People Are Upset Victoria Monét Didn’t Perform At The VMAs Because She Was Told It’s “Too Early” In Her Career

For years, music genres like rap, hip-hop, and R&B have been separated from the mainstream categories of pop despite their popularity based solely on the fact that it was deemed “urban music.”

This moniker was used to segregate American music created by Black artists because it was believed it wouldn’t be received in the same regard as music by white artists. Internationally successful artists like Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Lizzo, and Rihanna have all been pigeonholed into this category.

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