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Black people have given a lot to American culture and cultures around the world. The filament for the light bulb, traffic lights, the air conditioning unit, jazz, the many uses out of peanut (#SeeWhatIDidThere?). And there are so many more. But lately, our additions to American life have been overlooked. Well today, I’m putting these out there for all to know and put in the record books. Someone start a Wikipedia page.
The Remix
Say what you want about him, but Diddy was right. We invented the remix. At the very least we took it to the next level like most other things. The music industry never heard of the remix before Black people started doing the damn thing. Some DJs may be taking a bit far with these 6:00 minute long remixes, but think about all the hot remixes you’ve heard. The “Grindin” remix is my favorite -- Clipse & all those reggae artists? C’mon buddy. It’s fed a lot of starving artists. Some rappers wouldn’t have a career without the remix, ahem Fabolous and Fabolous Pt. 2 aka Papoose. Neither would some R&B artists, ahem Total. Either way, tell your ear buds to thank us later. Drizzy.
Past:
Present:
The Fist Bump and Many Other Handshakes
Barack and Michelle may have brought it to the forefront, but our penchant for interesting handshakes has always been there. Whether we hit folks with the “black hand side”, “daps”, the hand slap hug, Jay’s three clap salute to those double-jointed or whatever choreographed handshakes these kids are doing now, we’ve always killed the game. Even CEOs are giving each other daps after killing a boardroom presentation. Let it be known, we made the handshake fun. Respect it.
Style, Steez or Swag …If that’s what you want to call it
Way before GQ, before Style Magazine before Complex, Black men were killing it with the zoot suits. Eff the Europeans. We start trends from New York City to Miami to those dudes out in Cali. America would still be wearing their jeans on their navels if it weren’t for us. We need to find a happy medium, but hey, it’s a start. And it’s not just the gear, we’ve demonstrated that certain je ne sais quoi that many have tried to replicate over the years. It’s no coincidence that the most popular musicians are carbon copies of Black predecessors. Don’t believe me? Ask Justin Timberlake. Or better yet, Elvis.
I rest my case.
I’m sure there are plenty more, but I have to hop on a flight and start a new trend in a small struggling city. What do you have to add to the record books. Do you agree with what I listed? Let’s have some fun today!
Trendy not Fancy,
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This is the cutest post lol… nice one Seattle
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The head nod. (along with the dap) lol
#ExcuseMyIgnorance for I don’t let thou showeth often but the term “Brothah/sistah” Everyone uses it now. From the blacks to the yellows, reds oranges, yellows, etc. Everyone is jiggy with that now.
I’ll be back with more later lol
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Oh yeah! Rhythm! We invented it back home [Africa] and perfected it for everyone else once brought overseas. I’m just saying. America would be lawst without it.
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Nickerz Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 6:13 am
Girl.. it’s not an invention if you were born with it..
we got it naturally…
#Pow
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Sudoku Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Born with? Sike! I know too many colored folk who have none down to their pinky toes
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Soul food? I could eat some shrimp & grits right now!
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Wu Young Agent of M.E. Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 9:45 am
“Shrimp & grits” They sell that ish like crack in Charleston!
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So I wanted to reply to Nick but my web browser is refusing to let me be great this morning. Anywho… I agree Nick. If you were born-with it, it doesn’t make the list. LOL. We are so gracious w/ our god-given talents we’ve even tried to teach the 2520s but some of them refuse to learn. LOL.
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We made up too many terms for “brother” or “sister”. How about “dun”, “shun”, “son”, “homie”, “ace boon”, “bai”, “slime”, “five” and the list goes on….
We invented making utter BS that we have in the cabinets into a 5 course meal. I seent it
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But wait, do ya see Kim when she was still pretty? And all these clowns in jerseys and Styles in a overalls lmao. Lil Cease was still w/ a puff lol
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Good post Seattle
Don’t forget all the hot dances. This post reminds me of the line “Everybody wants to be a n*gga but nobody wants to be a n*gga” Where is the credit man!!!
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diiiiiiiiiddy.
sorry. i’ll stop now.
It’s so funny because yesterday I was sitting on the sidelines between man how creative of a people we are and ugh- we need to take a break.
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Dear America,
You’re Welcome for Hip Hop. No charge.
-The West Indies
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Nickerz Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 10:09 am
you’re crazy…
oh..
mi did link up mi sound man an im say a shabba..
di chune wha yu did ask mi fah…
mi will see if di record deh bout.. but if yu cyann find it inna NY.. den mi nuh know wha fi seh.. Florida nuh really betta dan deh so…
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The Honorable and Rather Articulate Award Winning RightCoastLexSteele, LLC, Dark as the Night that covers me Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Im kno seh di proppa name ah di tune? Mi ah look every whe and cyan find di tune name…mi try link one ah di yute dem from dancehallreggae.com and dem only know di lyrics but nuhbody know di song name…mi sure dem if mi look ah NYC mi can find it, but mi nuh live inna NYC, yuh see mi?
Translation for the Yankees:
Nickerz, do you have any Grey Poupon?
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Nickerz Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
mi did tink seh a NY yu di deh.. mi sarry..
mek mi check.. mi will call im..
mi know seh yu tink mi did fi-get
mi deh pon di case.. im nah ansah im phone…
lata… Nick
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Little Miss Sunshine Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
i actually sat here and sounded this entire conversation out.
I need a work project.
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L. Dejean Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
trying to read that…i’m glad Trini’s speak proper English!
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The Honorable and Rather Articulate Award Winning RightCoastLexSteele, LLC, Dark as the Night that covers me Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Mi liv ah NY still, but mi bout 4 hours away, yuh see it…so ’bout di same time it tek fi drive from Tampa dung ah Miami ah how long it tek mi fi reach ah NYC, and most ah mi bredrin ah NYC nuh too hype pan di sound clash ting.
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Nickerz Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
@Miss Sunshine.. LOL.. you need a work project for real!!
@Lex
mi see it star…. soon come wid di ansah..
if im ave it.. LOX!!
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We are the flava in America’s, dare I say the world, not just hip hop’s batter, have been for centuries. It’d be bland as he11 without our ALL seasonsing. garnishings, and spices. Heavily borrowed from, LOL, constantly imitated but never duplicated!!!!!!
By the time the masses do catch on to one thing, we on to the next—-> and the beat goes on.
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We changed the hair game too:
Caesars, braids, tapers, lce fronts, extensions, bangs, dax, sporting waves, you name it, we FLIPPED it!
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The Honorable and Rather Articulate Award Winning RightCoastLexSteele, LLC, Dark as the Night that covers me Reply:
July 27th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Don’t forget that Luster’s Pink son.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLXYXyAgJTY
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Great post…We gave America culture…#period #thatisall
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