Who will provide the education, opportunity and funding to smart black kids who have great ideas but lack the connections?
Due to cultural influences, the average 18-year-old black male believes that it’s more realistic to buy studio time; come up with a sensational hook; release a mixtape to build a fan base; and hope to get signed by Def Jam, Interscope or Atlantic Records.
We’re still looking for the Jackie Robinson of the recent social media boom of the last decade.
Until young blacks have a real opportunity to make a major impression in the field, blacks in the hip-hop culture will continue to perform on stage while their peers of other races are discussing the next billion-dollar idea at SXSW.
