Do You Find Ill Bill’s White Nigger Offensive?

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Chin Check, Music

• ebz

  a–*

• ebz

  ^^^^ Pot calling the kettle for that wack a– defense.

• ebz

  a–*

• A.O. Soprano

  Stop bitching, you people. Bill’s totally justified in using the word. Hear the lyrics of the song, and you’ll get the message.

  “Call me white nigger, call me christ killer or kike -
  call me nigger lover because I spit on the mic -
  think you got me figured out, you’re not listenin’ right -
  Get your fuckin’ head kicked in for thinkin’ you hype”

  He’s exposing racism and bigotry. He even says Kike. Y’all are acting as if he’s the one picking on black people, when he’s not. He uses sentences like “Mel Gibson never liked Danny Glover” and “If me and peoples were they we woulda kicked the fuckin’ shit outta Kramer”. He’s just dropping the n-bomb to be more descriptive with his story telling and message, plus you need to acknowledge the balls Bill has, cuz not many artists are bold enough to speak up about certain things…

  And why don’t I hear people bitch when black rappers say shit like Honkey, Cracker, or Guinea?

• A.O. Soprano

  Stop bitching, you people. Bill’s totally justified in using the word. Hear the lyrics of the song, and you’ll get the message.

  “Call me white nigger, call me christ killer or kike -
  call me nigger lover because I spit on the mic -
  think you got me figured out, you’re not listenin’ right -
  Get your fuckin’ head kicked in for thinkin’ you hype”

  He’s exposing racism and bigotry. He even says Kike. Y’all are acting as if he’s the one picking on black people, when he’s not. He uses sentences like “Mel Gibson never liked Danny Glover” and “If me and peoples were they we woulda kicked the fuckin’ shit outta Kramer”. He’s just dropping the n-bomb to be more descriptive with his story telling and message, plus you need to acknowledge the balls Bill has, cuz not many artists are bold enough to speak up about certain things…

  And why don’t I hear people bitch when black rappers say shit like Honkey, Cracker, or Guinea?

• 666baby

  i gotta agree with the post above this. bob dylan used “nigger” in hurricane too and in the right context. williams justified

• 666baby

  i gotta agree with the post above this. bob dylan used “nigger” in hurricane too and in the right context. williams justified

• Please explain?

  what the fuck? I have 2 curiosities:
  1) I can’t understand the difference between Nigger and Nigga? What the fuck does it matter–it still translates to “fool” (either way it’s a fucking insult). so what the fuck is the difference if one bastard uses the word versus another? Aren’t black people interested in EQUALITY? –equality means equality with everything–use of words included.
  2) It don’t matter what color you are; all of the ‘Have nots’ suffer through shit that the “haves” don’t. seriously even 2-Pac said it “…they say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my OWN kind do all the killing here.”

  Disclaimer: I truly am an equal opportunity hater.

• Please explain?

  what the fuck? I have 2 curiosities:
  1) I can’t understand the difference between Nigger and Nigga? What the fuck does it matter–it still translates to “fool” (either way it’s a fucking insult). so what the fuck is the difference if one bastard uses the word versus another? Aren’t black people interested in EQUALITY? –equality means equality with everything–use of words included.
  2) It don’t matter what color you are; all of the ‘Have nots’ suffer through shit that the “haves” don’t. seriously even 2-Pac said it “…they say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my OWN kind do all the killing here.”

  Disclaimer: I truly am an equal opportunity hater.

• greyghost

  i think he has every right to say whate ver he wants, reguardless of context, if you don’t like it don’ listen. it is called freedom of speech. if you disagree than start a petition to ammend the bill of rights. then be prepared to have your thoughts monitered. leave dude alone, he aint being racist, he is expressing hiself. historically, his people have been through more shit than any other race. i am a white/latino rapper, i catch shit for using that word all the time. of course alot of people dont know imm half cuban, but i dont tell people that, every person that has said anything a bout my lyrcis and the use of that word, has changed thier opinion a bout my use of that word once they have gotten to know me….interesting…check out my music http://www.myspace.com/dagreyghost

