Well, yes Rap is anti-Black. Why? Because the only way black artists are represented in this genre of music is as a greasy drug dealing nigger, instead of having something of value to say. For example, compare Public Enemy's lyrics in the late 80's and early 90's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk
(Observe the unity and sense of community and pride in the video with the black community, and listen to the lyrics),
to today's rappers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IH8tNQAzSs
Lil Wayne won a grammy for The Carter III. Before that Three Six Mafia won a grammy. And you wonder why? The beats are nice yes, but other than that, all you have is someone perpetuating themselves as a nigger with money, because that's what sells.
Now in the PBS broadcast, well known Rap producers and artists were all saying the same thing: That Rap music is predominantly purchased by white males, who buy into the idea of a nigger, and don't want to see anything else, because that's what they identify Rap artists as. Now what the political scientists and sociologists (who were black) were arguing was that the reason black artists are represented this way in mainstream rap, is because conservative corporate america who own the large record labels, bought the smaller independent rap labels in the early nineties, and perpetuate this idea of the drug dealing nigger, because they know that's what their main customer (the white male) will buy into.
I actually think it's great that white people are listening to Rap, because I think this is a way to bring communities together, but I do have a problem with the way Rap artists are promoted and their identities perpetuated. I used to think it was Black owned labels who were perpetuating this concept until I saw the PBS documentary, and heard the analysis from some very educated black people on the subject and producers and artists in the field.
The other problem I have is that because this idea is perpetuated, it limits what people see and identify in the black community to a nigger, instead of someone who is educated, compassionate, loving , articulate, intelligent etc. At the same time it also limits what a black person self identifies with in their psyche, in that they only see themselves as successful if they have killed someone, done time for a murder, and/or deal drugs. Examples?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_en_mu/us_people_lil_wayne
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdai...nding-return-from-prison-with-single-im-back/
http://crime.about.com/od/famousdiduno/ig/mugshots_rap_hip_rb/snoop.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_times_has_50_cent_been_in_jail
http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/rappers-amp-jail-a-sad-history
Then we see something like this happen and we wonder why?
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/217619
Another problem I have is when white people, who we've already established are the largest consumers of rap music, listen to it, and think they're cool and hip just because they know the lyrics to the new lil' wayne song, and yet have no black friends and avoid them at all costs. And when I mean friend, I don't mean someone they know. I mean someone they bring home to have dinner with them, or invite to their birthday parties, and include in their social circles.
I have a group of white friends who listen to rap all day long, and think they're the only ones that do, and that they're cooler than everyone else because they know the lyrics to a few songs, and have incorporated so much of rap culture into their identity because they know that the white girls will think they're bad boys and a little "street" if they do. Then they talk about black people in such a negative way, as in "those niggers have no lives" etc. And part of it is because of the way black people are identified and perpetuated both by these rappers and by their slave owners - oops I mean white corporate America, but the other part is because though my friends will listen to this music and incorporate it into their identity, they also are simultaneously incredibly racist towards black people and would never give them the time of day, date them, or think of them other than a nigger.
It all goes back to white people accessorizing their lives with parts of other cultures, with no real connection or respect to the people behind these cultural "accessories", and in very narrow stereotypes. Examples are white girls who make yoga a part of their daily lives, walk around in lululemon yoga pants, and yet would never date an Indian guy, introduce them to their friends, or try Indian food. Or white males who listen to Rap all day long, recite the lyrics, but don't have any black friends they would invite to their homes or parties.
I'm not hating on any white person who has an appreciation for Rap music per se, but I think there is a lot of hypocrisy when you have white people who listen to Rap, and yet do not make any real meaningful effort to associate themselves with black people only seeing them as a gun toting nigger.