Dr. Umar Johnson is thought for his sturdy opinions and talent to each enlighten and infuriate those that select to debate with him. In a current look on a well-liked podcast, Dr. Umar Johnson shared his ideas on Hip-Hop and the way he feels the music and tradition haven’t helped the broader Black neighborhood.
Dr. Umar Johnson was a visitor on the Hustle Over Every part with host Alex Whitfield, and the pair received right into a spirited dialog relating to Hip-Hop that has since gone viral. Within the chat, Johnson asserts that Hip-Hop music has “betrayed Black America” after fellow visitor Mouse Jones locked horns with the famed Pan-African psychologist and educator.
Jones requested Johnson if he felt that Hip-Hop as a tradition or the trade the place it thrives was what sparked his harsh critiques. Johnson acknowledged that the tradition and trade are each chargeable for what he framed as a betrayal.
“You’re nonetheless promoting loss of life and destruction to my children whereas your children are going to $30,000 a 12 months privileged white colleges; that’s what you name a traitor,” Johnson stated. “The hip-hop neighborhood has betrayed Black America.”
Regardless of Hip-Hop’s half-century existence, Johnson doesn’t see that the music or tradition has added true worth to Black tradition general.
“You’ve been round for 50 years, the preferred music style on the earth, billions and billions of {dollars}, and all you possibly can inform me about is a number of individuals can get jobs,” Johnson shared. “That’s bullsh*t while you take a look at the price that the black neighborhood has needed to pay for Hip-Hop. A complete two or three generations of black children rising up considering the most effective factor you are able to do is be a gangster.”
With the clip of Dr. Umar Johnson and Mouse Jones debating the finer factors of Hip-Hop going viral, followers on X, previously Twitter, provided their ideas on the talk and even posted some examples to counter Johnson’s arguments. We’ve received these reactions beneath, together with the episode of Hustle Over Every part talked about above.
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