• greyghost

  i think he has every right to say whate ver he wants, reguardless of context, if you don’t like it don’ listen. it is called freedom of speech. if you disagree than start a petition to ammend the bill of rights. then be prepared to have your thoughts monitered. leave dude alone, he aint being racist, he is expressing hiself. historically, his people have been through more shit than any other race. i am a white/latino rapper, i catch shit for using that word all the time. of course alot of people dont know imm half cuban, but i dont tell people that, every person that has said anything a bout my lyrcis and the use of that word, has changed thier opinion a bout my use of that word once they have gotten to know me….interesting…check out my music http://www.myspace.com/dagreyghost

• Bad Method

  First of all “Nigga” came from the word “Nigger” spoken by the slaves of the time as they were not wellspoken and educated, simple as that. And when they spoke it, it was like the only term they knew to refer to each other as cause the slave masters didnt call them anything else. It doesnt matter what reason why a person uses it, black or non black, it is still an ugly word and with a such a horrible history. However, I am sympathic to artists and only real artists who use the term to describe certain things about culture and history which I believe what Bill is trying to do. Immortal Technique is speaking from his heart and he has “true” knowledge of self, I can’t say anything bad about Imm. Tech other than that he doesn’t have accurate knowledge of the bible but that’s another debate. But back on the subject of artists using it to describe certain aspects of American culture, I can somewhat give a pass to but I am more offended when our so called brothers in hip hop (Rap really) that use the term, I mean its just downright dissrespectful towards themselves and other blacks. They not using it to battle social or economic troubles in the community, they are straight up glorifying black on black crime and self destruction. How many black artists have come out in the last ten or more years that have professed to be crack dealers in their songs?? Or in recent two years have openly professed to be active gang memebers (can you say Dipset??). I remember when Rap was about having a goodtime during the struggles we go through in the ghetto but now all the maintstream artists talk about is bling this, nigga that, I’ll slice ya’ ass, and then there’s the bullshit beefs these fools get into. But all certain peole wanna get on these white artists who are socailly concious of the problems of the ghetto mainly cause they grew up in these enviroments. You seem to forget that the powers to be call these white artists niggers too. I’m not saying that it will ever be on the level of what black people go through, as one commentor pointed out, that for some white people (like Eminem) they can at anytime change the way they talk and dress and become apart of mainstream America but thats when you see who is true and who is not. I do think it’s too late for Bill though, he’s kinda stuck in the streets, LOL. But all jokes aside, there are in certain situations the word can be used like the Amercian History Professor said, to instruct people on the issues but for all other references, I can barely excuse the use of the word. And as a Black Man, i find it equally offensive for another so called brother to call me “nigga” as a white man calling me “nigger”. As I said before, in slavery days slaves called eacth other that cause they were called “nigger” so much they didnt know any other way to refer to each other. Surely, in the 21st Century we can come up with better things to refer to each other and that term be openly and accepted as “affectionate”. I’ve always kind of liked “brother” myself.

• Bad Method

  First of all “Nigga” came from the word “Nigger” spoken by the slaves of the time as they were not wellspoken and educated, simple as that. And when they spoke it, it was like the only term they knew to refer to each other as cause the slave masters didnt call them anything else. It doesnt matter what reason why a person uses it, black or non black, it is still an ugly word and with a such a horrible history. However, I am sympathic to artists and only real artists who use the term to describe certain things about culture and history which I believe what Bill is trying to do. Immortal Technique is speaking from his heart and he has “true” knowledge of self, I can’t say anything bad about Imm. Tech other than that he doesn’t have accurate knowledge of the bible but that’s another debate. But back on the subject of artists using it to describe certain aspects of American culture, I can somewhat give a pass to but I am more offended when our so called brothers in hip hop (Rap really) that use the term, I mean its just downright dissrespectful towards themselves and other blacks. They not using it to battle social or economic troubles in the community, they are straight up glorifying black on black crime and self destruction. How many black artists have come out in the last ten or more years that have professed to be crack dealers in their songs?? Or in recent two years have openly professed to be active gang memebers (can you say Dipset??). I remember when Rap was about having a goodtime during the struggles we go through in the ghetto but now all the maintstream artists talk about is bling this, nigga that, I’ll slice ya’ ass, and then there’s the bullshit beefs these fools get into. But all certain peole wanna get on these white artists who are socailly concious of the problems of the ghetto mainly cause they grew up in these enviroments. You seem to forget that the powers to be call these white artists niggers too. I’m not saying that it will ever be on the level of what black people go through, as one commentor pointed out, that for some white people (like Eminem) they can at anytime change the way they talk and dress and become apart of mainstream America but thats when you see who is true and who is not. I do think it’s too late for Bill though, he’s kinda stuck in the streets, LOL. But all jokes aside, there are in certain situations the word can be used like the Amercian History Professor said, to instruct people on the issues but for all other references, I can barely excuse the use of the word. And as a Black Man, i find it equally offensive for another so called brother to call me “nigga” as a white man calling me “nigger”. As I said before, in slavery days slaves called eacth other that cause they were called “nigger” so much they didnt know any other way to refer to each other. Surely, in the 21st Century we can come up with better things to refer to each other and that term be openly and accepted as “affectionate”. I’ve always kind of liked “brother” myself.

