If only he didn’t yell enthusiastically that one time.

Surfin USA was flat-out Sweet Little Sixteen with different lyrics. Berry didn’t just mention it, he brought legal action (and got the rights and a songwriting credit). But the Beach Boys are pretty far down the list of white bands drawing heavily from the work of black artists, and their most critically acclaimed…

Glad he won, but curious to hear him expand on his views on criminal and racial justice. His comments on supporting first responders/police seems pretty vague (e.g., people who are critical of police criminality and brutality support don’t hate police), so I want to know more about the extent to which he’s offering…

True racism is if you get within a centimeter of a minority your skin flays off to avoid possible contact. C’mon now.

Valid point. I feel like Elvis and the Rolling Stones tho are kind of up on a pedestal for a lot of white folks tho so they don’t want to admit that they stole/ripped off so much.....but they have an easier time copping to the fact that the Beach Boys ripped of Chuck Berry (especially since it was so blatant and Chuck…

Yep, a lot of folks saw the British invasion bands as untalented. Not to mention that while people remember that bands like the Beach Boys straight up stole from Black artists like Chuck Berry, a lot forget that the Rolling Stones, the Animals, etc. were just as bad if not worse with ripping off or even straight up…

This - right here - is gold.

No, this is a commonly held opinion among the old guard of black music industry icons. Ike Turner was vocally dismissive of the British Invasion bands as well.

I can understand why seeing 4 cute white boys who can’t play very well become hella famous when black musicians are working their ass off would be insulting and annoying. Hell, that still happens.

Hmmm....

Republican in the front, skinhead in the back.

Ahhh you’re bringing me back. Here in Brooklyn, I’d smell those fragrances often on Fulton Ave or Flatbush Ave on any given weekend. I can’t front, those scents just smell like....home. I get your Downy reference now. The first few times I was in MD and I passed an African vendor, it made me so home sick but I…

Janet Jackson just completed her world tour in December 2017 and it was a blast. Truly a wonderful entertainer, professional, blessed, energetic, and a nice person she is. This trool, Rappaport, needs to go hide somewhere and shut up forever.

Philadelphia police do this on purpose; they know acting like the hard asses in ferguson, cleveland etc leads to greater violence, escalations, etc. Other cities should try it sometime. Unless people are fighting or endangering lives they will NOT intervene. I have been an official observer at several mass…

Let me see, what are the responsibilities of the employee you pay $7.25/hr?...

I think that person may have been joking. But then again, in Philly, who knows. It really could be a thing.

When Hurricane Harvey was blowing through my neighborhood in Houston and everything was shut down the local Stop-N-Rob was only letting in two people at a time which I thought was kind of a dick move, making people stand outside in the rain, but I guess convenience store clerks know better than anyone where the line…

All you need to know about Fox News.

You see? This is what America really should be all about. People of all races and genders, coming together in harmony to loot a gas station and take selfies. Truly a magical moment.