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JAY-Z DOWNPLAYS USE OF N-WORD IN HIP-HOP

POSTED BY LEIGH_ANN, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 05:30 AM | PERMALINK | -1 VOTES

Jay-Z tells Oprah hip-hop turned 'nigger' into a term of endearment. (UPI.com)

COMMENTS

1. POSTED BY PAULO-SERGIO-MARTINS-1, September 28, 2009 11:06 PM

Yes, Obvious. Good Lord, when sophisticated folk get tangled in Hip-Hop culture - or any culture they're not familiar with...

2. POSTED BY PAULO-SERGIO-MARTINS-1, September 28, 2009 11:06 PM

Yes, Obvious. Good Lord, when sophisticated folk get tangled in Hip-Hop culture - or any culture they're not familiar with...

3. POSTED BY LESTER-ISAACS, October 01, 2009 09:48 AM

I wouldn't consider the word taboo anymore when used by a white or black person provided it is used in the correct context. Perhaps we should also get over our own obsession with the K-Word in SA. There was a case in the news recently where a kid got stabbed when using it as a term of endearment. Forget we should forget our obsession with taboo words and rather listen to what a person is trying to say (e.g. Irvin Xhosa). The K-Word is just one of many derogatory names being banded about in SA and any other racial calcification can be just as derogatory if used in a particular way.