Or course, there will always be people who continue to use the term (willfully or otherwise). I fail to see how this bears any relationship to our individual choices not to contribute to, or perpetuate, this lazy and wrongful usage of the term. This is such an odd way of thinking, because people bandy about words all…

Black is the right term to use, but you should capitalize Black, when talking about people.

Oh yeah you're totally right. People who dehistoricize and deracialize everything in order to prop up the legitimacy of the actions of white people who are profiting off the backs of PoC definitely aren't racist. Neither are people who throw a hissy fit when racism is acknowledged and say we should just "leave it…

Q Tip gave us Christmas early. I hope her silly ass reads it.

I almost ignored this, but fuck it... You do realize that most of what passes for Hip Hop/Rap on the radio these days are picked by old dudes in suits? They choose what artists will be signed and promoted and since most radio stations are owned by the same conglomerates, their old dudes in suits decide which songs get…

Thanks for exposing yourself as a racist who is terrified of anyone who dares to confront white supremacy!

Yeah, you're right. Everyone should just stop pointing out racism. White people didn't ask to be called out for white supremacy! UGH. So annoying that people can't just leave Igloo alone with all that white privilege that she obvi EARNED.

I had a republican white guy maintain he had experienced more segregation since he spent 13 years in Africa as a missionary, and he told this, he said, to a black church in Baton Rouge he was replacing windows for. It was all I could do to not say, as a truly embarrassed white person, "Dude, in your 60+ years, your…

Yeah man, Tupac contributed nothing to the world.

?????

Anyone who DOESN'T see how black* music has been appropriated by whites, watered down and sold as the next great thing is totally delusional. Most pop/rock genres have its roots in the creative genious of the African-American community. That's not opinion, that's fact, although many refuse to admit it. But if you have…

Most of my early education about hip hop culture and history came from actually listening to what people were and are rapping about; I started by stretching my The Low End Theory cassette when I was 11.

And the ones who do have something to say are painted as assholes - Kanye West, for example. He is a narcissistic tool sometimes but he has always stood for something. I love his passion and his drive, and his childish behavior. He's so flawed it's hard not to forgive him when you look at how talented he is.

There are a lot of great black rappers today as well. Do you really think that there weren't a bunch of rappers rapping about nothing in the 90s and 2000s? They're are always going to be the useless hypemen rappers and the ones that make actual artistic hip-hop

I'm glad he said it but it just goes to show that her entire act is just that: an act. Hardcore kids learn about the early punks, young alt-country acts know who the classic country artists are, and hip-hop heads learn about the old school. Igloo is like … if Fiona Apple were a complete fucking dumbass and didn't care…

I appreciate the effort Q-Tip but schooling a white woman, who once referred to herself as a slave master, on the intricacies of hip hop is an exercise in futility.

Well that was kind of beautiful.

Even if she doesn't get the message, I hope some clueless hip-hop fan out there does.

I love Tip, always have. I'd like to see him address the black, male hip-hop artists/producers/radio hosts who seem to have only a slightly better understanding of the history of hip-hop than Azalea has.