  When wiki agrees with with you then it is a great source but when it doesn't it's wack. :rolleyes: How do we know you've not edited or written the quotes above. Find another source then I'll give it consideration.  Do you know where raggae comes from? Jamaica. Not part of the US. Do you know how many white rock bands that have intergrated raggae in their music and made a fortune in the process? Hundreds! Name one black band that has intergrated any modern white rock music into black music. Can't think of one.  A few of the the white bands that have had number 1 hits with reggae are bands like UKs UB40, Swedens Ace of Base. Their first hit albut is all reggae inspired. When they tried to move away from the reggae influence the band went belly up. Am talkin about Ace of base.   Should I name rock bands that did intergrated rap into their music especially in the 80s and 90s? The list is long. This is how it and has always been. Blacks create something whites take it and intergrate in their music. Not the other round. Remember the ugly white dude who reached number 1 with a cover of mighty Sparrows calipso tune Hot Hot.  Come tommorow Emenem will be crowned king of hip hop. The spin is in motion.  I only use wikipedia as a source, when the info on wikipedia sites a good reference which seems credible. Many articles on wikipedia don't site references at all and when they do it's often some hole in the wall site that does not seem credible at all. I only use the wikipedia as a reference if it checks out. The stuff I put on here checks out:) That Thomas Sowell guy, the Black guy who even said Blacks were nearly completely assimilated to White Southern culture was right, he's Black and from North Carolina he should know, go read about him, he actually seems like a pretty straight up guy. I was reading some of his articles and things, I think I might be a fan. He's a Black guy who's opposed to affirmative action, thinks Blacks overplay the race card, he's anti Marxist/Communist, he says he's a Black conservative, sounds like a good Black role model, better than Obaaamaaa(half White) and those other cry baby race hustlers like Sharpton and Jesse Jackson(also both partially White).     I think everyone knows reggae comes from Jamaica. I hate the stuff. I hate all of the White rock and metal bands who infuse their music with reggae and rap influences also. Ace of Base?? Since when have they made reggae-ish music?? I have to admit they have some catchy songs:D I never noticed any reggae influence on the Swedish Ace of Base. What hit album from them was reggae inspired, The Sign?? Doesen't sound like it to me I'm familiar with the album.      Well.....these rappers are using samples from old rock songs for their background on their rap songs all the time these days. They always have. There was some song by that loser Lil' John that sampled aka ripped off the music from Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train. Jay Z ripped off the music from a Doors song for his beat. Rappers sample old rock tunes for their beats all of the time, they rip off White rock stars more and more everyday I always here (c)rap songs ripping off White rock songs. Puff Daddy did a song called Come With Me, and the music in the background was Led Zeppelin's Kashmir. Rappers are always ripping off White rock riffs for their beats/background to rap over. :cool: