it's funny because here in the U.S. lots of people do feel that Jeff Mills or May are not Black music. But then these other places try to erase their ethnicity because techno artists lack the same kind of image as other urban Black music. But Detroit techno is Black. I tell people who are "afraid" of these records that if they like P-Funk they will like 313 music.
It's funny because a nice person on this list sent me an article on Jeff where he talked about the race issue. For them it's like a double-edged sword. And I can understand their frustration because it appears that they are able to succeed outside the U.S. because they "are not really Black." but within the U.S. they "are not Black enough." Stupid stereotypes and their racist insititutions never go away. I guess that's why hip-hop is so fascinating because even in some very racist countries it is still a desired cultural commodity. So that even though some Asian countries still wonder where Black people hide "their tails" they still buy Busta Rhymes CDs. disgusted, Five
