>Let's say three kids grew up in Madison Wisconsin and they
>are all huge fans of Hip-Hop. One Kid is black, one kid is
>white and the other is Filipino.
>
>They all got exposed to hip-hop the same way: BET, radio, the
>internet.
>
>They all pursue music careers as rapper.
>
>Can it be argued that the white kid is more guilty of cultural
>appropriation than the black or Filipino kid? Is the Filipino
>less guilty than the white kid?

In your example, I don't see anyone actually appropriating anything.

I see appropriation when someone tries to change a fundamental aspect of hip-hop (in this case) in order to alter who is credited for it, who consumes it or how it's viewed.

White kid or Filipino kid creating or enjoying hip-hop? He's not appropriating anything.

White kid adding a country angle to hip-hop and saying that hip-hop has always been music for everybody? Nah, at that point he's changing some fundamental tenets of hip-hop in order to bring outsiders under the tent.