Have there ever been any successful Black Culture Vultures?

[UpAndComing]

All I keep seeing is other races come into Black Culture steal money, basically performing as a cultural Blackface, then eventually go back to their roots

So which Black celebrity infiltrated a Non-Black culture, and was hugely successful doing it? All I could think about is the Black dude from Hootie and the Blowfish

 

[the elastic]

All I could think about is the Black dude from Hootie and the Blowfish

Somebody tell him

 

[Devilinurear]

Wayne Brady
Oj simpson
Tiger woods

 

[keond]

Teena Marie

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Wu Tang Clan?

 

[Brolic]

Vin Diesel

 

[Low End Derrick]

 

[Fill Collins]

So which Black celebrity infiltrated a Non-Black culture, and was hugely successful doing it? All I could think about is the Black dude from Hootie and the Blowfish

George Bridgetower, Charley Pride, Jimi Hendrix, and most of TV on the Radio come to mind

 

[tyfireman15]

Darius Rucker

 

[Roid Jones]

Dwayne Johnson

 

[⠀X ⠀]

George Bridgetower, Charley Pride, Jimi Hendrix, and most of TV on the Radio come to mind

Which culture did he infiltrate and how did he do it?

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

Which culture did he infiltrate and how did he do it?

Folks don't know their music history, which is understandable since they habe successfully whitewashed rock, country, and edm.

 

[Fill Collins]

Which culture did he infiltrate and how did he do it?

That hippie culture, listen to any of his albums and you'll find out

He was playing his ass off in the chitlin circuit for YEARS and got big in England

 

[King Poetic]

Kid Rock from coming in rockin wit run dmc and jay z and others

To later take his ass the country sound and hanging in the White House wit trump

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

Rock and Roll
Rhythm and Blues
Country
Jazz
Pop
Disco
Funk
Hip Hop
Reggae
Calypso

All were born in black culture so we really can't be vultures

“God created black people and black people created style.”

— George C. Wolfe