rythym and blues

rhythm and blues, originally uploaded by xcoldricex.

while looking for some retail therapy i came across something that actually says something for once from our friends over at fiberops: "rythym & blues not rap n' bullshit"

i remember seeing a pin that said "say NO to R&B killing Hiphop" or something to that effect. its true though, this is something that china needs to learn too. they don't seem to separate out the "r&b" from the hiphop and also take it a step further by using the term hip-pop all the time (is this term even used in the states?). in a few magazines i've seen hiphop culture introduced as hip-pop... ..