No stereotype is fact but you they are based in some truth. Lets be honest you will be hard pressed to find blacks male or female that listens to other genres of music in large enough numbers that makes you seriously doubt the stereotype.
I've always found it a bit weird that some take a look at a person's skin color or way they dress and assume they must be all the way into a certain music direction. I like when a guy enjoys different types of music as I am not only drawn towards one but several different ones myself.
I prefer early 90's hip-hop, Tribe Called Quest, Gangstarr, Mob Deep, Common. The shit out here today is enough to make me shake my head. My taste in music is across the board. Anything that has a good beat, emotive, melodic I can enjoy. From progressive trance, house, lounge, chillout, jazz, rock to World Music (India, Tibet, bossa nova in Brazil, etc)
I was thinking about this.........this really isn't a myth or Stereotype. If we trying to use the word "ALL" then now...but you can't use the words all for anything, for any aspect or human reality. Its why when people reply to a question or comment by saying "you can't so all" I just want to reach over and choke the fuck out of them.... HOWEVER... ...when you are talking about groups, and the majority, or generalizing; "Black Men Listen to Rap, R&B, and Gospel" this is true statement. You have the main culture then you have the sub culture, and the sub culture (being the smallest part) is the group that listen to music outside of the main culture. ...so the title of this thread is true............its neither a Stereotype nor a myth, but a reality of culture.
http://www.last.fm/user/BlackMagicM66 Singer-Songwriter is my favorite genre, and I mean real ones not current people like Taylor Swift lol. My favorite scene for music is The American Folk Music Revival Favorite decade is the 90s. Favorite Jazz album is "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis. My favorite groups are Arcade Fire and Radiohead with The Velvet Underground close behind. Favorite solo artist is Nick Drake [YOUTUBE]R6zCmCIsoAE&feature[/YOUTUBE] I even put him in front of the great Bob Dylan. My picks for overrated people are Nirvana, Michael Jackson, and Jimi Hendrix.
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