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Jay Z, Rakim, Nas and Kendrick are white people (ok MAYBE not Rakim). I can also assure you that the biggest audience for Savion Glover's Tony award winning Broadway musical were white people (who you think giving out Tonys?!?!). So the idea that because white people are into is a sign that it's not for black audiences falls apart.
Again, if your point was just it ain't for me, you'd be fine. It's coming up with the 'its not for black people" where you doing too much.
>>But you ventured WAAAAY beyond that opining "it uses black >>culture without having a black audience in mind." > >>What's your basis for that? Ticket prices? > >no. > >- look around online, the average person praising Hamilton to >the heavens has no prior respect or appreciation for Hip-Hop, >that's why this feels special to them. these people had no >incentive to care about black rap narratives for three >decades, but it's brilliant when Alexander Hamilton's story is >told this way > >- My parents took me to see Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da >Funk. Savion Glover broke down black history and trauma, and >it made white people in the audience uncomfortable. Hamilton >(again, a story that uses black culture) achieves the exact >opposite effect. Hip-Hop has transcended scaring white people >to become a universal sensation, I just hate that a lot of >Hamilton's audience will never go listen to a Biggie, Jay Z, >Rakim, Nas or Kendrick song. > > > > > >You didn't take >>into consideration all the free tickets they give away to >>local NYC kids, the fundraising LLM and the show did in >Puerto >>Rico and the fact I can't think of a work that has gotten >>black and kids more engaged into the theater than this show. >>Think about all the black and brown kids who have now seen >>this first theater musical production because now its >>available on Disney+. I think about how much I love showing >>to my kids the relationship between a musical they love and >>Mobb Deep and Biggie and other hip-hop references in the >show. >> I love showing that this huge theater successs that all >their >>little white classmates love originals from black music made >>by black kids. > >you went into a weird zone of caping for the show, my feelings >remain what they are > > > >>And I could discuss the merits of anything I just said with >>someone who has seen the show or knows the history of the >>production but it would be a waste to engage in it with >>someone who hasn't seen it and is dismissive about it from >the >>start. Why waste the time? > >the show and the soundtrack exist on Youtube, I've heard some >of both. Im also somewhat of a Hip-Hop connoisseur and I can >tell when a form isnt made with me in mind. this applies to >Megan The Stallion, Hamilton, Run The Jewels, and Lil Uzi >Vert. me not being into something doesnt mean no one else >should > > > > >
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