ProfD Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/grammys-country-category-change-after-beyonce-win White folks are determined to never be out-done by Black folks. Beyonce won a Grammy award for best Country album. On cue, white folks have changed the criteria for what makes a Country Album. White folks will do whatever it takes to protect their sacred cows especially from Black folks. 1
Pioneer1 Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 Their late...... Actually, I was expecting them to do this when Lil Nas X broke out with "Old Town Road"....lol. 1
ProfD Posted June 15 Author Report Posted June 15 2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: Their late...... Actually, I was expecting them to do this when Lil Nas X broke out with "Old Town Road"....lol. Right. Beyonce winning a Grammy for Country music was the straw that broke the back of one of their sacred cows.
Pioneer1 Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 ProfD Well, I'm glad Lil' Nasty X wasn't the hill they decided to plant their flag and die on. Give that devil dancing fool as less attention as possible.
ProfD Posted June 15 Author Report Posted June 15 4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: Well, I'm glad Lil' Nasty X wasn't the hill they decided to plant their flag and die on. Give that devil dancing fool as less attention as possible. Lil Nasty X got a huge bag of money real fast. If it was Las Vegas, he's already cashed out and left the casino.
Pioneer1 Posted June 16 Report Posted June 16 .....as long as that funny style nigga don't come out selling sneakers with "human blood" in the damn heels or any other publicity stunt that gives him more attention than he already has.
ProfD Posted June 16 Author Report Posted June 16 2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: .....as long as that funny style nigga don't come out selling sneakers with "human blood" in the damn heels or any other publicity stunt that gives him more attention than he already has. Right. It's on thing to sell some stupid sh8t. The real question what kind of people buy it.
aka Contrarian Posted June 22 Report Posted June 22 On 6/15/2025 at 6:53 AM, ProfD said: ...White folks are determined to never be out-done by Black folks. Beyonce won a Grammy award for best Country album. On cue, white folks have changed the criteria for what makes a Country Album. White folks will do whatever it takes to protect their sacred cows especially from Black folks. This is almost as bad as niggaz resenting white rappers who trespass on black territory.
ProfD Posted June 22 Author Report Posted June 22 Country music came from Black music. Of course, Hip-Hop was created by Black folks too. White folks' music would be dull and boring if they didn't steal from Black folks.
aka Contrarian Posted June 22 Report Posted June 22 3 hours ago, ProfD said: White folks' music would be dull and boring if they didn't steal from Black folks. If you grew up during the 1950s, you'd know that many of the popular melodious love ballads of the day with their exquisite lyrics were songs taken from Broadway stage hits showcasing the works of such talented white composers as Cole Porter, and these classics became known as the "standards" that make up the American song book. Not only did black vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday include these works in their repertoire, but black jazz musicians like Charlie Parker and John Coltrane recorded their interpretations of them. Good music is good music no matter the origin or style. Music is the universal language. 1
ProfD Posted June 22 Author Report Posted June 22 8 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said: If you grew up during the 1950s, you'd lnow... One of the cool things about music is that a person doesn't have to grow up in the era that it was produced in order be knowledgeable of it. 12 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said: talented white composers... They *borrowed* heavily from Black folks. 8 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said: Good music is good music no matter the origin or style. That's true. But like everything else, it's important for Black folks to know their history and contributions to the world. 8 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said: Music is the universal language. True indeed. I believe music is the opiate that could heal the world if it was allowed to do so.
aka Contrarian Posted June 22 Report Posted June 22 7 hours ago, ProfD said: One of the cool things about music is that a person doesn't have to grow up in the era that it was produced in to be knowledgeable of it. They *borrowed* heavily from Black folks. George Gershwin, who was Jewish, may have deliberately given a black vibe to "Porgy and Bess a black folk opera , but musicians like Cole Porter and Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin and Lerner & Lowe and Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael et al, didn't borrow from blacks. They just wrote great songs One of John Coletrane's most popular renditions "My Favorite Things", is a song featured in "The Sound of Music" a musical scored by Rogers and Hammerstein. Most of the black male quartets from the 1970s and '80s agree that the 4 Freshmen, a white group, set the bar for the harmony they incorporated into their R&B style music. I hesitate to attribute everything to being black in origin. Especially since there is only one race.
ProfD Posted June 22 Author Report Posted June 22 1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said: I hesitate to attribute everything to being black in origin. Especially since there is only one race. They say the 1st race was Black.
aka Contrarian Posted June 23 Report Posted June 23 9 hours ago, ProfD said: They say the 1st race was Black. What was the second race?
ProfD Posted June 23 Author Report Posted June 23 6 hours ago, aka Contrarian said: What was the second race? There are no records of the 2nd race. The racial explosion occurred thousands of years ago as people migrated to other continents.
Troy Posted June 25 Report Posted June 25 The fact that people of all hues have contributed to music in a meaningful way is further proof that there is only one human race. Now if y'all wanna say the first and only human race is Black, I won't argue the point
Pioneer1 Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 On 6/25/2025 at 5:46 PM, Troy said: Now if y'all wanna say the first and only human race is Black, I won't argue the point So if EVERYBODY ran around calling themselves "Black"....you wouldn't argue against it?
Troy Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 27 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said: So if EVERYBODY ran around calling themselves "Black" Nope not at all,, it’s a more valid descriptor of a human being than the hodgepodge of racial categories you like to use.
Pioneer1 Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 8 hours ago, Troy said: Nope not at all,, it’s a more valid descriptor of a human being than the hodgepodge of racial categories you like to use. LOL.... What about that White woman in the Dollar Tree who gave you and your friend drama over not having ID to buy some wine? Is SHE a "sista", now???
Troy Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 I'm not sure what you mean by "sista." To me that connotes a shared experience with me, so I may not consider everyone a Sista or Brotha. The fact that I had ID as was unable to buy wine is why I boycott the store. The color of the skin of the person is irrelevant to me (however I can't say that the cashier felt the same way).
Pioneer1 Posted June 27 Report Posted June 27 Troy You boycott ALL Dollar Trees or just that ONE store?
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