Bruno Mars hammered for Cultural appropriation

[GSR]

Couldn’t argue with anything she said. She was on point.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Damn if you do, damn if you don’t.

I wasn’t a Bruno Mars fan until 24K Magic. I’ll listen to his singles if they came on the radio but didn’t care, however, she is bugging. She’s foolishly passionate about this.

He isn’t culture appropriating, he’s making what feels good to him and people gravitate towards it.

Let’s not act like he didn’t take a huge risk with that album. HUGE! Prior interviews he stated he just wanted to make an album similar to music he grew up on. He didn’t expect it to be as commercially successful as his previous ones. FACTS!

At the end of the day, it boils down to songs and musicianship. I value that more than a culture we don’t own and celebrate consumerism of anything that’s nonblack produced.

How about criticizing the artist of today for not taking risk even though majority don’t have the skill set to anyway.

That bird brain woman said his songs are word for word of others’ music. I wasn’t aware it was a cover album.

Covers, ironically, were all the rage until like the mid-2000s. Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You is a cover. Guess she sings karaoke too.

 

[Zero]

Sam Smith and John Legend on one song?????

 

[ThaEruditious]

So?
They just wanted a reason and a way to incorporate two "cool" words in they bullshyt song and it sounds dumb because this not 1880's and everybody know what finesse mean now and why they using it.

So you're going to quote me and flat-out ignore why I posted that can? The current way we use that word has zero to do with that song.

I guess what I'm tryna say is, that was a stupid thing to nitpick and it shows how nikkas love grasping at straws to try to boost their already questionable points.

 

[Nigerianwonder]

Take that cape off.
You're Nigerian this doesn't even concern you.

Where do you think black music comes from?

 

[Doobie Doo]

Sam Smith and John Legend on one song?????

That's that new R&B=Rimming and Bootygooning

 

[Apollo Creed]

Not to mention "finesse" was an actual word before it became slang


On God, this is one of the dumbest sites I frequent

Most lingo is the b*stardization of other words in general. When its not authentic though thats when it usually comes off as corny (like how bling bling ended up when people outside of the culture started to use it).

 

[Tribal Outkast]

That's that new R&B=Rimming and Bootygooning

All I’m hearing in my head is

 

[mr.africa]

stay woke!!

 

[Hungerpain]

So you're quote me and flat-out ignore why I posted that can? The current way we use that word has zero to do with that song.

I guess what I'm tryna say is, that was a stupid thing to nitpick and it shows how nikkas love grasping at straws to try to boost their already questionable points.

So the song Is about drippin in hair spray?
Gotcha.

 

[UserNameless]

So?
They just wanted a reason and a way to incorporate two "cool" words in they bullshyt song and it sounds dumb because this not 1880's and everybody know what finesse mean now and why they using it.

Honestly don’t think any of the “urban” audience is deconstructing the usage that way... but it probably does trigger a subconscious reference ...and the mainstream audience has no clue about the more recent, non traditional definition ... and the ones who do, as you said, think it’s cool just to say the word and don’t care... soif the usage of “finesse” in the hook is that intentional then I can’t hate ... it’s brilliant

 

[RammerJammer]

Now people mad at Bruno Mars, how did people feel about Jon B in the 90s, is this just another case of fake outrage?

 

[Jhoon]

Listeners listen. The execs are the gatekeepers that allow listeners to decide. A listener can only listen to what the execs allow to be played and promoted. There are cats like me that get hip to indie artist thru websites blogs message boards social media word of mouth etc but most people still look towards mainstream media outlets for new artist and or music

The problem is we are 15% of the population and we aren’t satisfied with appealing to our culture. We are always looking to crossover. Of course crossing over means expanding the market place.

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

But Bruno always admits where he got his whole style from so this kind of stupid. Hes never denied that his style is from Morris Day, Bobby Brown, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. He even went in a magazine and gave all the props to black music.

Black people don't want to be honest with themselves. They let the R&B genre go to shyt and Bruno(an outsider) built his style around the greatest sounds of R&B and now they're salty. Shouldn't of been letting Usher get away with making strip club songs and Chris Brown sing about unloyal hoes. That 80's R&B sound would still be not in use if Bruno wasn't using it so whats the point of being mad about it?

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

So you're going to quote me and flat-out ignore why I posted that can? The current way we use that word has zero to do with that song.

I guess what I'm tryna say is, that was a stupid thing to nitpick and it shows how nikkas love grasping at straws to try to boost their already questionable points.

These internet philosophers are hilarious. Using the word, finesse, more correct than slang definition is a knock on Bruno Mars. Smh. I can’t with people.