When Rhythm and Blues music first began, essentially all of the artists were African American, as was the audience receiving the music. In a white-dominated society, these artists found it difficult to spread their blend of soulful vocals and hip-hop beats to a large audience . Because of this societal segregation, R&B music remained "Black" music for many years. As white society slowly became acquainted with Rhythm and Blues, and consequently the music was exposed to a larger audience, R&B exploded onto the music scene. Zondra Hughes, in her EBONY article Are Whites Stealing Rhythm and Bl...

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Music has always had political overtones, starting way back when songs were written in honor of kings and other rulers. ... Where Hercules used his strength to save people and fight monsters, Bob Dylan fought indirectly for the rights of horrible singers to sing pop music, as well as the subjects of his protests songs. ... Songs such as "Holy Wars" and "Looking Down the Cross" served as a question of religion and, especially in "Holy Wars" described the abuse of religion and the warring it causes. Other songs like "Hangar 18" show a mistrust for the government, an attitude also reflected in...

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