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Kamala Harris declares hip-hop the ultimate 'American Art Form' at historic event
2023-09-10
[GEO.TV] Kámala Harris
Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, now a senatrix from California former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful, and Joe Biden's wing nut...
, the vice president of the United States of America, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the hip-hop music genre on Saturday as she invited some of the acclaimed rappers from Lil Wayne to Slick Rick to perform at the "first-ever hip-hop house party at the office of the vice president of the US."

She celebrated the anniversary of the music genre in a star-studded event held at her home in Washington, D.C., and it was attended by music greats like Common, Doug E. Fresh, and Fat Joe.

Addressing the audience at the occasion, Harris declared hip-hop the ultimate art form, saying, "Hip-hop is the ultimate American art form. Hip-hop now shapes nearly every aspect of America’s popular culture, and it reflects the incredible diversity and ingenuity of the American people."

She continued that hip-hop creates something entirely new by combining rhythms from different regions, including the Continent of Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harris declared that hip-hop has an ethos of power, purpose, pride, ambition, aspiration, strength, and self-determination.

Several stars, including Jeezy, Remy Ma, D-Nice, Wale, Black Alley Band, Saba, and Lil Wayne, performed at the event. Lil Wayne concluded the event by performing his hits A Milli, Mrs. Officer, and Uproar and remarking, "Thank you for inviting me. I appreciate this."

Posted by:Fred

#18  In 1957 "Rock Around The Clock" was nailed as obscene and dirty....

We danced in the theater in Newport.....
Posted by: crazyhorse   2023-09-10 23:33  

#17  it's time someone did

The Time the Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of 2 Live Crew
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-09-10 19:02  

#16  Re "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" as rap; they really need to listen to Charlie Daniel's first hit song, "Uneasy Rider". More like rap: no melody at all, just talkin'. With the added bonus that the narrator is blowin a joint in the first stanza.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-09-10 16:48  

#15  As Ray Charles said, "Rap ain't music".
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-09-10 16:26  

#14  I miss Motown.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-09-10 15:40  

#13  She can do the baloney blow.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-09-10 14:58  

#12  Granny Kamala can't dance but can she twerk?
Posted by: Enver Slager8035   2023-09-10 13:31  

#11  Rap/hiphop are music of the apocalypse.
Posted by: no mo uro   2023-09-10 12:59  

#10  #3 - I've heard the same.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-09-10 10:31  

#9  I would've gone with Motown myself but unlike Kamala, I have a little taste in music.
Posted by: Raj   2023-09-10 09:28  

#8  Did they know when "rap" was being first developed that the "rap sheet" was going to be an integral part, or did that come later?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-09-10 07:13  

#7  "Lil Wayne concluded the event by performing his hits A Milli..."

(A few of A Milli lyrics)
I'm a venereal disease like a menst**** bleed
Through the pencil, and leak on the sheet of the tablet in my mind
'Cause I don't write sh*t, 'cause I ain't got time
'Cause my seconds, minutes, hours go to the almighty dollar
And the almighty power of that ch-cha-cha-chopper
Sister, brother, son, daughter, father, mother-f**k a copper
Got the Maserati dancin' on the bridge, p***y poppin'
Tell the coppers, "Ha-ha-ha-ha"
You can't catch 'em, you can't stop 'em
I go by them goon rules, if you can't beat 'em then you pop 'em
You can't man 'em then you mop 'em
You can't stand 'em then you drop 'em
You pop 'em 'cause we pop 'em like Orville Redenbacher (ooh)
Muthaf**ka', I'm ill, yeah
Posted by: Enver Dingle4916   2023-09-10 06:20  

#6  ^Then they knock on your door at 3 am, don't say you weren't warned.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-09-10 05:43  

#5  And here all this time I thought the quintessential American art forms were Jazz, Blues and Country Music.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-09-10 04:34  

#4  Kamala Harris shows off her moves at White House party to celebrate 50th anniversary of hip-hop - only for some critics to say she dances like a GRANNY
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-09-10 02:39  

#3  There's some hilarious videos on youtube of rappers watching "The Devil went down to Georgia" and freaking out because they say it's basically rap and it's from the 1970's.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-09-10 02:33  

#2  Well she would know about all that Lord garth
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-09-10 01:18  

#1  has any reporter asked Harris about the obscenity, vulgarity, misogyny, glorification of violence in Hip Hop

it's time someone did
Posted by: lord garth    2023-09-10 00:25  

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