i often use eminem as an example.
he grew up and Detroit and liked the hip hop.

when he decided to make music, that's the type of music he made.
what other music could he have possibly made?
should he have been a folk singer?

rap is what he was exposed to, so that's what he made.


that being said, the color of your skin does matter.
culture and art is learned behavior. whether or not your take on black art is offensive
boils down to convincing your act is.

and yes, everybody in show business (and maybe everybody alive) is acting to some degree. even if the act is that you're not acting.
that's life.

i have no opinion on iggy,
but the claims that she's a culture vulture are a bit much.

i'd say the same for robin thicke and JT.
the only reason it comes up is they aren't as good at what they do
as George Michael or Teena Marie.