Episode 30 - Cultural Appropriation in Music (The Bruno Mars Debate)

Is Bruno Mars using his racial ambiguity to cross cultural genres? On this episode, Bryan came across an interview on CNN that featured an African American student calling Bruno Mars out for cultural appropriation. According to her, he uses his racial ambiguity to sing in genres that don't belong to him, thus allowing him to steal grammys from artists like Jay-Z and Beyonce. Naturally, we make fun of this and then break down the "facts." Is there any foundation in this or is this student just looking for something to complain about? Find out on this episode of Topicocalypse. As always, you can find us on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Podcasts.com, YouTube and other great podcasting outlets. You can also find us on social media at Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We hope you enjoy!