http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:45:17 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/02/04/094137.php#comment-635578 I find this very disturbing.Its not true at all-i feel that a good product marketed well will give credit to the deserving people.Joss Stone is an awesomely talented person.So is Justin Timberlake and Shakira or Christina Aguilera. Lenny Kravitz isnt the whitest looking but he is playing some "white music" if you want to put it that way...its a very thin line..remember the band "Living Colour"?? However,there was a little text written by Jamiroquai in first LP-"Emergency on Planet Earth" where he was commented by saying that there is discrimination against blacks in the music biz.That is slightly different, though.I think as consumers and music lovers, we all want to see a balanced scene-if it will only involve blacks then it would be boring;furthermore its a decent compliment when caucasians, asians etc all seem to love black music and idolise it to the extent of attempting to be like that.And some deservingly do it well and should receive credit for it.Look at it the other way, why is Timbaland monopolising the Hip-Hop world? There are many others who are great but dont seem to come half as close.Why? 635578@blogcritics.org Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:45:17 EDT