Cyrus Langhorne
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. recently talked about his popular Hustle Gang member Iggy Azalea's overnight stardom and why she shouldn't receive criticism over her nationality.
In Tip’s perspective, too many people like to classify artists like Iggy without looking at their full bodies of work.
“It should be attributed to her work ethic, her artistic views, her impeccable ability to kind of, she has a vision for herself and this vision for herself, she will not compromise,” Tip said when asked how Iggy should be classified. “I think she should be kind of judged based on that instead of her creed and her nationality and what country she’s from. I think all of that, those are stereotypes. I put her wherever she made the most noise, you know what I’m saying? I think when you start trying to classify people in different categories, you diminish the purpose of what we do. We try to bring people together – I think she can go into a lot of different genres.” (Hard Knock TV)
Tip goes off on Iggy’s haters in this video clip…
Over the summer, Tip admitted people judging Iggy and labeling her a possible racist pushes him to the edge.
“That pisses me off,” said T.I. “Simply because they don’t have any real substantial grounds. ‘I don’t like them.’ Why? ‘Just ’cause.’ What you mean just ’cause? Since when do you get the right to judge people? Who died and made you the emperor of Egypt? That kind of sh*t and then the things that they accuse her of, like the racist stuff. That’s not even her. That’s not even in her. Me knowing her, knowing where she comes from–for real, the whole racist thing, that’s American–we forget, she’s not American. So the whole Black, white, color divided thing, it isn’t a part of her DNA like it is here in America.” (Complex)
The “King of the South” blamed ignorance for feeding into the critics’ hate.
“It’s just ignorant to me. In this day and age, to be a race of people who are demanding equality and speaking out on injustices and wanting to be treating fairly, to stand up and do the exact same thing in opposite to someone unwarranted for no reason, it’s hypocritical. I’ma ride with her. So, ya’ll go ahead. Anybody got a problem with it just know, it gon’ be one ’cause I’m coming.” (Complex)
Rap veteran Rah Digga took specific aim at Iggy’s presence in hip-hop in a recent interview.
“Iggy Azalea, I can’t really get into her. Because it’s just not real to m. There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip Hop culture. Don’t come to America and try to convince me that you’re Gangsta Boo… We’re not going to believe you if you’re trying to convince us that you’re out here trap shooting.” (This Is 50)
Iggy is a white woman from Australia. Something about Iggy rapping, I find it kinda offensive. Its almost like shes mocking black people. I know its all entertainment but Iggy rapping like black people is like when white people do prank videos in the hood.
No different than all these uncle tom ass niggaz with crackers as they girls. fucking sellouts.
Don’t see how dating white girls make someone an Uncle Tom. I personally don’t discriminate when it comes to pussy. I bet you probably believe all successful blacks who aren’t athletes, actors, or rappers are uncle toms too.
Nope. Just believe in sticking to ya own race when it comes to that shit. Black Panthers just look at these coon ass uncle toms and laugh.
I look at these New Black Panthers, all 20 of them and laugh.
It’s only selling out when you forget where you came from mentally, take like oj simpson and jlo they grew up hood and found success in their careers, which is great, but they started thinking they were white and everything is wrong with their people and the only time they’d help out were if they were in trouble or a money grab! It’s nothing wrong with dating anyone you like, it’s nothing wrong with success, just don’t forget where you came from and always remember your people rich history. Is really not that hard but some of these clowns feel the need to go all out to be that one that the elite whiteys (not all white folk are bad) allow around them yell
How did Jlo think she was white?
What about when blacks were mocking white people by curling their hair, bleaching their skins, doing rock n roll, pop, and country music? Kind of like the pot calling the kettle black.
You know blacks starting rock n roll and country came from the blues! And when a black person changes everything about themselves, not for self but to suck whitey dick, we always call them out, so my question to you is, why are you cape’n for ms vocal blackface? Yell
Girls with asses that big look deformed. Nothing hot about it.
I get what he is saying,and what he means.But instead of just saying people should ‘ignore’ something,why not just say SHE should be Proud of it…Isn’t Hip Hop a lot of,Pride of who you are,and where you come from?…It does not always have to be a “Stereotype”