Hip Hop has given in to white supremacy. The main factors in determining success of music slowly shifted from relatability to marketability. It’s no longer about whether or not people feel the songs produced. What matters now is whether or not it can be widely sold. “If you do great things, as descendants of an African everything will come to you”. David Banner explains how the music industry consists of an ongoing cycle of making sure that there is white support because that is what generations have defined as success. He also explains that if black people learn to love themselves, they would no longer have to look to white for approval. I completely agree with these ideas. I think black people have internalized the hate that is projected towards them through racism. Although teaching black people to love themselves can help this issue, I do not think that black people will truly love themselves until racism is diminished. It is extremely difficult to yell “I’m black and I’m proud” if this same blackness can cause you your life. Although the black community may not need white approval to be successful, they may need it to feel safe.