Killer Mike Says "New White Rappers" Brought "Self-Pity" To Hip Hop

[KingDanz]

Killer Mike also explains why he has equal love and respect for Talib Kweli, Gunplay, Trinidad Jame$ and Ol' Dirty b*stard.

While speaking about White rappers and emotion in Hip Hop, Killer Mike explained his take on the subject. Mike explained that he feels "White people brought self-pity" to the genre.

During an interview with The Combat Jack Show, Mike sat with El-P as the duo, Run The Jewels, and he explained his stance when asked about "White rappers tending to be more honest about their angst and their shortcomings." Mike disagreed and later explained why.

"I think what White people brought was self-pity," he shared. "Not you in that [talking to El-P] but a lot of the new White rappers just brought that. I'm sorry. It's no disrespect. Complaining about a parent and sh-t is cool but I'm from a community where mothafu-kas lost both of their parents to crack. Mothafu-kas didn't even know their... Like, my grandmother raised me. I never knew my mom and dad. So I feel that. And I think that, as a Black audience, we appreciated it because it was something different but that don't make you more in touch with your feelings than me."

He went on to add that suffering does not make one special.

"I'm not saying that experience isn't worthy. I'm not saying it isn't valuable. I'm just saying that it's not special because every human being experiences love, pain and letdown. Your thing is no more special. A lot of times, as Americans and in this country, we feel like our suffering makes us special. You're special because you're a human being. How you deal with your suffering can make you extraordinary. Are you going to use it for self-pity or are you going to use it to help others?"

He went on to add that he respects every emcee who stands behind any microphone.

"I love and respect Gunplay as much as I love and respect Talib Kweli. I love and respect Trinidad James the same way I loved and respected [Ol' Dirty b*stard]. [That's] because, for me, any artist, when you get on stage, no matter how many clothes you get on, when you get on stage and you got that mic, are butt-fu-king-naked."

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[Awesome Wells]

He's right.

 

[Surreal]

I love the rumblings of him and Scarface. Hiphop will not die and rap will get better

Time we go back to policing ourselves within the culture

 

[Big Mel]

He's absolutely, 100% spot on. The fact that cac lord El-P had to sit there and swallow that bitter pill makes it even more special.

 

[mozichrome]

threads like these should be moved to race track section

 

[Still Benefited]

Threads like this should be stickied in The Booth...I see u @mozichrome


Interesting perspective,I don't think I could ever relate to most white rappers pain,but so many people give rappers extra credit for "content" including myself sumtimes....but he's right if the song doesn't really move people then its just whining...but I think we kinda talked about this in that thread about "corny songs that were supposed to be deep"

 

[mozichrome]

Threads like this should be stickied in The Booth...I see u @mozichrome


Interesting perspective,I don't think I could ever relate to most white rappers pain,but so many people give rappers extra credit for "content" including myself sumtimes....but he's right if the song doesn't really move people then its just whining...but I think we kinda talked about this in that thread about "corny songs that were supposed to be deep"

so exactly why the fvck you mention me for?

 

[p00rky]

What does race have to do with anything?

 

[tirademode]

He's absolutely, 100% spot on. The fact that cac lord El-P had to sit there and swallow that bitter pill makes it even more special.

That cac lord produced the entirety of Mike's last album .

One the best releases of last year and arguably his best work.

 

[JuvenileHell]

He's right. Look no further than Eminem. And ask any white person why they love him, and you'll see that Killer Mike knows what he's talking about.

 

[Yoda]

That cac lord produced the entirety of Mike's last album .

One the best releases of last year and arguably his best work.

have you heard Pledge 2?

 

[Flav]

i said the damn thing when Eminem dropped "cleaning out my closet". i had the :WTH: on my face almost the whole song cause he was talking about his momma on bullshyt pills wile a lot of black folks mothers was on CRACK ROCK.at least Em took pictures with a gotdamn cake!

Killa Mike is 100% right.

 

[daze23]

 

[Brock Landers]

I get what he's trying to say here in that we all go through different problems, but isn't this a bit ironic considering that no one person can lay claim to having it 'worse off' than everybody else? You're always going to meet people who have been through fukked up situations and him going through what he has is no fukking joke, but what would he do if he met a white rapper talking about genocide? Where do you draw the line

 

[Premeditated]

threads like these should be moved to race track section

fukk up