[Thurifer the Censer]

Tl:dr It's racist for a white boy to start singing black music and it's racist for him to stop....Ya can't win...

[EEGator]

"I was born a poor Black child..."

[Theophilus]

Please

[SkyPilot]

Most recently, hip-hop artist Post Malone pushed this narrative in an interview where he said, “If you’re looking for lyrics, if you’re looking to cry, if you’re looking to think about life, don’t listen to Hip Hop.”

If you are looking to be a decent human being, don't listen to hip hop.

Hip hop glorifies crime, violence, rape, and encourages "snitches" to be murdered. It views morality and decency as weaknesses. It promotes selfishness as normal. It equates loud, obnoxious behavior as the ideal.

If this garbage is a "contribution" of "Black Culture" then the Bubonic Plague was a "contribution" towards overpopulation in European cities and villages.

[equaviator]

"...rebranding as a white man."

Good luck, sucker!

[867V309]

The white part I get, it’s the man part that stumps me.

[bmwcyle]

Who cares?

[Cowboy Bob]

When Michael Jackson died, so did Justin's career.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"And to be clear, without African-Americans, there would be no rock or country music as we know it either — but I digress."

This narrative is said over and over and people think it's true. Country music has it's roots in Ireland and Scotland and the last time I checked, those people are pretty white. I just have to look down at myself to know that since I'm half Irish. As for Rock and Roll, the most important thing about Rock is the guitar, can we all agree on that? Where was that invented? Not in the deep dark areas of Africa, but in Europe or possibly the Middle East.

What is fair to say is that all races have contributed to the creation of Rock and Country Music. American Blacks can uniquely claim creation of Rap, but not all this other nonsense.

[a fool in paradise]

>>For Timberlake, the pivot should be sonically natural

Yep,just add a slackjawed hick accent and “you singin’ country now, boy”.

I loathe the recording industry.

Is he gonna be hickhoppin’ about his truck, some brand of beer, and blue jeans like all of the other pop country acts of a few years ago?

[I want the USA back]

I don’t care about timberlake. I don’t care if millions of teeny-boppers have tingles going down their legs over him. I don’t care if someone calls him White or if he plays music that is often attributed to Blacks. The article is stupid.

[jmaroneps37]

And...?

[democratsaremyenemy]

I have no idea who Justin Timberlake is and i’m Proud that I don’t know.

[SunStar]

Justin Timberlake is one of the great artists of our time. I’ve really had it with these race-baiting idiot columnists.

[onedoug]

Shame. I thought he was good in “Trouble With The Curve”.

[broken_arrow1]

What color did he use to be?

[moovova]

He’s gonna have to stop grabbing black girls’ nipples.