The legacy of minstrelsy is still very much so alive. Rap has been known as “black music” and while music is for everyone, it was understood that only black people rap. Suddenly this has changed. There is a new era of white “soundcloud rappers.” A white soundcloud rapper is a white boy who thinks that because they can talk fast to a pre-made beat, it makes them rappers. These “rappers” typically have dreads and have that persona of a “thug,” the same persona we discussed 50 Cent having when promoting his music. While some white people look down on black people who listen to rap and “act like thugs” they are now promoting these white boys pretending to be black. While most people who are promoting these white soundcloud rappers are doing it because it’s funny because they can’t rap, it still is giving them fame and money. And at the same time, these white kids listen to rap music solely because they think it’s funny for white people to listen to “black music.” I think this is stupid because music isn’t for people, while different kinds of people could connect more with different kinds of music, everything is for everyone, especially music.