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He's such a deeply
problematic figure, because he really extends
this long and troubling history of appropriation
in popular music where Black artists innovate, and then white artists
come along and stylize, and then receive greater
financial renumeration, and greater critical acclaim
problematic figure, because he really extends
this long and troubling history of appropriation
in popular music where Black artists innovate, and then white artists
come along and stylize, and then receive greater
financial renumeration, and greater critical acclaim
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He's such a deeply
problematic figure,
00:00:02.005 --> 00:00:07.166
because he really extends
this long and troubling history
00:00:07.249 --> 00:00:09.416
of appropriation
in popular music
00:00:09.005 --> 00:00:11.625
where Black artists innovate,
00:00:11.708 --> 00:00:13.458
and then white artists
come along and stylize,
00:00:13.541 --> 00:00:16.084
and then receive greater
financial renumeration,
00:00:16.166 --> 00:00:18.125
and greater critical acclaim.
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Movie Summary
An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
