BBC RAPED FOR NAMING ED SHEERAN ''MOST IMPORTANT ACT IN BLACK MUSIC''

A British rapper has attacked the BBC for putting singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran at the top of its list of 'The Most Important Acts In Black And Urban Music'. The list, compiled for digital channel BBC 1 Xtra, also includes Disclosure at number two and Sam Smith at four – meaning three out of the top four acts were white. 'Godfather of Grime' Wiley – who made it into the list at number 16 – hit out on twitter at what he referred to as “the saddest list in music history”. Wiley tweeted: “Not taking anything away from Ed. He is sick. But black artists in England, we are getting bumped... We influence a man and all of a sudden it turns he has influenced us.” He later added: “England (sic) music industry is backwards.” The highest ranking black act in the list was Tinie Tempah, at number three, but the BBC defended their choices and insisted that the decisions were made irrespective of colour. Entertainmentwise quoted a BBC spokesperson as saying: “Artists were considered on variables such as sales statistics, quality of music and impact across the wider industry. “It is not about the colour of someone’s skin.” Source from http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/282683-bbc-rapped-for-naming-ed-sheeran-most-important-act-in-black-music/

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