Malcolm Jamal-Warner Feels Hip-Hop Has Become ‘Anti-Black’
The Cosby Show alum, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is not too happy with hip-hop these days. In a recent interview, he discloses that he feels that “our Black music has become anti-Black” with the constant use of the n-word in songs.
The actor appeared on Peachtree TV’s “Monica Pearson One on One” to discuss his thoughts on not only hip-hop but also Black music. The constant use of the n-word, and messages filled with “misogyny, murder, mayhem and disrespect of fellow Black people” cheapens the music that is being put out today, according to Warner.
“Unfortunately, the success of hip-hop is predicated upon the anti-Blacks.”
“When you listen to the Hip-Hop that gets the exposure, conscious hip-hop isn’t getting exposure. The messages that are getting the exposure are misogyny, murder, mayhem, and disrespect of fellow Black people. That’s not all the hip-hop that exists.”
Warner makes a point to mention that in most hip-hop music you may hear these days, at least in popular songs, you are bound to hear the n-word being used in the record.
“You can’t have a popular Hip-Hop song without using the n-word.”
“Our Black music has somehow become anti-Black and it’s been so normalized that it gets right by us.”
“The conditioning, the programming is so powerful.”
He goes on to explain his love/hate relationship with hip-hop. Being an old fan of the genre, Warner considers himself a hip-hop purist.
Actor Malcolm Jamal Warner says Hip-Hop has become anti Black and that the messages in Hip Hop that get exposure are misogyny, murder, mayhem, and disrespect of fellow Black people.
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This isn’t the first time that Warner has expressed his discomfort with today’s Black music.
TMZ caught up with him in May during the peak of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and spoke to him about the battle and hip-hop in general. He expressed his disappointment with the genre and stated then that the bad elements of the culture have been normalized. Specifically, rappers calling each other the N-word, and the subject matter that appears in a lot of rap songs tends to cater to either “murkin’” somebody, selling and/or taking drugs, and misogyny.
Warner pointed out that the music could have balance and not be negative most of the time. He blames the media for focusing on the ignorant side of hip-hop. He said that attention should be given to music played in underground circles that is dope, which also promotes positivity and is not viewed in such a negative way.
Warner ended by pointing out that the music could have a balance and not be negative most of the time. He blames the media for focusing on the ignorant side of hip-hop. He said that attention should be given to music being played in underground circles that is dope and promotes positivity and is not viewed in such a negative way.
Malcolm Jamal-Warner Feels Hip-Hop Has Become ‘Anti-Black’
