Comments on: Santogold Too Cool for Hip-Hop? http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:26:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Rizoh http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html/comment-page-1#comment-25337 Rizoh Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:57:06 +0000 http://therapup.rawkus.com/?p=3099#comment-25337 Well put, Cthulhu. You did a better job of conveying that point than Santogold. Well put, Cthulhu. You did a better job of conveying that point than Santogold.

]]> By: Cthulhu http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html/comment-page-1#comment-25333 Cthulhu Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:13:16 +0000 http://therapup.rawkus.com/?p=3099#comment-25333 You guys are MISSING THE POINT. The point is that there is nothing about Santogold's music that would give way to being considered "hip hop" were it not for her skin color. How annoying must it be for her to just know she is going to be generalized that way, maybe she doesn't like R&B LIKE SHE SAID. She says she doesn't like the genre. How would a white person feel if they came out with a thoroughly hip hop album only to have it labeled pop or worse, country? I'm sure she has intentionally strayed away from sounding "hip hop" because she wants to do something different and underline the point that yes, young black artists can in fact have nothing to do with hip hop. I find that refreshing, I am so sick of HIP HOP substituting for the word BLACK nowadays. It's divisive, actually. I wouldn't be surprised if Barack Obama was referred to as a "hip hop" Presidential Candidate. PLENTY OF BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE HIP HOP! It's not a pre-requisite to being Black! So I totally see what she's saying and I don't think she came off rude. You guys are MISSING THE POINT. The point is that there is nothing about Santogold’s music that would give way to being considered “hip hop” were it not for her skin color. How annoying must it be for her to just know she is going to be generalized that way, maybe she doesn’t like R&B LIKE SHE SAID. She says she doesn’t like the genre. How would a white person feel if they came out with a thoroughly hip hop album only to have it labeled pop or worse, country? I’m sure she has intentionally strayed away from sounding “hip hop” because she wants to do something different and underline the point that yes, young black artists can in fact have nothing to do with hip hop. I find that refreshing, I am so sick of HIP HOP substituting for the word BLACK nowadays. It’s divisive, actually. I wouldn’t be surprised if Barack Obama was referred to as a “hip hop” Presidential Candidate. PLENTY OF BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE HIP HOP! It’s not a pre-requisite to being Black! So I totally see what she’s saying and I don’t think she came off rude.

]]> By: The Rap Up » N.E.R.D. + Santogold + Julian Casablancas = “My Drive Thru” (Video) http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html/comment-page-1#comment-24062 The Rap Up » N.E.R.D. + Santogold + Julian Casablancas = “My Drive Thru” (Video) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:12:58 +0000 http://therapup.rawkus.com/?p=3099#comment-24062 [...] I’m also surprised that N.E.R.D. and Santogold hadn’t worked together before now. Then again, we all know how much Santogold loves hip-hop. [...] [...] I’m also surprised that N.E.R.D. and Santogold hadn’t worked together before now. Then again, we all know how much Santogold loves hip-hop. [...]

]]> By: Walter http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html/comment-page-1#comment-21499 Walter Thu, 22 May 2008 16:20:12 +0000 http://therapup.rawkus.com/?p=3099#comment-21499 I just heard this chick on BBC today, and she didn't even mention hip-hop as an influence on her music...I mean, I can understand people saying they feel her music, but I don't like hearing that she's "hip-hop". She's like indie-pop I just heard this chick on BBC today, and she didn’t even mention hip-hop as an influence on her music…I mean, I can understand people saying they feel her music, but I don’t like hearing that she’s “hip-hop”. She’s like indie-pop

]]> By: esbee http://therapup.uproxx.com/2008/05/santogold-too-cool-for-hip-hop.html/comment-page-1#comment-21447 esbee Wed, 21 May 2008 02:28:10 +0000 http://therapup.rawkus.com/?p=3099#comment-21447 @Ninoy: For her sake let's hope so..'cos there's no kind of argument (at least in my mind)that can be made for equating being labeled as part of a music genre borne out of a culture to being racist..none whatsoever. I know sometimes some ppl in the media can be terrible when it comes to taking things out of context but we need some clarity on this issue. Like I said earlier the girl's music is not hip hop..yet a lot of hip hop outlets champion her music..not that there's anything wrong with that but I'm just saying.. @Ninoy: For her sake let’s hope so..’cos there’s no kind of argument (at least in my mind)that can be made for equating being labeled as part of a music genre borne out of a culture to being racist..none whatsoever.

I know sometimes some ppl in the media can be terrible when it comes to taking things out of context but we need some clarity on this issue. Like I said earlier the girl’s music is not hip hop..yet a lot of hip hop outlets champion her music..not that there’s anything wrong with that but I’m just saying..

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