Charlamagne needs to understand that color has nothing to do with culture. You can be black and appropriate Asian culture for instance. Culture is more to do with racial identity. The problem is that none of these influences Bruno is speaking of now were a centrical part of his identity when he was making pop music for his EPs and first studio albums. His attention to black culture did not emerge until it became profitable for him to begin using the same artistic elements that originated as prominent pieces in the careers of African American musicians.