[Lisa22815]

First, music is supposed to be universal. Music has no boundaries. It can be felt by anyone who chooses to hear it, and that’s what most artists want: to be heard. I love music – all types, styles and genres. When I hear a song on the radio, I consider the beat/instruments, the meaning and the person’s vocal talent – race or ethnicity is never a thought. Music is not segregated nor meant to be. People segregate the music.

As for the mumbling of rap lyrics, what? You mean to tell me you’ve never seen an older lady humming Rod Stewart or Barbara Mandrell in the grocery store? Or better yet, have you ever had a song stuck in your head and you catch yourself singing bits and pieces of it?

Lastly, ‘You know what I’m saying’ is a speech pattern not limited to the vocabularies of black people, let alone gangsters. It’s similar to the Valley Girls of California (and everywhere else) who say ‘like’ after every third word, or Midwestern guys who say ‘or what?’ after posing a question. I won’t try understanding why you relate such a simple phrase to gangster lingo…

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Name : Lisa22815, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Gaithersburg, State : MD, Country : United States, 

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