Thought after watching "Graffiti Rock and Other Delights"

[urbpan]

Isn't it overdue for African Americans to invent a new kind of music that totally changes the culture again?

Comments

[teratologist.livejournal.com]

They did, but they're waiting to tell anyone else until after the record companies die off.

[buboniclou.livejournal.com]

No, they're going to redo emo instead.

[montacute.livejournal.com]

wait, i'm confused. which are you counting as the most recent invention/epoch? can you provide a timeline?

(also, i feel like it's less "invent" than "develop" or "evolve." que no?)

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I'm not qualified to be a music historian but the main inventions I can see are: Blues --> Jazz --> Rock and Roll --> Hip Hop -->?
I don't know how to fit in genres like gospel, soul, r+b, but I see them as less important, at least as far as impact on mainstream culture goes.

[weofodthignen]

Waayyyyy overdue. They've stuck us with hiphop for how long now?

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