Posted by | Ray Cornelius

How would you define a Black Rapper or Gay Music? Well, hip hop star Pharrell Williams wants to know!

According to Elev8.com, the innovative music producer and now social media creator [check out i am Other] is taking it to the streets to find out just how society views certain music genres, artists and the audience demographic that listens.

Williams is documenting all of this in a new video series called “Stereotypes: What Color is Your Music.”  Take a look at this clip of the documentary as host Ryan Hall ‘ambushes’ New Yorkers, getting their candid and very direct opinions about race, identity and music.

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Tell us your views about music and race?

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