• Rukus

  –equality means equality with everything–use of words included??

  LMAO!!! you cant use the EQUALITY TO DEFINE EQUALITY stupid!!!

  hahahahaha

  good song tho

• Rukus

  –equality means equality with everything–use of words included??

  LMAO!!! you cant use the EQUALITY TO DEFINE EQUALITY stupid!!!

  hahahahaha

  good song tho

• D Sizzo

  it is a terrible word with a terrible past so i dont believe anybody should use it but since people do it should be used to teach people of history and you choose what you get offended by and its only a word and all that bullshit that latinos can use it because they have black blood in them is garbage because they have european aka white blood in them too so does that mean their racist

• D Sizzo

  it is a terrible word with a terrible past so i dont believe anybody should use it but since people do it should be used to teach people of history and you choose what you get offended by and its only a word and all that bullshit that latinos can use it because they have black blood in them is garbage because they have european aka white blood in them too so does that mean their racist

• sweetsixteen08

  The word nigger should only come out o a black persons mouth. other races should not say it in any context because it is very offensive to us blacks. I guess u can somewhat blame hip hop because the whites are buying their cd’s and rapping along. They eventually come across the word nigger. But they need to realize where the word came from. I do not think people (the dude ferman )should be mad at the fact that hip hop is hipocritical, because many other racial words DON’T HAVE HISTORY!!! the N-word does!!!!

• sweetsixteen08

  The word nigger should only come out o a black persons mouth. other races should not say it in any context because it is very offensive to us blacks. I guess u can somewhat blame hip hop because the whites are buying their cd’s and rapping along. They eventually come across the word nigger. But they need to realize where the word came from. I do not think people (the dude ferman )should be mad at the fact that hip hop is hipocritical, because many other racial words DON’T HAVE HISTORY!!! the N-word does!!!!

• Shaun

  I’m crackin’ up at someone who just turned sixteen (presumably, judging by the name) trying to say anything about racial issues. Especially given the fact that they are most likely (and again, just going based on their name) from the suburbs. Shit…a white cat from the hood has more right to say “nigga” than a black dude from the suburbs.

  It’s not an offensive term unless it’s used in an offensive way…I don’t see how that’s not more clear to some people. You can talk on and on about it’s history…we all know it’s history, but what it all comes down to is this: it’s a word. A word created to exclude one group of people based on something ridiculous. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t take the word and use it to refer to ourselves, does it?

  I was at a Nas show today, and he said something I’ve always truly believed in my heart: “If you down with our struggle, it don’t matter what color you are; white, black, yellow, red, whatever…we all in this together, and we all niggas.”

• Shaun

  I’m crackin’ up at someone who just turned sixteen (presumably, judging by the name) trying to say anything about racial issues. Especially given the fact that they are most likely (and again, just going based on their name) from the suburbs. Shit…a white cat from the hood has more right to say “nigga” than a black dude from the suburbs.

  It’s not an offensive term unless it’s used in an offensive way…I don’t see how that’s not more clear to some people. You can talk on and on about it’s history…we all know it’s history, but what it all comes down to is this: it’s a word. A word created to exclude one group of people based on something ridiculous. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t take the word and use it to refer to ourselves, does it?

  I was at a Nas show today, and he said something I’ve always truly believed in my heart: “If you down with our struggle, it don’t matter what color you are; white, black, yellow, red, whatever…we all in this together, and we all niggas.”

• T-bag

  You cant say Ni*&er man,youre white.Well that sounds a whole lot to me like race discrimination.I can understand people hating the word,i myself am against racism in all forms and choose never to use it.But when one starts pointing fingers saying “its cool for us to use it but not white dudes”and vice versa,thats real messed up.It aint no different to saying “You cant vote cos ur a woman,or you cant eat here cos your black”.Equality Anyone?
  Besides Ill Bill is the shit.

