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averagejoel posted...

there definitely is hip hop that's not really made with white people in mind - possibly even most hip hop

there's also a line when it comes to appreciation vs appropriation, but simply listening to it doesn't cross that line.

when it comes to white rappers, the line is a little more blurry, but it's pretty clear that Eminem, Macklemore, and the Beastie Boys (as much as I dislike the latter two) are integrating their own cultures into the music.

Iggy Azalea, meanwhile, a white girl from Australia, is pretty clearly trying to imitate a black southern US accent and phrasing when she raps. the general consensus among people who know about this stuff is that Iggy Azalea is firmly in the territory of appropriation

no, that is lunacy. copying an accent or a delivery style is never cultural appropriation.
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but Marxist theory is extremely consistent, both internally and with reality. -averagejeol