“Politics is work. Hiphop is music. The idea that hiphop, because it makes the body feel good to move to it and it makes the soul feel good to hear out angry young black men, can be transmuted into changing the world is narcotic but nonsensical. Wherever hiphop is ever "going," we can be sure it will not be in a constructive direction, anymore than fashions in the color of cars. And it shouldn't "concern" us in the least.”
Quote by John H. McWhorter
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John H. McWhorter
John H. McWhorter is a renowned linguist born in the United States in 1965. His research spans a wide range of linguistic fields, particularly focusing on language change, language contact, and language extinction. McWhorter's works cover areas from historical linguistics to sociolinguistics, making significant contributions to our understanding of linguistic diversity and language evolution. more
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