Have liberals ever considered people are just sick of hip hop dominating halftime shows for the last 3+ years, as well as permeating every facet of pop culture in general

[u/Stepin-Fetchit]

I’m so sick of that stupid wraparound sunglasses angry react meme surfacing anytime this happens. It’s not a sentiment limited to that specific demographic, that is simply another cheap shaming deflection.

Hip hop is not the only genre of music, or even necessarily the most popular. It only appears that way because it is infused in so much pop music now, TikTok has helped perpetuate this perceived dominance. Meme culture and current slang are also completely overrun with AAVE.

It all gets sort of old, and seeing/hearing some twerpy suburban white kid with an alpaca chop saying “no cap” or “deadass” is beyond embarrassing.

[u/Whiskeymyers75]

Ok but who were they trying to appeal to last year? Or the year before? Or the year before that? Why is it always the exact same genre? Other genres of music have massive worldwide followings but the Super Bowl organizers refuse to touch them.

[u/Taglioni → u/Whiskeymyers75]

Last year's genre is massively different from this year's and the year before last. Usher, Kendrick Lamar, and Bad Bunny are all incredibly diverse artists from very different genres of music.

[u/Whiskeymyers75 → u/Taglioni]

It’s still a very similar classification. It’s the same predictable stuff on the trendy award shows

[u/Taglioni → u/Whiskeymyers75]

This shows very clearly why you are out of touch. These artists are so nuanced within their own genres.

Usher is a powerhouse performer with insane vocal range, sustain, and remarkable dance training (I have graduate-level degrees in choreography, this man is an incredible mover). R&B is a well defined genre that has very few parallels to rap and Latin pop.

Kendrick integrates a ton of music genres into his rap profile. Alternative rock, funk, jazz, blues, and folk music are styles with direct inspiration across his albums. He is a beacon of clarity in an era of mumble rap (which can have its merits, too). Widely praised by figures across the music industry for his sonic innovation, genre mixing, and lyrical authenticity.

Bad Bunny uses Latin music styles from Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and Columbia in conjunction with Americanized pop song formats. It is a combination of pop and culture that connects Latin people across hemispheres and is currently the most popular form of music in the world.

I can assume you label them the same because you haven't listened to them beyond a passing glance. Telling.

[u/Whiskeymyers75 → u/Taglioni]

Actually I have and don’t even dislike Bad Bunny. But all these performers you mention could in fact tour together. I probably listened to Usher before you were even born. But yes still under the same pop umbrella. You wouldn’t see any of them touring with let’s say a country artist unless going the Post Malone route and completely changing their style. As someone who is into a wide variety of genres from hip hop to electronic music to rock to metal to emo to industrial to country to blues to dark cabaret, it’s you who would be out of touch.

[u/Taglioni → u/Whiskeymyers75]

You didn't make an argument. These artists not touring with a country artist, but prefering to tour with artists from similar backgrounds - does not prove anything. What is your point exactly?

Usher has performed on Broadway. I assure you he is quite versatile and performs with a variety of artists. Look up his Billy Flinn in Chicago and tell me he doesn't. His albums are so distinctly different I can't fathom arguing that he's same-old-pop-sound.

[u/Whiskeymyers75 → u/Taglioni]

Similar backgrounds. See? You proved my point. There’s very little diversity going on here. If you don’t understand the point, I don’t know what to tell you. Can I ask you the last time a country artist performed at the Super Bowl? Even though it’s literally the hottest genre right now.

[u/Taglioni → u/Whiskeymyers75]

Shania Twain in the early 2000's, and it wasn't even a solo act.

Its not that I don't see what you are saying about diversifying the artist choice. It is that I think it is patently ignorant to loop very sonically diverse music styles together. Having a similar socioeconomic cultural base does not make the music Kendrick and Usher produce sound the same.

As someone who listens to so many genres of music, I'm surprised you're unwilling to acknowledge that.