1. White Participation in Hip-Hop
Minstrel shows were musical acts performed by white performers involving various skits and performances depicting negative conceptions of black people. 'Blackface', the term that was used to identify the white performers who donned black face paint to characterize black people were highly prevalent during that time period. ... With the notion of Hip-hop becoming a popular cultural phenomenon, Eminem leads the way as a representative for white people, especially aspiring white Hip-hop artists, to appropriate the music as their culture too. ... White people using black music and cultu...
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