Why is Watching White People Cover Rap Songs Using Acoustic Guitars so Nauseating?

On the one hand, this is a funny list. On the other hand, this seems like a low point in terms of the 'ha-ha white people' humor I keep seeing about here.

The article posted recently about how 'White people love rap music but don't care about black people' was insightful because it highlighted a gap between our (white people; I include myself because I am white) ability to appreciate rap music and understanding where it comes from. I can say that To Pimp a Butterfly was a fantastic album about the exploitation of black individuals and musicians, but I also have to realise that I am detracted from it; Kendrick speaks about black identity in a way I may never be able to sufficiently appreciate or empathise with. Ergo, I shouldn't treat it as just a good album, but an educational experience.

This article, on the other hand, making baseless assertions about people who cover rap songs on a guitar

these waspy kids think they're releasing some kind of hidden beauty that you couldn't already find in the originals.

This could literally be applied to any cover of a song from any band; what right do I have to do a cover of 'Epilogue' by Antlers when I've never lost a loved one to cancer? The fact that the writer is white seems a bit ironic and disturbing considering that he really does just insult these people based on their voice, dress sense, and facial expressions conveying him as kind of a bully. Obviously it's the internet and I can give him the benefit of the doubt of being detracted from these people, but as a show of journalism it's pretty poor game.

tl;dr: shit clickbait article that contributes nothing to rap discourse

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