• T-bag

  You cant say Ni*&er man,youre white.Well that sounds a whole lot to me like race discrimination.I can understand people hating the word,i myself am against racism in all forms and choose never to use it.But when one starts pointing fingers saying “its cool for us to use it but not white dudes”and vice versa,thats real messed up.It aint no different to saying “You cant vote cos ur a woman,or you cant eat here cos your black”.Equality Anyone?
  Besides Ill Bill is the shit.

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• me

  I’m black, the n-word (“gga” or “gger”) being said by a white person is offensive. All of you who are black and say that he doesn’t offend you should stop and think. There are lots of white people who think we are niggers. I’m not talking about if we are or not, or the prejudice white vs. non-prejudice… I’m stating a simple fact; there are white people who think we are. Through the civil rights movement and the birth of hip hop the word “nigger” was taken from white people, made taboo for them to speak publicly, and made to be used exclusively by us. This guy is a white rapper, there are many other white rappers… they too will want to use the word. There are many white’s who will spoof rap in order to use the word publicly. To those of you who are black and say you are not offended, you are not being progressive; you’re being quite the contrary, you are moving backward. You are giving white people the go ahead to speak the word nigger or “gga” to our face. Has it’s been so long since we were faced with that as a people that our generation doesn’t know that pain. I DON’T think so. The day will not return where white people can use that word freely. Will you shame the life, and the sacrifice thereof, of MLK to exalt Hip-Hop? Is this why he allowed himself to be beaten, jailed, and terrorized (he was non-violent)? I know how the old adage goes, “history repeats itself” but I am even more familiar with the saying “there is an exception to every rule”. My black brothers and sisters we hold the key this time. White people saying nigger in a public forum has returned make no mistake. But this time… this time it is up to us if such a thing perpetuates. This white guy wants to say nigga and can’t help that he was born white. That word being evil when spoke from his lips is a condition of whites oppressing blacks, it is not our responsibility to ease his “pain” in that capacity. This guy is wrong, he is the key to a world of hurt for us. We need to take that key and swallow it. We must consume him.

• me

  I’m black, the n-word (“gga” or “gger”) being said by a white person is offensive. All of you who are black and say that he doesn’t offend you should stop and think. There are lots of white people who think we are niggers. I’m not talking about if we are or not, or the prejudice white vs. non-prejudice… I’m stating a simple fact; there are white people who think we are. Through the civil rights movement and the birth of hip hop the word “nigger” was taken from white people, made taboo for them to speak publicly, and made to be used exclusively by us. This guy is a white rapper, there are many other white rappers… they too will want to use the word. There are many white’s who will spoof rap in order to use the word publicly. To those of you who are black and say you are not offended, you are not being progressive; you’re being quite the contrary, you are moving backward. You are giving white people the go ahead to speak the word nigger or “gga” to our face. Has it’s been so long since we were faced with that as a people that our generation doesn’t know that pain. I DON’T think so. The day will not return where white people can use that word freely. Will you shame the life, and the sacrifice thereof, of MLK to exalt Hip-Hop? Is this why he allowed himself to be beaten, jailed, and terrorized (he was non-violent)? I know how the old adage goes, “history repeats itself” but I am even more familiar with the saying “there is an exception to every rule”. My black brothers and sisters we hold the key this time. White people saying nigger in a public forum has returned make no mistake. But this time… this time it is up to us if such a thing perpetuates. This white guy wants to say nigga and can’t help that he was born white. That word being evil when spoke from his lips is a condition of whites oppressing blacks, it is not our responsibility to ease his “pain” in that capacity. This guy is wrong, he is the key to a world of hurt for us. We need to take that key and swallow it. We must consume him.

• D

  “Hey yo, I smoke dust and shoot cops, sold guns to Tupac
  Smoked blunts with Biggie Smalls and sold drugs on newlots”

  Regardless of the never-ending debate of whether or not it’s okay for him to drop the N-Word, Bill is whack and fake. I know a lot of whiteboys that hop on his nuts because they think his ass is underground. If you can buy that shit at Best Buy, you best believe it’s not underground.

  lol@ backpack rappers pretending to be gangsters though. People love to believe that just cause your label can afford to pay a nice catalog of featured rappers, that you’re really somebody good.

  SMH @ ya’ll.

