Sensei Aishitemasu I am here to support you and your wonderful channel Sensei. But my advice is to ignore these trolls. They hate period , no amount of argument will change them ever. They are gutless as they would never talk this way to your face in the real world. They just want acknowledgement. What drives them truly crazy is to be treated like POC in the real world are and have their opinions ignored. Now if I were to respond I would say something like " Hey granger I see you have come off the natural high WP like you experience when you found out Tamir Rice was murdered. Why waste your time here when you could be setting up a WP defense fund for the cop who murdered him." Or the honest route I would say listen "Just say POC Bad , WP Good" instead of all this. It's like watching professional wrestling. You could also try to anticipate his lies. He is black or has black friends.Or will do WP speak of paying lip service. Like when someone says " I mean no disrespect BUT". Now I am very sarcastic so I could go on and on. I am not telling you what to do Sensei , just some friendly advice.Please don't allow trolls who hate you dictate in anyway your mood or actions. Again just advice, you must do what you feel is right and I support you in however you wish to handle it. Did not mean to be preachy not my intent. :)
Sensei Aishitemasu I remember one troll who who stated every time he gets a response thats a win. A win ? Does that mean his mother will make PBJ for him with the crust cut off ? Maybe. Or he is such a zero in real life that any acknowledgment is something. Somehow in his mind this means he matters. Now I am sure he will fire back he is wealthy, high paying job and a amazing wife. Now we know this is a lie, but being a troll is about self delusion anyway so that will hardly matter to him.
I saw Azealia Banks interview as well, and she spoke nothing but the truth. It's true everything is about race no matter how much people want to turn a blind eye to it.
I know this is a bit late, just came across this video lol. As a disclaimer, I'm a hispanic dude, thus I'm not too familiar with social dynamics in the black community. Anyway, what are your thoughts about Azealia's recent response to a instagram message asking her dating preferences? While I'm cool with IR relationships, it does seem a bit hypocritical how she claims to hate white people so much but yet later states how they're "easier" to deal with at home. On top of that, after slamming White America for appropriating the hip hop industry, she then goes into the arms of the ones who's wealth is potentially stealing the culture. Another point being that AB broadly brushes that Black men take Black women for granted, which goes against her argument that black people shouldn't be generalized. That said, I'm aware there are tons of BM celebrities who say terrible things involving BW, which seem to be covered in some of your vids tackling sexism, just that two wrongs don't make a right. The difference seems to be that it's an even deeper blow when an artist who is implied to be "pro black" ends up enacting the same action she accuses others of doing. Initially I liked her "free-spirit" persona but sometimes I feel like she shoots herself in the foot by contradicting past notions she advocated for in previous interviews. For all we know, she could just be trolling again though I'm not sure what to believe anymore lol.
niners0ul And Banks has said multiple times that for a long time BM refused to date her because of their own issues. If she chooses to date IR because of that then i can't fault her for that *shrugs* she has also said that she dates white men and still understands concepts of white supremacy and the power dynamics that are in place. it couldn't be me but its HER life, i don't give a fuck, really. It's not the same as people that date IR for the sole purpose of erasing their Blackness or the ones that think dating IR has somehow made racism null and void.
Sensei Aishitemasu By the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right" I'm indicating how one ought to hold the position they've stood by at first, rather than contradicting it at a later time. She called out the white supremacist structure for generalizing the black community, but then later responds to a message that ends up generalizing black men(portion of black community). She's doing the very thing that she was calling someone else out for. I understand that she's had struggles with BM in her past, my issue isn't her dating out, rather that she generalizes the very community she was publicly claiming to fight for. For instance, being hispanic, I understand there are bad apples in my community, though that doesn't mean I will mention those experiences to generalize onto the entire group, because that would indeed be giving a bad image to all of the innocent ones. Don't take these messages as if I hate your outlook, overall I do like your videos :).
Girl u are so smart and wise. I almost gave up and just thought no one got it but girl u got it. And im glad there is ppl who really listen and watch and know whats going on
hahahaha I'm Australian and that accent was actually pretty good. Your videos are great and extremely insightful. I wish America had more platforms for intelligent people like you to step forward and discuss racial issues. It seems hard for black people to overcome the struggles they face because they're not given a voice. Here in Australia we have this TV show called Q&A where everyday Australians can come on and ask a federal government any question they want and we have conversations about the social issues affecting our country. It's sad that your opinions are relegated to UA-cam videos. You guys (the U.S) need a TV show where racial issues can be discussed and debated intellectually and maturely.
