Is it fair to say that, in addition to all the reasons you name in your article for why Jay Z and Kanye are great, the fact that they cross racial lines is also a factor? I feel like TI is more well known in the black community, while Jay and Kanye have huge followings among non blacks.

I agree. There maybe was a time when I personally liked their viewpoints and thought their content was beneficial to the community, but these days, their platform does more hard than good, and I say this as someone who listens to A lot of Charlamagne’s ‘Brilliant Idiots’ podcast with Andrew Schulz.

Nicely done!

these little scrubbing cloths

Gosh...this I agree with! Once I was onwork travel with a white co-worker to a predominantly Muslim country. We decided to go visit their markets and this lady came out of her room in a strapless top and shorts...talking about it was too hot to wear anything else. She refused to change even after being told it was not…