>Its italian, but its also part of the culture of many
>non-italians.


Ok, so Hip Hop is Black, but it's also part of the culture of man non-Blacks.
Just so we're clear it's Black.


>The same way noodles were Asian until someone
>from Italy put their own twist on it and made something new,
>and then everyone in Italy tasted it and did it themselves, it
>expanded from one guy to an entire country and region in
>southrrn europe, then to everyone in America who discovered it
>the same way people in various parts of Italy did. From
>someone else, from a nearby restaurant or from their folks.
>Having an intimate personal understanding of what its like to
>be Italian is not what pasta is, even though pasta can enrich
>the experience of being Italian.


Pasta is an element. The way you prepare the pasta is what makes it Italian.
Just like drums and turntables are elements. The way you use them is what makes
them Hip Hop. And since we agree that Hip Hop is Black, what is the point you're making?