Justin Bieber and his Eazy-E shirt
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Source: Instagram @justinbieber
Justin was also seen rocking an Eazy-E shirt this past weekend while on vacation, which also stirred up conversation amongst the hip hop community. While many made the argument that Justin was not alive when the late rapper had tragically passed away, it doesn’t take away from the singer appreciating his legacy and music. Many in hip hop have taken issue with white people trying to benefit off of embracing black culture, without being part of a lot of the big struggles that they go through. Embracing hip hop culture, however, doesn’t necessarily have to tie into that. When we think about white people’s relationship with hip hop, it can extend all the way back to the earliest years, when men like Rick Rubin were actually a huge part in what was being distributed into hip hop culture. Rubin does not have ties to the Civil Rights movement, but he is able to embrace, and be embraced, by hip hop culture as normally as any minority involved. If Justin has no ties to the Civil Rights movement or social injustices, does that still make him responsible for speaking out on it any time he wants to appreciate hip hop culture?
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