BBC 1Xtra uncovers a prolific black rock and punk scene

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BBC 1Xtra uncovers a prolific black rock and punk scene

Black music has been strategically re-titled and packaged by the music industry as 'urban'. Black artists are restrained by record companies within the confines of Hip Hop, RnB and Garage. It's 2003; was Jimi Hendrix really the last great Black rock icon we'll have?

But then Black kids only do Hip Hop, right? Wrong! This documentary reports from New York City to uncover a prolific Black Rock and Afro Punk scene that's really blowing up.

Are Hip Hop fans getting bored with urban music? A group of Hip Hop producers in downtown New York say these days Hip Hop is more about the money than good music and most of them would rather buy a Linkin Park album or listen to Coldplay.

Bands, journos and record execs thrash out whether it has the potential to shake up the music world and force an end to the industry's pigeon-holing that some say goes as far as racism.

― Jason Leigh, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Next for the BBC: we've heard there are people called 'women' who 'play' this thing called 'rock.'

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Women do it too?

I blame the Jews for all of this.

― Stupid (Stupid), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

erm, Ned, I don't think 1Xtra generally fits into that particular "idea" of "the BBC" ...

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I assume noone has heard of these bands then?

― Jason leigh, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:58 (twenty-one years ago)

People always mention Hendrix but never Bad Brains...

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

If black people don't listen to rock music, is that racism on the part of the music industry or from hip hop people who say rock is not black music and only hip hop/rnb is true to their culture? That seems to be the focus of the interview.

― Aston J, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I think this is just a ploy by 1xtra to display obviously their (already quite considerable) diversity. There's always these sorts of questions as well on their website but they still continue to play gangsta rap and grime!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

On a related topic, has anyone seen that Afropunk: The Rock n Roll N199er Experience documentary? It looked really interesting.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I assume noone has heard of these bands then?

Noone's a has-been! He probably hasn't even heard of Fishbone!

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Hip Hop is more about the money than good music and most of them would rather buy a Linkin Park album or listen to Coldplay.

THE PAIN

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Timbaland and Pharrell to thread.

― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

If this can erase the memory of fucking Living Colour I'm all for it.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

who cares - i dont care

― Dean Gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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