Jay-Z: 'Hip-Hop Has Done More Than Any Politician To Improve Race Relations'

J-Banks · 03-20-2009, 08:32 PM

Jay-Z: 'Hip-Hop Has Done More Than Any Politician To Improve Race Relations'
'This generation is the least racist generation ever,' Jay tells Best Life magazine.

Jay-Z believes the influence that he and his peers have had on society goes beyond simply entertaining and showing people fresh new dances, the fliest clothes or high-priced luxury items.

In the new issue of Best Life magazine, the Brooklyn-born mogul speaks about the powerful effect hip-hop has had on the country.

"[Hip-hop] has changed America immensely," Hov is quoted in the magazine as saying. "Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations."

"Racism is taught in the home ... and it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg," Jay continued. "It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me?' "

Jay — who was voted one of the MTV News Brain Trust Greatest MCs of All Time and has appeared on our Hottest MCs in the Game lists — says he sees the tolerance first-hand whenever he hangs out.

"That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever," Jay told the magazine. "You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, enjoying the same music."

So what new music is Young Hova working on? The long-awaited Blueprint 3, of course. Jay and Kanye West started crafting the project last year. Jay says he still doesn't have a release date.

"I made a bunch of songs," Jay told us last month during NBA All-Star Weekend. He hosted the star-studded Sprite Green "Two Kings" dinner and afterparty with LeBron James. "We're gonna get in the studio and get down to what's supposed to be on the album and when. Right now, Kanye is making a new batch of music that's going to be phenomenal, and at the end of the day, when it's ready for the people, then we'll serve it up."

Source: MTV

Cuda_Bang_88 · 03-20-2009, 10:12 PM

I agree but I wouldnt say its primarily due to hip hop

TeGo · 03-20-2009, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuda_Bang_88

I agree but I wouldnt say its primarily due to hip hop

he didn't say it was primarily due to hip hop..

he said "Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations."

:/

snoopeastwood · 03-20-2009, 10:42 PM

hiphop hasn't done anything to improve race relations, and if anything it probably made it worse

MakaveIi · 03-20-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by snoopeastwood

hiphop hasn't done anything to improve race relations, and if anything it probably made it worse

Yeah, since we have segregation & slavery again.

Smithilberry · 03-21-2009, 12:13 AM

"This generation is the least racist generation ever"... word, without a doubt... ive been sayin that... bein a racist is easily a minority opinion nowadays (n its mostly the older people only, not people under 30 or even 40)... i could actually see hip hop bein a factor in it too... obviously not the only factor but a factor nonetheless...

Smithilberry · 03-21-2009, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TeGo

he didn't say it was primarily due to hip hop..

he said "Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations."

:/

well, i gotta admit, to me it also seems like "has done more" pretty much translates to "primarily"

AUTHENTICakaATT · 03-21-2009, 09:20 AM

honestly for todays society and todays generations yes it was the primary force

Snapper · 03-21-2009, 10:51 AM

. . . . . . . . Real Talk

LawrenceSouljah · 03-21-2009, 05:44 PM

Hip Hop gave it a good push for the new generation, lets say that.

Majcip · 03-21-2009, 07:03 PM

Jay-Z is one of the best rappers out here. Dude is a legend and that what he said is fucking true I think. Real talk.

anzee11 · 03-22-2009, 01:43 AM

.. and there is some Hip Hop that pushed us back a couple of hundred years because of coonery.

good game · 03-22-2009, 02:31 AM

What up tho....

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