IllmaticDelta
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Jamaican slang
jamaican slang has had nowhere the same influence and widespread, crossover appropriation as afram slang
Jamaican slang
Who outside of the Caribbeans actually gives a fukk about reggae?
BIG's influence pales in comparison to Tupac's influence and I respect Usain Bolt but people only give a fukk about his sport once every 4 years
African Americans the most influential people by far, sorry! We're your favorite black people's favorite black people.
Remember AA population is like 40 million, while Jamaica is just under 3 million.In relation to their population Jamaicans have been very influential. AAs are a close 2nd.
Did someone really say Toronto street culture?Toronto street culture?![]()
Did someone really say Toronto street culture?
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I'm not comparing them
I'm not that well traveled but the only food I've seen in the countries I've been to are fast food (McD, BK KFC etc.) and burger joints
My cousins abroad have no idea what grits or jumbayaa etc are (I didn't know until a couple years ago myself)
I don't k ow anything about the history of fashion so you'll have to school me
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Duke Ellington and his band wear wool overcoats and tailored dress to signify celebrity status, Los Angeles, 1934. Courtesy of Bettmann/CORBIS.
From Duke Ellington’s houndstooth blazer to Billie Holiday’s signature gardenias, jazz musicians and singers throughout history have used fashion to challenge stereotypes of race, class and gender.
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic.
Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress. Including a wide variety of case studies, ranging from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and popular style.
Jamaica is a Commonwealth state and 51℅ of the population wants to return to British rule. There's a huge Jamaican diaspora in America, and no Americans in Jamaica, other than culturally American brehs who got deported after living in the US since infancy.
Get deposited on an island, have a US puppet cac President from Boston named Edward Seaga in recent history, brehs.
the irony ..Watch how all the island nikkas from around the world, "Afro" latinos and these African cats link up like voltron
All of them are insecure when it comes to African Americans they all the opps too