September 17, 201511 yr Is Nick Brewer the new Professor Green? It's a fair comparison and the UK probably needs a new white male rapper now that Professor Green's success is dwindling. He'll never be as good though!
September 17, 201511 yr It's a fair comparison and the UK probably needs a new white male rapper now that Professor Green's success is dwindling. He'll never be as good though! Not to mention Plan B retreating from the limelight and Devlin going back underground. UK labels have been accused of promoting white rappers because they're 'safer' to market and are less threatening to their audience.
September 17, 201511 yr Not to mention Plan B retreating from the limelight and Devlin going back underground. UK labels have been accused of promoting white rappers because they're 'safer' to market and are less threatening to their audience. Less threatening? In what way?!
September 17, 201511 yr Less threatening? In what way?! Black youth culture in this country is portrayed as violent by the media at large and this influences A LOT of people, whether they know it or not. This basically means that given a choice between an equally talented black or white urban artist, a UK label will almost always choose the white artist as they are marketable to a larger audience. There's countless examples of this! Or have you noticed when artists like Wiley or Skepta were on major labels they released watered down music? That's because their normal grime was considered too threatening to a wider audience. Is it coincidence that German Whip was from a white artist? Bet if Meridian Dan was black, it wouldn't have received mainstream support no matter how much the tune banged! Sorry for the rant, but it's something I feel strongly about. :lol:
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