I am not being racist by saying this, I am just stating the truth. Hip hop needs rock and other influences to survive, in fact.

Take one of the most popular and influential hip-hop songs ever created, "Planet Rock" - it owes its existance to a Kraftwerk song. Then, there's the most famous of all, "Walk This Way", which was originally written by Aerosmith.

At best, music is and should be color blind.

Morris day.....Oh Lawrd.....

MrHappyRave4 said:

and yet rock comes from.... Maybe the genius is that you had some kids from the hood using all forms of music to make a new genre of music. Why take it away from the black and latino kids that DID start something? Hip Hop isn't just music anyway. Its art, music, dance, graffiti, etc.

color blindness is a way not to see. I reject the notion of being color blind. why is it that I can recognize the beauty of the rose and no one will come to the defense of the lilly. Because all are beautiful so there's NO need to be color blind. Appreciate it for what it is. That's like not seeing all of me. take one thing away, I'm not Rhondab. See me. Thanks

man, why waste time replying, once dude said i am not racist he is clearly about to make an ignorant and racist statement

KingKrazy said:

MrHappyRave4 said:

Where do you think Kraftwerk got their sound from?

I swear it's Org break time. Between the ignorance here, the GD forum and P&R, my brain is turning to mush.

Stymie said:

you look cute in ya avatar

Stymie said:

Yeah, I think you do need a break. This site is making you more and more self-righteous and preachy.

Xagain said:

As per my self-righteous attitude, I don't converse with people who don't have the balls to either post as themselves or let people know who they are. So, next.

Rhondab said:

Thanks, mama.

MrHappyRave4 said:

oh really thanks

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Suzette Charles GOOGLE HER see who she was and what her place in history she holds.
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This thread will go wrong...

That would be true only if Planet Rock was the first Hip Hop song ever. But it wasn't.

And Elvis and Pat Boone only sang white songs. Yeah, I believe you...

Stymie said:

Ralf Hutter (the band leader of Kraftwerk) even acknowledge James Brown as his main influence as far as rhythm is concern!

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MrHappyRave4 said:

Rock, jazz, reggae/dancehall, and funk were/still are important samples use within hip-hop.....all 4 genres invented by blacks!

TonyVanDam said:

along with disco, house, techno, go-go, jungle, garage, electro, ETC.!!!!!

Mara said:

KingKrazy said:

Oh, you are so right!

research the history of rock... it came out of what? blues and jazz... of course music is universal and was discovered independently (drums and various string and wind instruments were all discovered independently of each other...)

there would have been no Bill Haley and his Comets with out Robert Jhonson... no Doors with out Willie Dixon

Madonna invented hip-hop

MikeMatronik said:

Hmmm...

MikeMatronik said:

WRONG

stacy q. did

Anx said:

Screw THAT! Deborah Harry & Teena Marie invented!

Rhondab said:

I'm just quoting this because I love it soo much -- and fully agree.

Rhondab said:

Well said, Rhonda. You're beautiful!

TonyVanDam said:

La Toya did it first!

Wasnt the whole thing influenced by JB's ad libbing and ad hoc rapping and improvisation and then ppl like Isaac Hayes used it as parts of a song whilst he sung the hook!

Move on a bit and you had the whole disco thing, and Chic's brand of funk was at the foefront and its from their baselines that rappers delight came about.

The disco thing was also part driven by Latin roots/rhythms

Am i right??