The fact that Yo Yo Ma is playing Bach’s Cello Suites is how he gives credit as opposed to Yo Yo Ma playing and getting credit for Yo Yo Ma’s (but clearly influenced by to the point of being Bach’s) Cello Suites. It becomes appropriation when not only is minimal credit given to the originator but, in some cases, those…

It kind of makes me LOL that Elvis is always held up as a paragon of like, I dunno, artistry or musicianship? He was a pop dude, dude. It's okay, he made some really good pop, people!

historically speaking (post-industrialization) unionization is the only way workers have been able to successfully improve their lot and maintain those improvements over time.

He intended to drive recklessly on a public thoroughfare and now 3 people are dead.

Intentionally driving in such a way that it showed a callous disregard for the safety of others or the consequences of his actions. Hope he rots.

So are you saying you want more lenient punishment for street racing that kills someone, or harsher punishment for dudes that beat up their wives? Both?

A reasonable individual could have predicted a street race to end in death or property destruction. Clearly he was ok with the consequences. In the end he is directly responsible for the deaths of 3 people..it’s mostly to show others they’re not soft on accidental death due to disregard.

“My generation’s pop culture bullshit was real, man! This generation’s pop culture bullshit is just pop culture bullshit, man!”

You’re so boring and your argument is so unoriginal. Do better.

There’s only one way to culturally approriate music as an artist - by claiming to be the inventor of it.

Speaking as a middle aged white guy for me personally.... I genuinely like Macklemore and have from the first song I heard by him. His bubble-gum music is easily accessible, largely due to Ryan Lewis considerable talent at making a catchy tune. Then he whips a bit of deeper message here and there, like “Starting…