• D

  “Hey yo, I smoke dust and shoot cops, sold guns to Tupac
  Smoked blunts with Biggie Smalls and sold drugs on newlots”

  Regardless of the never-ending debate of whether or not it’s okay for him to drop the N-Word, Bill is whack and fake. I know a lot of whiteboys that hop on his nuts because they think his ass is underground. If you can buy that shit at Best Buy, you best believe it’s not underground.

  lol@ backpack rappers pretending to be gangsters though. People love to believe that just cause your label can afford to pay a nice catalog of featured rappers, that you’re really somebody good.

  SMH @ ya’ll.

• D

  LMFAO @ his quote I posted by the way.

• D

  LMFAO @ his quote I posted by the way.

• Detroit Boy

  Any Human on this Earth Has the right too use any word they want, words are what you MAKE OF THEM. Ill Bill is talking about stuff that NOBODY ELSE HAS THE BALLS TO SAY OR TALK ABOUT! its like this secret that society walks around with and trys to hush hush everything. Anyone Who is Offended by this Song is Racist themselves, play that over in your head and sleep on it. I feel where bills coming from.

• Detroit Boy

  Any Human on this Earth Has the right too use any word they want, words are what you MAKE OF THEM. Ill Bill is talking about stuff that NOBODY ELSE HAS THE BALLS TO SAY OR TALK ABOUT! its like this secret that society walks around with and trys to hush hush everything. Anyone Who is Offended by this Song is Racist themselves, play that over in your head and sleep on it. I feel where bills coming from.

• B-ZAR

  if you dont abuse, i think it’s ok… whatever
  the song is fire!

  go buy da album

• B-ZAR

  if you dont abuse, i think it’s ok… whatever
  the song is fire!

  go buy da album

• Halfnhalf

  I’m half white and half peruvian (my peruvian side is half full black or negrito as they call it, and half native, tho there is hispanic blood from someone raping one of my ancestors) My mom grew up in Philly, hella fucked up hood, and her sisters story is like that of Uncle Howie. Anyway, if you notice, Bill is not saying the word in a demeaning way towards a black person, nor is he saying he’s a “nigga”. He says:
  Call me white nigger
  Call me christ killer or kike
  Call me nigger lover
  because I SPIT ON THE MIC
  think you got me FIGURED OUT
  you’re not listening right”

  basically, he saying how when he was younger, the rich kids thought of him as a white nigger or nigger lover or whatever you want to call it. He also mentions anti-semetic terms, and he’s not trying to hate on his own kind. He’s pointing out racism and how it affected him.

  I also don’t agree with that person that said that latinos can’t say “nigga,” my reason being because many blacks have white in them too. Blacks women were taken advantage of by whites, same as the natives and blacks in Latin America. In my hood, almost nobody associates “nigga” with “nigger” anymore. Its use has evolved so much. I am very light skinned because of my mom being Irish, but my black friends realize that when I use it, I am not attempting to oppress them, but rather embrace them. I have heard it so much while growing up that it has become engrained in me. I also go to a private school for rich kids since I got a full scholarship (high school) and when I hear them say it, they’re not sincere. Immortal Technique is sincere when he uses it, but these kids are not. They use it jokingly.

  It’s all about context. Ill Bill is showing how he was called a white nigger as an insult and how he was treated like one, hes not calling a black person a “nigger.” He’s showing how the association of hip hop with “niggers” has become so widespread. Also with the use of “nigga” i think its less of an empowerment argument, and more of a simple fact that it has evolved and become common place. I hear it where I live as much as I hear “bro” where I go to school. Most kids don’t really think of it as related to nigger much.

• Halfnhalf

  I’m half white and half peruvian (my peruvian side is half full black or negrito as they call it, and half native, tho there is hispanic blood from someone raping one of my ancestors) My mom grew up in Philly, hella fucked up hood, and her sisters story is like that of Uncle Howie. Anyway, if you notice, Bill is not saying the word in a demeaning way towards a black person, nor is he saying he’s a “nigga”. He says:
  Call me white nigger
  Call me christ killer or kike
  Call me nigger lover
  because I SPIT ON THE MIC
  think you got me FIGURED OUT
  you’re not listening right”

  basically, he saying how when he was younger, the rich kids thought of him as a white nigger or nigger lover or whatever you want to call it. He also mentions anti-semetic terms, and he’s not trying to hate on his own kind. He’s pointing out racism and how it affected him.

