Jay-Z Believes Hip Hop Cures Racism

Jay-Z believes hip-hop is the answer for bringing races together. He explains:

“It has changed America immensely… Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations.

Racism is taught in the home… and it’s very hard to teach racism to a teenager who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It’s hard to say, ‘That guy is less than you.’ The kid is like, ‘I like that guy, he’s cool. How is he less than me?’

That’s why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, enjoying the same music.”

He does have a point in that the music seems to have healed a lot of terrible race relations, however, I don’t believe the kids who like rap aren’t all necessarily free of feeling bigotry at their core.

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  • i agree with jay-z it sends a message to everyone,and it happens every day
    Anonymous 2/5/10 Reply
  • I will be 72 years old in two months. Lived long enough to see change. I agree with JZ. While I don't like the disrespectful aspect of hip-hop, I don't like the disrespectful aspect of church hymns, classical music, or any other kind of music, but I do think hip-hop has done more to heal racism than any of the other types other than Jazz. Music changes at the soul/cellular level. Legislaion changes at the fear leve.
    Anonymous 3/15/09 Reply
  • I do agree witchu jay, white females do give me play.
    Anonymous 3/13/09 Reply