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Majic 107.5 WAMJ - Urban with a Rhythmic Oldies style Club Broadcast Feel

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I must say that even though Majik is urban r&b, they do have a strong rhythmic oldies style feel when they broadcast live from the club. It's almost like a rhythmic r&b / rhythmic oldies style, but with a lot of current hits. Their club mix may be extraordinary, but I (of course) personally think it sounds good. All the other r&b stations I've heard don't touch house & booty bass, or songs like "glamorous" by Fergie. I bet if Atlanta had the demographics of Miami, WAMJ would also be playing latin house and freestyle during their club broadcast. As a matter of fact, they'd probably be rhythmic r&b or rhythmic oldies instead of urban.
 
I've asked this before. According to the dictionary "urban" means "Of, relating to, or located in a city" or "Characteristic of the city or city life". According to the dictionary, "rhythmic" means "Of, relating to, or having rhythm; recurring with measured regularity".

There are lots of different kinds of music played in cities. If I want to hear the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra indoors, I'd have to go into the city to hear them. Does that mean that Bach and Beethoven's music is "urban"?

And all songs have some sort of rhythm. The dictionary defines rhythm as "A specific kind of such a pattern, formed by a series of notes differing in duration and stress: a waltz rhythm". So, why isn't a group that plays Strauss waltzes "rhythmic"?

Just what are you people referring to when you use the words "urban" and "rhythmic"? Is that some sort of code or euphemism for something else? Is that some sort of racist slur, based on the negative stereotype that all members of a particular race "gots rhythm"? I think perpetuating such racial stereotypes in that manner is despicable and indefensible.
 
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