Iggy Azalea continues to be on the tips of the tongues of a lot of hip-hop fans, artists and experts. First Azealia Banks and now legendary MC, Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest. Over the weekend he took to Twitter to school the young Australian on hip-hop history, racism, and white privilege.
Here are a few of his tweets:
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“@IGGYAZALEA Hip-Hop is a artistic and socio-political movement/culture that sprang from the disparate ghettos of NY,” he tweeted. “[hip-hop] was a neighborhood thing really. Black and Latino kids were carving out their space and it became infectious."
He continued, "Believe it or not young black n Latino lives specifically weren't acknowledged in mainstream American culture. @IGGYAZALEA this is not a chastisement this is not admonishment at ALL this is just one artist reaching to another”
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Yesterday, the “Fancy” rapper’s label boss, T.I., defended her honor on Twitter, with the tweets below:
"All White People Wanna Steal Our Shit" mentality. Now as difficult as this is to believe.... We think all white people who do our shit...
— T.I. (@Tip) December 22, 2014
gotta kiss our ass or we don't like em!!! "Dey shady!!!" (Lol No pun intended) But me knowing U,Eminem,and a handful of other...
— T.I. (@Tip) December 22, 2014
So in a nutshell, absorb da info...apply it where most useful,and above all KEEP SHINING,FOLLOW YOUR HEART,& STAY TRUE TO WHO U ARE!!!
— T.I. (@Tip) December 22, 2014
