He was the perfect chocie for the MOBOS then as that show isn't about black music either....

Was never a fan so really don't care what he thinks......

It makes little sense to speak of modern music as exclusively black or white in origin. Consider jazz - the saxophone was invented by a Belgian, so to that extent saxophone music is of "white" origin.

Which only shows how ridiculous and political are such racial categories in this context. *All* modern music in the Western world is intrinsically Afro-European, inescapably inter-racial. The blackness or whiteness, so to speak, is a question of degree.

People who insist on racial exclusivity are saying more about their own political motives than about reality. Which isn't to say that we shouldn't celebrate black music as such. Only that we should be conscious that what we mean by "black" isn't the exclusive property of people of black appearance. It's a cultural thing.

People today think of so-called Country and Western as a typically white genre, for example, yet it's very much black influenced in its origin. And I've heard radio stations in Africa which play little else. They're not concerned about black or white origins, merely with the content of the music itself, which has an affinity with a gentler African music which seems to have been drowned out of what people in America and Europe today consider as black music. Much of which is far more European influenced. Which you realise when you contrast it with much traditional African music.

Mr Darulo's spot on.

And we just DO NOT hear white people calling 'their' music 'white music' either. NEVER. Classical,Rock/metal, pop music...If you asked, they may tell you what race were responsible for it's creation, but you'd get a funny look... It makes us look pathetic, and I'm not comfortable with it. It's cringeworthy.

What would some of us think if someone decided to create an awards ceremony called 'music of white origin'? Colour should never come into it. It's so 2 centuries ago.

This doesnt surprise me, ive heard it before from black men. they see nothing wrong with a black label until they've made it cross over and gain some ''white fans'' thats when they start to have problem with black.

So what the hell is he hosting the mobo for? bouycot it, let someone else who appreciate what our black people has done for them with our music host it.

they are paying the wrong man to host the mobo, this is an insult to injury.

wooooooooooh as soon as these singers made a name for themselves, they start to develop a prejudice for the term black.

you will never hear a white person complain that people are calling their music white, because it is what it is.

It gives a sense of identity and to belong.

He is the living testament why people from all creed and colour, step in and take all that we've supported, build and work so hard for.

Well good for you! because you did not create the black music, our ancestors did when they were being hunted, hanged, degraded and dumped aside.

My black ancestors created jazz, rock, hip hop, reggae, ska, dub so they could find hope and joy in something to ease the pain that they were going through.

You on the other hand just grew up cease the opportunity and now reaping the reward, so you can sit on your black ass and claim that its not black music.

Stop milking r&b to line your own pocket and go do metal music then if you dont like the term black music.