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Celeb News: K. Michelle shades Iggy Azalea
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Originally posted by maiko
So it's offensive when I say it but it wasn't offensive when Iggy called herself a slave master 
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http://necolebitchie.com/2012/03/igg...-thing-to-say/
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Dear world,
I’m writing you today to address a lyric I said a few months ago in one of my songs that I feel has been used to unfairly slander my character and paint me as a racist person.
Kendrick Lamar is one of my favorite artists and I loved his song ‘Look Out for Detox’ so much I decided to do my own version of it last year. The lyrics I wrote follow the original version closely; One lyric in particular has offended a lot of people and for that, I apologize.
The artist’s lyric was:
“when the relay starts I’m a runway slave”
My lyric was:
“when the relay starts I’m a runaway slave…Master, sh-tting on the past gotta sp-t it like a pastor
This is a metaphoric take on an originally literal lyric, and I was never trying to say I am a slave owner.
The intent was to say was that past histories have been mastered, or overcome, and that you may feel my
line was ‘sh-tting on the past,’ just as many feel pastors sh-t on the bible or biblical history…although they mean no ill and just have their own take, hence the lyric ‘gotta spit it like a pastor.’
In all fairness, it was a tacky and careless thing to say and if you are offended, I am sorry. Sometimes we get so caught up in our art and creating or trying to push boundaries, we don’t stop to think how others may be hurt by it. In this situation, I am guilty of doing that and I regret not thinking things through more.
I don’t hate any race of people, and it pains me to wake up to other young people being misled to believe I do. I am for unity and equality. People should get a fair shot at whatever they want to do no matter what color they are; rap and hip hop as a culture is not exempt from this.
It is unfair to say other races who also grew up listening to rap don’t get a place too. We have a place and the Azaleans and myself are evidence of that fact. All people have a voice and equal right to use it.
In your lifetime you will say a lot of things you will wish you hadn’t too. I have to have my poor choice of words live with me forever on the internet. Please know that I have grown from this and hope to have your continued support in life and my mission of bridging the gap.
As one of my lovely azaleans said last week: we are the prototype and far beyond the stereotype
Read more: Necole Bitchie.com: Iggy Azalea Clears Up ‘Runaway Slavemaster’ Lyric: ‘It Was A Tacky And Careless Thing To Say’ http://necolebitchie.com/2012/03/igg...#ixzz32vfJcxMG
Read more at http://necolebitchie.com/2012/03/igg...JoXV7mXvQQA.99
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then again i doubt you or any other black person cares about the slave lyrics. people just pretend to be offended over petty ****.
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Originally posted by ~ joćo.
Well according to all of you she wasn't making any money before Ariana and Charli decided to help her out this year and considering he started endorsing her back in 2012 while she was UNSIGNED 
Meanwhile T.I. remains a much more important figure for the "urban community" and the Southern rap scene than all of you COMBINED.  |
Joao. Know there are tons of cornballs in the rap game like anywhere else. I like a lot of T.I.'s music but I'm not a fan of his past and current behavior. Your excuses are bottom of the barrell at this point. T.I. cosigning her does not make what she's doing okay. And you're giving me 1989 sheeple vibes using that as your argument. He's exploiting her for $$$$$$$$. He's a household name, but his current career has put him in the same place people on here are using to discredit K.Michelle: on reality television. Only thing is that boosted her career, while that platform is keeping his afloat
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Can't believe this is still going on.
& why is anyone calling Fancy a pop song 
It sounds like any other mustard track.
(even though he wasn't the producer)
Am sure if she was black all of this pointless banter wouldn't be going on.
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Almost 12 hours later and now Iggy is racist ? 
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Originally posted by HERMES
Joao. Know there are tons of cornballs in the rap game like anywhere else. I like a lot of T.I.'s music but I'm not a fan of his past and current behavior. Your excuses are bottom of the barrell at this point. T.I. cosigning her does not make what she's doing okay. And you're giving me 1989 sheeple vibes using that as your argument. He's exploiting her for $$$$$$$$. He's a household name, but his current career has put him in the same place people on here are using to discredit K.Michelle: on reality television. Only thing is that boosted her career, while that platform is keeping his afloat
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Does that invalidate everything that he's done in the past and, again, for Southern rap music? No. He's basically a legend in that community and if you don't agree then bye.
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In these celebrity apologies you just have to look for one thing:
"In all fairness, it was a tacky and careless thing to say and if you are offended, I am sorry."
If you were offended blabla... Stop reading, basic fauxpology!
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Originally posted by ~ joćo.
If you don't know who taught her how to rap it just means you're uneducated on this topic and shouldn't even be a part of it |
wow how arrogant. Its not for you to decide who can join this debate you run nothing. Take a look at your own ignorant comments you dont even grasp how an artist is more talked about the more famous they become. You keep childishly insisting everybody is pressed and jealous because they dare find fault with her.
