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Originally Posted by blackmonsters
Cultural theft maximum in that statement.
Robbed a million young Black people with that lie.
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She did not take credit for inventing hip hop. She introduced her video on solid gold, she gave credit to some of the current NY rappers when she did so.
In the article I quoted:
“The most recent fad to catch on with kids in our big cities and metropolitan areas is rapping,” the Blondie singer explained to the audience on the network variety show “Solid Gold,” in 1981.
After mentioning some of the genre’s rising stars from the Bronx — the Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, the Funky 4 + 1 — Harry introduced her band’s latest rap-inspired video.
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In doing that, she did indeed introduce hip-hop to an entire audience that knew nothing about it.
But she did not in any way attempt to take credit for hip-hop or rap.
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