She's ahead of the game artistically. I've been rocking with her since 212 and she hasn't ceased to amaze me. It hurt me to see her cry though. Obviously she spoke nothing but the truth in that interview and if somebody disagrees it's because they can't handle the truth and yes, Charli XCX is the one responsible for the success of Fancy.
I felt where she was coming from. I'm in my 30s so I can remember when rap was rap. Anything we as the people have invented is being discredited. Most artist just want to keep their coins and never speak up. Being silent has become detrimental.
J.Cole "Born Sinner" Wasn't Even Nominated at last years grammy's smh and it was CLEARLY better than the "heist" which is a very apt title now that i think about it...smh
I do hope Azealia Banks finds refuge in the fact that 212 is better than Igloo's entire back catalogue combined... What a shiny, devoid product the latter is.
I know I'm late BUUTTTTT I love the video! I feel like you were right on the money when addressing the fact that Nicki Minaj(and black artists in general) have to work REALLY HARD to get mainstream(RE:white) exposure, fans and accolades(Grammys of course) and then here comes Igloo Australia after just three years or so getting widespread media attention, a number one hit and Grammy nominations in ONE YEAR! Like that really upsets me and black people in general because we as a group have to work so hard to get noticed for so little and then white people get noticed for basically being mediocre. I just hate all of this...
Igloo doesn't give a fuck about hip hop or black culture in general. Lord Jamar raised an important point when he voiced his opinions on the beef she had with Snoop Dogg. Why was she so upset that he compared her to an albino black person? A person with typical African features of a wide nose and strong jawline? What's so ugly about that? Clearly it is to her. Rap is just a hustle for her, she will move on to something else when she's tired of it.
I think it's time for blacks to create something new and time is long overdue for blacks to elevate themselves OUTSIDE if the ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WE STILL ACT AS IF ENTERTAINMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THID WORLD.
Thank you for this video. You articulated yourself well. I don't understand how people are arguing with you denying the obvious existence of institutionalized racism in America.
They don't want to see it because then they have to deal with the role they're playing in it. Easier to just say, 'WHAT RACISM?????' than admit it. Thanks for watching :)
I hate seeing how people still support Igloo even after that viral video has been going around with her saying gibberish but they still want to call her the queen of rap. Meanwhile Nic is working five times harder than her. Nic hasn't gotten a single grammy when she clearly deserved some.
I must say I just finished watching the Azalea Banks interview . And I must say I agree with what she sayed one hundred percent . Great analysis by the way.
im white an i agree with that whole cultural smudging an im not offended at all by what you or azealia are sayin im not sayin that white people shouldnt rap, i love hip hop an there are pleanty of great white hip hop artist but it just feels like everytime someone who is white does something they get more praise for doin it. like the blues being turned into rock n roll and shit like that. an i dont give a fuck what anyone says iggy azalea shouldnt have one any awards for doin anything i cant even find any real meaning behind anything she talks about in her music shes a huge sell out for the general public an is one of the reasons hip hop is dying because people would rather listen to her then a true artist who has real matters to speak on
I agree with u about the Nas 20years no Grammy something's up but Iggy azelia will go win it she been out a year tops when u got rappers who paid there dos I don't understand it either something's most definitely up
My, My, My, you actually get it. We are few, but damn there are blacks that get it. You are awesome, this video was awesome, thank you for having the courage to put this video up.
Well I just saw the interview. I think she cried 4 times! But she came across as very genuine about her convictions which is appreciated. There not much to say, I agree with her. I just hope she gets the chance to get her message out.And I have no problem with what she says on twitter. I mean traditional media ( white media ) will always be against her on some level, so you might as well use twitter at least it gets out there.
The issues Azealia Banks brings up are real. Her presentation might be unorthodox but many of her points are valid. For Iggy Azalia to sing about being a slave master, then write an apology saying she feels the lyric 'has been used to unfairly slander my character and paint me as a racist person.' She wrote the words and sang them out, now she says she's been unfairly treated? Rachel Doezal, Iggy Azalia, Chet Hanks, Eminem, Quentin Tarantino, Joss Stone, Al Jolsen, they aren't much different from each other.
I understand what you are saying. Even though this practice isn't new it's very relevant because it is still a tactic that is being used today. I will just leave it at this. Everyone has an opinion and that's fine with me. The truth belongs to no one and some don't want to know the real truth.
