For one, as a black person, it sucks to see someone like Post Malone be so successful when I know many less-famous black artists who have almost the same aesthetic yet aren’t popping off, possibly because of the color of their skin.
Both are artists that take part of black culture (rapping, twerking, AAVE), but put it in a little bit less “ghetto” package that is easier for white people to digest. Because the industry sees that black culture is so marketable, they often put it in a package that is easily digestible for white audiences insert here a random white artist, ie. Cornrows and other protective styles are fashionable in Hollywood. AAVE is littered throughout social media. It’s very clear that black culture sells.
When she, a white woman, does it it’s called “writing a story,” yet when rap, a predominantly black genre, does it, it’s called “lying.”īillie isn’t the first artist to take aspects from black culture only to disrespect it in the same breath. I find it very ironic that Billie, an artist clearly inspired by rap culture, can so easily criticize rap music for “lying” when she herself brags about seducing other people’s dads and killing her friends. ’ I’m like, which bitches? That’s posturing, and that’s not what I’m doing.” ’ and I’m like, what? You don’t have a gun. It’s like, ‘I got my AK-47, and I’m f*ckin’. “There’s a lot of that in rap right now, from people that I know who rap. There are tons of songs where people are just lying,” she said. There’s a difference between lying in a song and writing a story. “Just because the story isn’t real doesn’t mean it can’t be important. It wasn’t until recently when Billie made very controversial comments about the state of Hip Hop in a new interview with Vogue. Plus, It would be irresponsible to not mention that Billie has credited her style to black artists such as Rihanna. I didn’t want to villainize Billie because after all, she is only 18 and has a lot of time to grow as an artist and establish her own style. I first started noticing these things about a year ago when I discovered Billie’s music. Billie not only uses African American Vernacular English (AAVE), but she also has a very clear blaccent, something that her brother, who was raised in the same household, does not have. Billie’s mannerisms and slang can be seen as derived from black culture. In addition to her clothing, one of the things that has helped Billie establish herself is her personality. Although Billie has stated in a video for Calvin Klein that she wears baggy clothes to prevent fans from expressing their opinions on her body, I can’t help but see her style and be reminded of the type of styles that were popularized and pioneered by black people in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Billie’s style, which is reminiscent of black style icons such as Aaliyah and Dapper Dan, features hoop earrings, chains, Jordans, oversized baggy designer clothes and gaudy acrylic nails. What I didn’t like about Billie Eilish’s win at the Grammys was that she managed to thank everyone and everything for her success in her acceptance speech but black culture.įrom her style to her accent, Billie has (hopefully) inadvertently taken much of her persona from black people. It’s refreshing to see an artist around my age be so successful.
#EMINEM SORRY POP ID FUCK HER IF SHES MY OWN MOTHER FULL#
The Grammys are always full of surprises, but the biggest surprise of the 2020 Grammys for me was when Billie Eilish managed to sweep almost all of the major awards, including Song of The Year, Album of The Year and Record of the Year.
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