From a young age I've enjoyed rap and hip hop, I was never influenced by others what I listened to and naturally became a fan of rap for a whole range of reasons. Anyway I have been to various show, gigs festivals etc and a large proportion of the audience has been black. I am white myself and have always felt not really involved when I'm there and isolated because of my heritage and as if I couldn't properly join in. Is this all in my head and I don't stand out as much as I think. At the end of the day it's music I'm not going to change my music tastes for anyone, but my question is I suppose do you believe white people stand out at solely rap and hip hop concerts those of you that go or is it me being selfconscious? - Ben
I think that the hip hop industry is one of the few, more obvious examples of black vs. white discrimination. lol
I went to a wutang concert a long time ago. I was disappointed. Rap music in a live setting dosnt cut it.
i can guarantee that everyone will be too busy looking at their phones to even notice you. concerts fucking suck now because of smartphones.
Nah there is a lot of white people who like rap and hip hop. My man is white and its all he listens to. nothing wrong with that.
Let me tell you the story of a little mafack who thought he wasnt good enough for rap J to the R O C -Sent from Zeta Reticuli starsystem-
Probably a culture clash of shock, being immersed in a sea of people opposite of your norm. I would easily say the same feeling would overcome me if I were to attend a country show (provided I enjoyed country music, that is.) On a side note I never attend shows probably due to anxiety of open spaces crowded with people.
agreed man. some of the biggest names (like when I saw Juicy J) just rap over their goddamn song! as in they're yelling into the mic over their already recorded vocals. What the hell? I can hear that in my car for the free. Also the smart phones thing... yes. Phones should be banned. I just heard of some musician... fuck, who was it? If anyone can tell me I would appreciate it, but just recently I heard of some performer (I think it was a rock singer) who told other audience members to beat someone's ass in the crowd that was recording the show. I don't necessarily think they should have their ass beat for doing that, but if they were already warned, then yes. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum mobile app
There are some rappers that have live bands - if you've never seen The Coup, you should get on that immediately. And I've been to rap shows that was just your average MC/DJ set-up. Sometimes it's nothing special, sometimes it's pretty damned great. Just depends on who's performing. Anyways, just keep going to check shows out. You'll get a lot less self-conscious after a while. For the most part, nobody's really paying attention to anyone else for more than a couple of seconds anyways, so as long as you're not consistently running into trouble I wouldn't worry about it at all.
I can see how some people would find it a little odd. But from what I see, white people are getting recognized in the game more and more, maybe on an underground level, but thats where the real hearts at i feel. I won't say i haven't felt like i was looked at oddly for enjoying this musician over that one, especially in hip hop, but i've found that a majority of people who enjoy hip hop don't care about ethnicity, more about the vibe you bring.
