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In hip hop these days there is an urban legend of a “culture vulture”, often hurled as a pejorative towards white rappers. This Rumplestiltskin figure weaves straw into gold by essentially selling out black culture for vast amounts of wealth.But is that reality? I mean as silly it sounds, it seems that the spectre of Vanilla Ice seems to still loom over hip hop. Just ask Post Malone who has been labeled the persona non grata du jour. How many times are we going to hear the refrain of “Mayonnaise Music!” lobbed at artists?
