Posted on 05/23/2018 9:23:37 AM PDT by rktman
Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz musician Wynton Marsalis said that the racially charged and profanity-laced creations in rap and hip-hop are "more damaging" to the culture and to black Americans "than a statue of Robert E. Lee."
During a recent interview with the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart, Marsalis -- the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1997 -- said: My words are not that powerful. I started saying in 1985 I dont think we should have a music talking about niggers and bitches and hoes. It had no impact. Ive said it. Ive repeated it. I still repeat it."
"To me thats more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee," said Marsalis, who plays the trumpet and received the National Medal of Arts in 2005.
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‘If he can get even 20%, that would be disastrous for the Rats.’
I think you’re underestimating the amount of hatred blacks have ginned up for Republicans; there’s no logical reason for it, but as a voting bloc they are irretrievable...
Yes, but Marsalis has been criticizing rap since it started, which makes no sense.
The music of today bites in all formats, but like you say old school rap was real good stuff.
As far as blaming the music for the societal problems of blacks, that’s just as misguided as Tipper Gore criticism of rock in the mid 80’s.
Marsalis should be blaming all of the white communists he hangs out with for the regression of blacks in American society since the 1960’s.
#7 You will then love country rap.... : )
When so called country artists starting “rapping” is when I erased all the country stations from my radio presets.
They have totally destroyed a good type of music
“Never heard of him till Sting”
I think that was Chris Botti.
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