Chuck D Slams Jay-Z, Kanye West for Use of ‘N-Word’

[theworldismine13]

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/chuck-d-slams-jay-z-kanye-west-n-191229149.html

Chuck D is calling out Jay-Z and Kanye West. The Public Enemy frontman took to Twitter to chastise Jay-Z and Kanye for using the N-word is the title of one of their biggest songs.

Chuck tweeted from Lyon, France, lamenting that he was "telling these folks we are African NOT Ngrs In Paris why I gotta travel PlanetEarth cleaning sht from USA?"

The legendary rapper was referencing Jay-Z and Kanye West's "N----- in Paris" single, which was one of the most popular rap songs of both 2011 and 2012 and appeared on the duo's Watch The Throne album.

Chuck said he was called the N-word by a white fan while overseas, but he blames black men for making the word popular, not white foreigners who may not understand the full context of the word's significance, legacy, and meaning in the United States.

"Its a language cultural thing where thyv seen black men call themselves that like happy a-- slaves for 20yrs," Chuck wrote on Twitter.

Although Chuck D may not be happy with two of rap's biggest acts, he has plenty to celebrate. Public Enemy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame April 18 in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be presented on HBO on Saturday, May 18, at 9 pm ET/PT.

 

[Marvel]

I see his point, but they really don't care.

 

[theworldismine13]

I see his point, but they really don't care.

yeah that is why rap music is garbage, as long as rappers are getting paid they dont care about the culture

im starting to come up empty when i ask how is rap music beneficial to black people

 

[jackswstd]

I'm sure Shawn Knowles and Kanye Kardashian will stop because he doesn't approve.

 

[88m3]

I love when twimy opins hip hop.

 

[theworldismine13]

I love when twimy opins hip hop.

i was opining an corporate rap music, i wasnt opining on hip hop

 

[Bud Bundy]

that white fan was just using it as an excuse.

 

[Northern Son]

Q-Tip said something similar. Jay-Z and Kanye were straight c00ning. They both know better.

 

[Jello Biafra]

I never got why Jay and Kanye didn't just call it "Brothas in Paris" or something.

 

[Fervid]

It shouldn't even matter. You call a white person a honkey or a cac, and he'll give you a big

 

[daze23]

I thought it was funny that Kanye was mad it wasn't nominated for 'song of the year'

 

[Gravity]

This is just silly. Over 90% of rap songs contain use o the word "nikka", and that's been true for the last 25 years or so. The idea that "nikkas in Paris" is the song that made white hiphop fans comfortable using "nikka" is just dumb. If Chuck wants to whine about black men in entertainment perpetuating negative stereotypes then he didn't have to look outside of his own group for an example. Flava Flav has singlehandedly done more to perpetuate negative stereotypes of black men and women than Jay Z and Kanye West have done combined. Flav is in the news right now for doing dumb nikka shyt at 50+ years old. Chuck is playing himself in this one.

 

[The Real]

Fair enough, but there are much more important problems to worry about, even within the realm of hip-hop culture. This is low-hanging fruit.

 

[theworldismine13]

This is just silly. Over 90% of rap songs contain use o the word "nikka", and that's been true for the last 25 years or so. The idea that "nikkas in Paris" is the song that made white hiphop fans comfortable using "nikka" is just dumb. If Chuck wants to whine about black men in entertainment perpetuating negative stereotypes then he didn't have to look outside of his own group for an example. Flava Flav has singlehandedly done more to perpetuate negative stereotypes of black men and women than Jay Z and Kanye West have done combined. Flav is in the news right now for doing dumb nikka shyt at 50+ years old. Chuck is playing himself in this one.

actually chuck d did address flava flav and his behavior, but like the use of the word nikka in rap, flava flav is promoted by corporate america because black men debasing themselves is very entertaining

the fact that 90% of rap songs use nikka and other profanity is the main reason why rap music is garbage and detrimental to black people and black culture

 

[DEAD7]

I never got why Jay and Kanye didn't just call it "Brothas in Paris" or something.

Cause they didn't want to.

There is nothing accidental about the song title or lyrics.

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