it.

[Flipstyle97]

i feel asians also perpetuate this stereotype, i know in many asian languages the word hip hop is literally translated as "black music" or some sort of association with african origins.

[kissez*]

Big Bang are NOT hip hop lol. They're a poor imitation of it.

[angelixer]

Wow @ Big Bang being considered hiphop.

Cute, but no ma'am!

But yeah. It is black culture, but everyone can do it.

[EverCool]

Oh no the TS did not say Big Bang was hip hop..... Lord have mercy.

[Maipcrkiyl]

Big Bang are NOT hip hop lol. They're a poor imitation of it.

Ah, I love your posts.

Saves me time for typing.

[angelcadex]

1. Big Bang isnt Hip Hop they are more Hip Pop
2. Okay I agree, hip hop is universal just like everything else, the world belongs to everyone,
but it is apart of black culture, just like martial arts is apart of asian culture, just like salsa and merengue are apart of latino culture, so it is black culture, but that doesnt mean no one else can do it.

Fully agree.

[rainyvacation]

1. Big Bang isnt Hip Hop they are more Hip Pop
2. Okay I agree, hip hop is universal just like everything else, the world belongs to everyone,
but it is apart of black culture, just like martial arts is apart of asian culture, just like salsa and merengue are apart of latino culture, so it is black culture, but that doesnt mean no one else can do it.

i agree with you on both points.

[bumpngrind]

Big Bang makes me sad lol.. They wear bandannas and du-rags and stuff... And that one kid has cornrows. Absolutely ridiculous.

They basically look like they turned on BET or MTV and went out and bought a bunch of hip-hop clothes.

Imagine if Big Bang walked through the Bronx.

[LucasBunny]

Big Bang makes me sad lol.. They wear bandannas and du-rags and stuff... And that one kid has cornrows. Absolutely ridiculous.

....and why is that sad or ridiculous
do elaborate

edit: I just read that post
and I don't even know what to say

[hpnotiq]

1. Big Bang isnt Hip Hop they are more Hip Pop
2. Okay I agree, hip hop is universal just like everything else, the world belongs to everyone,
but it is apart of black culture, just like martial arts is apart of asian culture, just like salsa and merengue are apart of latino culture, so it is black culture, but that doesnt mean no one else can do it.

Took the words out of my mouth.

But hip hop is free for everyone. It's just a way of expressing one self.
& actually, I don't know where the OP has been for the past few years, but hip hop is getting big. It's big in Japan, & parts of Europe.

[Korowa]

Remember when Whee Sung had cornrows when he first debuted and wore all that "gangsta" clothing but sang those ballads. For some reason it worked.

I don't know much about Big Bang, but I'll call them a boy band first and foremost since that's what they literally are.

[bumpngrind]

....and why is that sad or ridiculous
do elaborate

edit: I just read that post
and I don't even know what to say

Because there is no reason for them to wear any of that. It's all just an act. It's fake. They're copying a caricature of what they think hip hop is.