This isnt the Karate kid she didnt have a mentor who taught her everything. I assume she learned by mimmicking hip hop artists she listened too. Its that simple.
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Not Iggy being Jennifer Lawrence
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Originally posted by Luminary
In these celebrity apologies you just have to look for one thing:
"In all fairness, it was a tacky and careless thing to say and if you are offended, I am sorry."
If you were offended blabla... Stop reading, basic fauxpology!
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You're from Belgium ffs, how does any of this even affect you in the first place?
Are you being offended out of sympathy for Southern Americans?
And yes, why would she apologize to anyone that wasn't offended by a freestyle lyric embarrassing.
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Originally posted by Rentboy
wow how arrogant. Its not for you to decide who can join this debate you run nothing. Take a look at your own ignorant comments you dont even grasp how an artist is more talked about the more famous they become. You keep childishly insisting everybody is pressed and jealous because they dare find fault with her.
This isnt the Karate kid she didnt have a mentor who taught her everything. I assume she learned by mimmicking hip hop artists she listened too. Its that simple.
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Arrogant? It's not my fault you're uneducated on how she started out on hip-hop and decided to come here like you know everything about her life and career
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Originally posted by ~ joćo.
You're from Belgium ffs, how does any of this even affect you in the first place?
Are you being offended out of sympathy for Southern Americans?
And yes, why would she apologize to anyone that wasn't offended by a freestyle lyric embarrassing. |
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The southern accent isn't limited to black people. Therefore, she is not appropriating black culture by rapping in a southern accent. 
She's not trying to mock the accent either as some of you have wrongly suggested. She left Australia at 16 to make something of herself in the music industry as a female rapper. She clearly is genuine about her passion and love for rap.
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Originally posted by Kang.
Not Iggy being Jennifer Lawrence
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Originally posted by Quietly Trek
The southern accent isn't limited to black people. Therefore, she is not appropriating black culture by rapping in a southern accent.
She's not trying to mock the accent either as some of you have wrongly suggested. She left Australia at 16 to make something of herself in the music industry as a female rapper. She clearly is genuine about her passion and love for rap. |
People acting like Iggy is doing some black face type ****.
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Originally posted by ~ joćo.
Does that invalidate everything that he's done in the past and, again, for Southern rap music? No. He's basically a legend in that community and if you don't agree then bye.
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At this point you're just winging your remarks off of points people make, basically being the devil's advocate in the worst way.
T.I.'s being a rap legend doesn't mean I agree with everything he does. In Iggy case, he's dead wrong. His chart positions won't change that Joao and I'm not sorry about that.
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Originally posted by PeggySue22
Almost 12 hours later and now Iggy is racist ? |
Iggy has been racist/homophobic/trasphobic. This is not new 
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Originally posted by ~ joćo.
Yes it's just him, all other black people are pressed and hate her.
Oh wait, Chris Brown is also following her on Twitter. Don't think he would if he thought she was disrespectful/pandering his culture, right?  Oh well, another one to add to the growing list of Iggy's "urban supporters" I guess |
Along with 2 Chainz, DJ Mustard, Nas, Skeme and Angel Haze. And those are just off the top of my head.
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Originally posted by Luminary
T.I. is a smart guy... White, female, ok-looking rapper. He smelled the money!
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And is there anything factual to support this?
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Originally posted by Rentboy
wow how arrogant. Its not for you to decide who can join this debate you run nothing. Take a look at your own ignorant comments you dont even grasp how an artist is more talked about the more famous they become. You keep childishly insisting everybody is pressed and jealous because they dare find fault with her.
This isnt the Karate kid she didnt have a mentor who taught her everything. I assume she learned by mimmicking hip hop artists she listened too. Its that simple.
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Don't tell him that. We're just pressed because she's no.1 on iTunes.
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Originally posted by HERMES
At this point you're just winging your remarks off of points people make, basically being the devil's advocate in the worst way.
T.I.'s being a rap legend doesn't mean I agree with everything he does. In Iggy case, he's dead wrong. His chart positions won't change that Joao and I'm not sorry about that.
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Except you're the ones coming up with a new excuse at literally every new post. And it's not even about his chart positions, lordT do you even know anything about Southern rap music? At least I informed myself after all this nonsense started about her 
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Originally posted by Quietly Trek
The southern accent isn't limited to black people. Therefore, she is not appropriating black culture by rapping in a southern accent.
She's not trying to mock the accent either as some of you have wrongly suggested. She left Australia at 16 to make something of herself in the music industry as a female rapper. She clearly is genuine about her passion and love for rap. |
These arguments 
She is clearly doing an urban southern accent...to go along with her rap music.
Mess @ yall trying to pretend Iggy is trying to sound like Garth Brooks over rap beats
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