Social media commentator Lippy sparked social media uproar by suggesting that black artists in the UK Underground scene “fumbled the underground ting”.
This is in reference to rumours that Liverpool artist EsDeeKid signed to Capitol Records for a whopping $30M:
Many believe that the ‘4 Raws’ hitmaker was signed for such a high sum due to him being white and more marketable to UK and international audiences.
Some disagreed with Lippy saying that non-black musicians have long benefitted from using a ‘Black sound’ for decades and that it isn’t necessarily a ‘Fumble’.
Another commentator stated that his analysis was poor due to the fact that some of these artists would likely blow up if they were white.
Another X user stated that the real issue isn’t black underground artists fumbling but racism and colourism in the music scene.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree with his rhetoric or does the scene have an issue with pushing black music and people.
