So - what will Trump’s last tone-deaf, offensive statement that alienates another group of folks before the election be?
Today, apparently, CNN is reporting that he demonstrated more cultural cluelessness after Hillary had that benefit concert featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé:
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Sarasota, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump on Monday mocked hip-hop music as he once again criticized the performance Jay Z and Beyonce delivered at a rally for Hillary Clinton, asking whether it was “talking or singing.”
“The language is so bad and as they were singing – singing right? Was it talking or singing? Right? But the language was so bad,” Trump said Monday during his first of five rallies the day before Election Day.
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His willingness to not only not court, but to offend different groups just boggles my mind.
It’s like he’s doing a bit that was dated in 1990, much less a quarter century later.
He probably thinks Jay-Z is some niche figure instead of one of the best-selling artists of all time and second only to the Beatles for #1 albums in the US.
It will be funny six or more months after the election when Trump is trying to rebuild his brand and pretend that he never said anything that he said on the campaign trail.
What’s amazing is that Trump and Russell Simons are apperantly really good friends. You would think he would have a little understanding of the popularity of Hip hop at least.
He’s not my favorite rapper at all. But Empire State of Mind, 99 Problems, and Dirt Off Your Shoulder are all much better tracks and much more representative of his talent.
If you’re looking to be wowed by the artistic merit of hip-hop (you seem a little skeptical), you might spend some time with the Roots or Kendrick Lamar.
“Is it talking or singing?” would maybe be a reasonable thing to say about rap (though it’s a dilemma easily resolved just by calling what they’re doing “rapping”), but if you’re talking about hip-hop and artists like Beyoncé, it doesn’t even make any sense. Beyoncé is singing.