>that we are using have nothing >to do with the music >itself.... > >it was a way to segregate >the artist based upon what >race they are... > >it's a way to put the >black artists in a different >section of your local Wherehouse...it's >a way to put your >black artists are the radio >stations given for that format... > >it has nothing to do with >the music itself... > > >when you free your mind of >thes ludacris preconviced semantical lables, >you can enjoy music for >musics sake...
very true. by that same token then, do you not think that we can enjoy coltrane, mingus etc for being definitions other than soul, a definition which for all its inclusiveness, just lumps all black music underneath it as if it is all the same. i think this denies the music its diversity.