Life Goes On

More than in any other genre in the history of black music, commercially celebrated hip-hop swagger depends on a brand of manhood that consistently defines black women as disrespected objects. And fans of all racial background, but especially young white males, who make up the bulk of US consumers, eat it up. →

Not least to mention after rapping about the lack of dark skinned women being appreciated for their beauty in popular media, The video for Otis only featured light skinned women. I think we still have a long way to go.

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