Bruno Mars hammered for Cultural appropriation

[Doobie Doo]

Meshell Ndegeocello




What did you think of Bruno that night at the Grammys?

What he’s doing is karaoke, basically. With “Finesse,” in particular, I think he was simply copying Bell Biv DeVoe. I think he was copying Babyface. And definitely there were some elements of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis back when they worked with Human League. I feel like there’s just all these threads running through there but not in a genuine way.

How fine is that balance between karaoke and artistic interpretation?

It’s really a matter of musicality and being able to manipulate the tropes in a way that makes it feel personal. It can’t just be a pastiche, where you’re copying or mimicking an old sound or just doing karaoke. There has to be a form of sincerity.

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[Illified infinitely]

I mean all his singles are throwback black culture so I can see why people say it.

If diddy gets flack for what he does. Bruno should too . He is talented and can avoid this just by collabing with white artists on white songs

 

[ba'al]

I aint mad a bruno mars, his music is shyt and he rips on black culture, but he is clearly talented.

Yall (nikkas) allowed this fukkery, as well as this fakkit rap from all the lil uzi fakkits and lil opium overdoses, yall are to blame.

Yall lowered the bar in both rnb, rap, and rocknroll, allowing all these crackers like lil xan, pump, bruno, r.thicke, and Timberlake to come through

nikkas don't run the music industry or the entertainment industry not even in the slightest. They use to cheat a lot of black artists back in the day that lead up to this point. These figure heads just break in these new rappers get them to sign 360 and milk them until their run, runs dry. ANd than it's on to the next artists. Rinse and repeat.

 

[3rd Ward Swangin]

Bruno more black than whatever he mixed with. His hair definitely black without a doubt. If he could grow facial hair I wouldn't have thought he was mixed with anything

 

[Claudex]

 

[Doobie Doo]

I agree with homegirl's points but Bruno isn't the problem its more so the execs and people in power that make these decisions.

 

[NigerianDonDada]

isn't she the same woman that use to post on this site

 

[TRY GOD]

nikkas don't run the music industry or the entertainment industry not even in the slightest. They use to cheat a lot of black artists back in the day that lead up to this point.

That's true, but nikkas are influencers. We give people a co-sign and they hit the ground running. We allow non-blacks to "come to the cook out", then they take over the grill duties

 

[Nigerianwonder]

OMG bruno is a cutural appropriatoer! Smh. These fake woke clowns are so tiring. Who cares number 1. And for two Bruno makes good music and been Doing The same style since he was kid.. the vids are out there to prove this. If u don't like it don't listen but last time I checked those bands Bruno sampling been eating off his records as well and even doing cameos in his videos.

 

[High quality poster]

People can’t be influenced by greats anymore?


Bruno has been successful without this style of music that he’s currently doing.

 

[TRY GOD]

Cultural appropriation aka what I’ve been doing for free and getting attention other races decide to make money

Lol exactly

 

[Kerkum]

White folks and non-blacks out here acting like what he doing is brand new. I do like “too good to say goodbye” from his recent album though. Bruno is blatantly swagger jacking but at least he’s honest about it unlike some of those cac artists.

 

[High quality poster]

OMG bruno is a cutural appropriatoer! Smh. These fake woke clowns are so tiring. Who cares number 1. And for two Bruno makes good music and been Doing The same style since he was kid.. the vids are out there to prove this. If u don't like it don't listen but last time I checked those bands Bruno sampling been eating off his records as well and even doing cameos in his videos.

This what I’m saying. As an artist you’re allowed to be influenced by other great artist.

Rihanna straight ripped one of Tama Impalas track for her last album. Literally the entire song, and that was from their last album.

People just need to shut the fukk up and listen to what you like and stop bytching.

 

[TRY GOD]

OMG bruno is a cutural appropriatoer! Smh. These fake woke clowns are so tiring. Who cares number 1. And for two Bruno makes good music and been Doing The same style since he was kid.. the vids are out there to prove this. If u don't like it don't listen but last time I checked those bands Bruno sampling been eating off his records as well and even doing cameos in his videos.

OMG he's been doing this since he was a kid? Sounds like a perfect example of an industry plant.

 

[Romell]

She's basically saying everything that I've felt about Bruno since that "24K Magic" trash was released.

Her argument shouldn't be with Bruno per se, but with White people and the industry in general. Can't pin acceptance on Bruno when he's just rocking out.

OP post the full video for context purposes.



Some of the brehs and brehettes actually put things in the correct perspective.