Ja Rule "Black People need to come together as an entity to figure out the N-Word"

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

You still tlaking about playing Spades.

No. Becuz the N-Word is part of the Chess game overall. Hip Hop doesn't teach you that.

It shows you recklessness most of the time. That's part of it's appeal

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

Of course other people use it. I only brought up me not using it because I'm not defending the usage of it.

The difference is those words aren't used like that anymore because people chose not to use them. Secondly, those terms aren't used as much because they were replaced by something else. Third, you're comparing phrases that were never banned, restricted, frowned upon, or were widely considered as negative.

That's the biggest lie and misconcerption out there. "People don't use it like that anymore". Yes they do, and even still, it's blah.


Do people or do people NOT get offended or uncomfortable about the word? I'm not just talking about Tyrone from 43rd Street and Lil' Wong from Washington Heights. I mean most people in Society in general.


Alot of you wouldn't even use it around your Grandparents like that or at all so why is it necessary to flaunt it around? Becuz honestly, objectively speaking, that's usually how it's tossed around in the Arts. Grown Black Men in a Mature atmosphere aren't tossing it around so why make the word bigger than it ought to be? It's an old Label that we "overcame" and now it's over.

Historically we've always Adapted on our own so why stop now? We either Own it or Burn it. In the real world you can't have it both ways, it's never worked that way and it's never going to work that way. 2Pac couldn't even have changed that

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Here's what makes me laugh about this whole nword thing: Why the fukk are you asking rappers who don't know shyt about sociolinguistics?

If you really want a useful answer, ask people that actually know. But that would mean we're actually looking for an answer, not fukkery. and we all know which one we're more preoccupied with...

the streets NEEDED to know how Ja felt about this

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

the streets NEEDED to know how Ja felt about this

Why do y'all trying to keep running with a dead punchline?

 

[TheNig]

Why do y'all trying to keep running with a dead punchline?

What's fukked up is when I think the punchline is dead, I'll go back and watch that part of the standup and start all over again.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Why do y'all trying to keep running with a dead punchline?

its not a dead punchline if they keep asking the god mc his opinion on the world's matters

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

What's fukked up is when I think the punchline is dead, I'll go back and watch that part of the standup and start all over again.

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

its not a dead punchline if they keep asking the god mc his opinion on the world's matters

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

Just image if we started calling ourselves ******s foreal? You talk about taking power back.....

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I think you are an idiot if you use the word and get mad if somebody else uses it.

I disagree

Only blacks call themselves a derogatory remark like that. David Banner was right.

David Banner is/was wrong though. The examples about Jew and Italians that Ja gives @ 7:18 is spot on and exactly what I've been saying for years



Basically, every ethnic group/race has specific ethno-racial terms of endearment that might be seen as offensive by outsiders.

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

I disagree





David Banner is/was wrong though. The examples about Jew and Italians that Ja gives @ 7:18 is spot on and exactly what I've been saying for years



Basically, every ethnic group/race has specific ethno-racial terms of endearment that might be seen as offensive by outsiders.

Right. We already acknowledged that and it's kinda like a "duh" type of statement foreal.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Right. We already acknowledged that and it's kinda like a "duh" type of statement foreal.

but it's a fact that people who want to play that double standard or blame game refuse to acknowledge. Again, this all comes down to people wanting to appropriate slang because it's hip and cool to them. Noone wants to appropriate similar ethno-racial terms from Jews and Italians because they lack the "cool" factor.

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

but it's a fact that people who want to play that double standard or blame game refuse to acknowledge. Again, this all comes down to people wanting to appropriate slang because it's hip and cool to them. Noone wants to appropriate similar ethno-racial terms from Jews and Italians because they lack the "cool" factor.

Everybody acknowledges that tho.


We're just the only ones who seem to use it in the Arts. Which is dumb.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Everybody acknowledges that tho.

but they don't which is why the question is always asked, along with bringing up what they see as double standards, by non-blacks when they want to use the word

We're just the only ones who seem to use it in the Arts. Which is dumb.

It's only in the most urban-"street" based arts. HipHop began as a reflection of the streets so it makes sense that street slang would come with it. Back in the days, the same street slang came along with Jazz before it became high level, art music.

 

[Hardaway]

This Dave Chapelle joke really has taken a life of its own.

Who the fukk cares about what Ja Rule thinks?

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