Commonplace #3: Only African-Americans listen to Hip-Hop.
"Even though there are increasing numbers of white hip hop fans, many people still viewed the music's consumers as predominantly black (Herold)."
Despite popular belief, African-Americans are not the only listeners, and in some areas not the majority of listeners, of hip-hop music. Hip-Hop has become so mainstream, many countries around the world have decided to put their own "twist" on hip-hop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWgXUj-wiCQ
The fact that some people are still labeling hip-hop music as a genre listened to by only one ethnicity is very ignorant to me. The above link to a clip of the Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival proves that the community of hip-hop supporters has become very much diverse. Hip-hop is much deeper than just music, it has become a way for people, sometimes people in different countries, to connect with each other.
Sources:
Kathy Herold. Hip Hop Songs and Black Racism. Jun. 2010. Web.
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