wouldyoufindme:

munksrevolution:

hip-hop-zombie:

slxcc:

alwaysbewoke:

Black creative geniuses like Sister Rosetta Tharpe is why it hurts me that BLACK PEOPLE think Rock & Roll is “white people music.” We invented all of it. Rock & Roll is so Black that white people drained every drop of Blackness out of it and called what remained Metal. That’s how much Rock & Roll is Black music.

Don’t let white people and their “Elvis created Rock & Roll” nonsense fool you. Rock & Roll IS Black music. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, don’t deny or forget that it’s OURS.

I never knew this

even what is known as metal is derived from Jimi Hendrix

And punk is sourced from a band called Death, who existed 7 years prior to the Ramones

To be honest, if you don’t know that rock and roll comes from black culture, you’re incredibly ignorant. First of all, it stems from the blues, which we all know originated in black communities in the south from slavery. Second, have none of you heard of Chuck Berry??? Or Big Mama Thornton? She was the first to record “Hound Dog”, later popularized by Elvis. One of the first rock songs ever recorded was “Rocket 88″ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, who were all black. There are so many other early rock songs by black musicians, and of course great blues artists that remain prominent such as Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf. The reason rock and roll was seen as so edgy when it emerged in the 50s was because it was to 50s society. It was about sex and it came from black communities, so obviously the youth loved it, and the older generations where horrified. Much like popular rap etc today. It makes me really sad and kind of pissed that a lot of black people see rock as white music, when it’s not. Music is for anyone anyway, but I think rock and roll is one of the best things introduced from black culture, and it’s a shame more aren’t aware of that, because it’s something to be seriously proud of.