Pretty fly for a white guy

Many arguments about White vs Black in hip hop music.
Let me tell you one thing I think is true;

White guys can't dance, but they sure can rap.

Mac miller , Hoodie Allen , Macklemore Asher Roth and of course Eminem.

I won't lie, I'll admit these are some of my favorite artists today.

However since i've been writing posts about black youth utilizing rap to engage in political critique, and racial differences , the obvious questions arises ;
why would a white person want to rap ? Is it accepted ? are they trying to copy ?

I think that rap ( or music just in general ) should be appreciated for what it is, without having the burden to look at black or white. Music is something that is able to bring me to a different world.
A world where I can forget all political, social and cultural struggles. Why would artists sing about those problems if it's not to forget them?

Many people would not agree with me on this one, and say that it's egoistic to listen to rap as just entertainment, because I didn't live with the same problems.
But at the end of the day, art is one of the few things that surpasses race, color, religion. And I think that only this, is beautiful in itself already.

I appreciate the music, and it doesn't matter where it comes from. '' I'm just trying to sing you a song '' said Hoodie Allen. And he is damn right.

I find this something that is hard to show with words, so let me show you that rap is not a racial matter, because these guys come pretty close to our rap ancestors.

song : No faith in Brooklyn by Hoodie Allen

'' I told her I can dance good for a white kid '' 

Song : Thrift shop by Macklemore 

song : Common knowledge by Asher Roth 

I love that I can probably say ' I told you so .. ' 

Anyways, as I'm writing this, I'm reminded of something we used to say in high school when Eminem was starting to become big , because he was the first white guy to be a Rap king : 

'' You know the world has finally accepted change when :

- the best golf player is a black person ( Tiger Woods ) 

- Women can become presidents ( In Brazil , Kosovo , .. ) 

- When one of the best rappers in the world is a white guy ( eminem ) ''

I'm happy to say that things didn't only change, but they actually became normal. 

Here you go world .


By the way, shocked of how the white guy does it well ?
What about a White religious jew rapper ?

Song : King without a crown by Matisyahu 

Oh, and what about this ??

song: my world by Iggy Azalea