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AMcV'88

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he was just looking for some acknowledgement from Jay with that one.

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how times have changed.
 

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During the promo run for "Untitled" he explained his position on the word nikka/****** and what he was trying to do with the album. He talked about how in 10-20 years from that point everybody would be "nikkas" because of Hip Hop and while I'm sure that doesn't sit well with everybody it has some merit because "nikka" is not straight up synonymous with "black person" in it's common context, even among black folks. He felt like putting the word on the table the way he did would help serve to further neutralize it.


You have him addressing all ethnicity with their own racial epithets as "nikkas" too.

I don't think it was "smart/dumb", just a different perspective that has some merit in the day and age where non-blacks are saying nikka among themselves largely because of the frame Hip Hop has put around the word for better or worse. Wasn't a good look but I'm of the school of thought that it's ridiculous to expect white folks to censor themselves while they sing along to songs we create, which is what they whole Gwenyth Paltrow controversy was about.
 

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Hes aknowledging that its his and every other rappers fault shes saying nikka in the first place. :yeshrug:
 

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Jay-z paid him to say that said no one but the lunatic ass Nas stans.

Perhaps it's his friend :manny:
 

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During the promo run for "Untitled" he explained his position on the word nikka/****** and what he was trying to do with the album. He talked about how in 10-20 years from that point everybody would be "nikkas" because of Hip Hop and while I'm sure that doesn't sit well with everybody it has some merit because "nikka" is not straight up synonymous with "black person" in it's common context, even among black folks. He felt like putting the word on the table the way he did would help serve to further neutralize it.


You have him addressing all ethnicity with their own racial epithets as "nikkas" too.

I don't think it was "smart/dumb", just a different perspective that has some merit in the day and age where non-blacks are saying nikka among themselves largely because of the frame Hip Hop has put around the word for better or worse. Wasn't a good look but I'm of the school of thought that it's ridiculous to expect white folks to censor themselves while they sing along to songs we create, which is what they whole Gwenyth Paltrow controversy was about.

nikkas cant have actual opinions and not be called smart/dumb or corny on this board
 
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