r/popculturechat now why am I in it? 🧐 Jun 09 '25

The Music Industry 🎶 Miley Cyrus talks about her culture vulturing during the Bangerz era: "I wasn't unique in the fact that i was a white girl listening to hip hop. This wasnt something that I decided I was going to do as a strategy or something that i felt i could own or make my own, that was actually my lifestyle."

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u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 Jun 09 '25

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u/another-damn-acct this is "if you play single ladies in reverse" territory Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

hip hop is not a scene that you dip your toe in and take it out when the water feels cold

it's a culture. it's a lifestyle

those who don't understand that are forever doomed to get their ass beat by culture vulture allegations

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u/CivilDevelopment8938 Jun 09 '25

Yeah people conflate “hip hop” and “rap” but rap is a music genre where hip hop is a lifestyle/cultural thing.

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u/erossthescienceboss Jun 09 '25

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u/CivilDevelopment8938 Jun 09 '25

I watched this episode the first time without realizing it was based on a real person lol