Reverse Racism

Except for the select few whom have had success in Hip Hop, most white artists that I know definitely are victims of reverse racism. I'm all for equality and was raised to be understanding of others, tolerance was never enough... equality was enough. I've experienced, in my six years of rapping, many run-ins with reverse racism. I often get that I cannot rap because I am of white skin complexion, or that my music isn't my own but stolen from a Black artist. It's such an absurd thing to say about someone. I've actually been told before that I'm not Enuff Said and that I tattooed Enuff Said on my arms to pass off as someone else, that definitely made me laugh. What can I say though? Can I honestly bitch and complain that there is not a level playing field in Hip Hop? It's humorous to me that people say that because I'm from a nice family, from a nice neighborhood, that I could not be included in Hip Hop. It's funny because well, if many people actually did their research they would see that a lot Hip Hop Artists/ Rappers have College Degrees or are even from well-off families. Hip Hop, in it's basic form, is an expressive outlet. From the get go artists used Hip Hop to express happiness, sadness, political views and social commentary. Forgive the Pop Artists who pretend to be Rappers right now, they are shameless gimmicks using the art form to make a quick buck. I have striven to make music with a purpose; angry, social, political or just fun club music, I always want my sound to be genuine and clever. I do not see that because of my skin color I receive the oohs and ahhs, the quick jokes and the relentless bullshit because I "think I'm black". Hmm I'm just saying it's 2011, if a black man can be president... more than one white guy can be a prominent Rapper. That's all I'm gonna say now...


Enuff Said
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