  I also don’t agree with that person that said that latinos can’t say “nigga,” my reason being because many blacks have white in them too. Blacks women were taken advantage of by whites, same as the natives and blacks in Latin America. In my hood, almost nobody associates “nigga” with “nigger” anymore. Its use has evolved so much. I am very light skinned because of my mom being Irish, but my black friends realize that when I use it, I am not attempting to oppress them, but rather embrace them. I have heard it so much while growing up that it has become engrained in me. I also go to a private school for rich kids since I got a full scholarship (high school) and when I hear them say it, they’re not sincere. Immortal Technique is sincere when he uses it, but these kids are not. They use it jokingly.

  It’s all about context. Ill Bill is showing how he was called a white nigger as an insult and how he was treated like one, hes not calling a black person a “nigger.” He’s showing how the association of hip hop with “niggers” has become so widespread. Also with the use of “nigga” i think its less of an empowerment argument, and more of a simple fact that it has evolved and become common place. I hear it where I live as much as I hear “bro” where I go to school. Most kids don’t really think of it as related to nigger much.

• someanglo

  Ok, Ive started writing some lyrics, just experimenting to see what i can come up with. Now as a child I lived in a predominantly Jamaican black housing estate (projects) in Manchester England. Me and my family are white and we were victims of racial abuse, guns pointed at my father, petrol put through the post box etc just because we were white.

  Now I feel hatred for those Jamaican blacks that did that to my family in the same way a black person in Mississippi would hate a KKK member that did that to them.

  So how many of you think its ok for me to call them niggers in my lyrics? I mean im not saying I Hate all black people, im calling those certain individuals niggers for what they did. Yes I understand the historical situation, but why can a black rapper use the word honky, cracker, white devil etc to describe certain white people they dont like and its acceptable?. I dont have a problem with that if its aimed at certain white people that did something to deserve that title and not white people as a whole.

  I mean just look at so many rap songs and videos, e.g dead prez hell yeah? (a song and video I get by the way, but its a very obvious example of the double standards that are put in place by the media and public opinion)

  I think rap shouldnt be about censoring what the artist wants to say. And really, lets face it, were all gonna be using these words in private and in our thoughts about certain people of other races we dont like. That isnt racism in my opinion.

  And does the word deserve so much attention? Wasnt the whole point of using the word freely in songs to take power away from it?. That plan doesnt seem to of worked. And not every latino has african blood in them, yet it seems even Mexicans that only have white spanish and indigenous “indian” blood can use the word. In the UK we dont have any latino population really, but I know from youtube that non African descended latinos can use the word. Or is that just a case of Latinos and Blacks often living in the same housing projects/areas and seeing themselves in the same position?

  Anyway what do you think?

• someanglo

  Ok, Ive started writing some lyrics, just experimenting to see what i can come up with. Now as a child I lived in a predominantly Jamaican black housing estate (projects) in Manchester England. Me and my family are white and we were victims of racial abuse, guns pointed at my father, petrol put through the post box etc just because we were white.

  Now I feel hatred for those Jamaican blacks that did that to my family in the same way a black person in Mississippi would hate a KKK member that did that to them.

  So how many of you think its ok for me to call them niggers in my lyrics? I mean im not saying I Hate all black people, im calling those certain individuals niggers for what they did. Yes I understand the historical situation, but why can a black rapper use the word honky, cracker, white devil etc to describe certain white people they dont like and its acceptable?. I dont have a problem with that if its aimed at certain white people that did something to deserve that title and not white people as a whole.

  I mean just look at so many rap songs and videos, e.g dead prez hell yeah? (a song and video I get by the way, but its a very obvious example of the double standards that are put in place by the media and public opinion)

  I think rap shouldnt be about censoring what the artist wants to say. And really, lets face it, were all gonna be using these words in private and in our thoughts about certain people of other races we dont like. That isnt racism in my opinion.

  And does the word deserve so much attention? Wasnt the whole point of using the word freely in songs to take power away from it?. That plan doesnt seem to of worked. And not every latino has african blood in them, yet it seems even Mexicans that only have white spanish and indigenous “indian” blood can use the word. In the UK we dont have any latino population really, but I know from youtube that non African descended latinos can use the word. Or is that just a case of Latinos and Blacks often living in the same housing projects/areas and seeing themselves in the same position?

  Anyway what do you think?