I was done when you made the iggy and nas grammy comparison. wow, I really did not know Nas did not win a grammy. I did a bit of "research", albeit through wikipedia, and it says that the only award accolades that Nas has received are two BET hip hop awards...the irony. BET lol. Award shows are all political, so I do not know if i should really be surprised.
And Banks is talking basically of WP taking whats not theirs then claiming it was theirs all along. They appropriated and entire continent ! Then appropriated a people to work it ! Then said the land was mostly empty and the slave labor was of minor importance ! Jazz Rock N Roll all white Exodus movie its all the same. Appropriation is an old game they have been doing it for a long while now, Rap is just one link in a very long chain of events.
Iggy is a gimmick. I don't take her seriously at all. It seems like T.I. is just telling her what to say. I don't have a problem with white rappers. Eminem? He's the real deal. I like Azelia's music, and she had valid points across the board, but…. her delivery in the way she says things needs work.
Yassss! I feel she should use the raw passion she has about the issue and put it into her work. Write songs about it, it can spur change, you never know.
real talk, its a black thing. when a black artist whos genius comes out, we love em for a little bit but eventually that side of us that "hates" shows it ugly head. we start being hard on them for EVERYTHING like we dont ever want each other to ever win. no real unity. we act like crabs in a bucket. when a white artist comes out whos...meh...white ppl promote the hell outta them, play them on radio, and never pull them down. i hear trash songs played 100 times on radio, performed at events, im like i know what dope is, this white artist is trash ass..why smh not all of them some got talent (not justin beiber) thats our fault we gotta cut that hate out, for years we beefin with each other throwing each other under the bus to be on top, we dont work together often. in fact, most of hip hop listeners are white suburban kids.. know who the real enemy is..it aint who we think it is.
Watch clevver new latest episode on UA-cam they praised iggy and was calling banks IGNORANT they didn't speak about the whole interview they just capitalised the iggy part. I unsubscribed.
Speaking the truth right here sis... Don't let selma or kelma or whatever her name is below bring you down to her level. It's fact! no matter which way you try to twist it..Azelia spoke a lot of truth which hit a core with a lot of people. I WISH we were all the same but the fact is we are not! if we are treated with the same level of respect as our caucasian brother/sisters and recognised for our contributions to society,yes this would be a none issue... but it seems throughout history things have not changed much.. black ancient Egyptians who contributed so much to the world were *Smudged* over by the greeks who apparently did it first?! :/ or how about black music artists who were *smudged* over by the white artists like elvis presley, the beatles, the rolling stones...(the list is way too long to mention here) we are now in 2014 and all we are experiencing now is a replay of that *smudging* (In Azelia's words - "just incase we hadn't got the point that our black babies ain't shit!") It's very easier for a white person to get on here and protest against these views but until you've been in this black skin, you don't have a clue. You can't deny history. There may not be chains around our necks anymore but I think Azelia was saying that there is still very much a hard white thumb that intends to *smudge* any greatness we display. Because of this reason it's also important to not look to these award shows for recognition.. We need to pat ourselves on the back and uplift our sisters and brothers daily so we can continue to excel as we always have done.
For you 20 year olds, there was this group called RUN DMC back in the days, you may have heard of them. Well they were rap/hip hop back in 84-85, they were the #1 artist, everyone looked to them as the kings of rap. But then all of a sudden 3 white dudes named the Beastie Boys came along and destroyed them in record sales. Rasing Hell Run DMC's album had sold 3 million (at that time) on 86, Beastie Boys at that time sold like 5 million (at that time). I'm in my 40's so I remember this like yesterday, the exact same thing this person who I have never heard before was said on RadioScope (if you remember that show), RapSheet, Rap Pages, Word Up....For those that don't know, this is a white man's country, they run it. So of course if a white rapper that is good comes along they are going to support them, but how does that hurt the hip hop culture? It doesn't, Tupac is still the best of all time, PE/NWA are still the greatest rap groups of all time, it's just keeping hip hop in the news, which is good.
Well current data shows that Minaj's album is quickly surpassing Iggy's 388,000 vs 454,000 but that could be because Iggy is still a new artist and hasnt established herself the way Niki has
I love the way u think, and u speak real shit, and 100% agree with you. I feel that there will be never be an even playing field for blacks and whites and im not even trying to be racist. It is just the truth!!! Love this video!!!!
they really dont mean shit. the list of people that have grammies and dont deserve them could go on forever. it doesnt even have anything to do with excellence. mackelmore. < i was going to make that a complete sentence but felt it spoke for itself ha
YES! i've been saying that ever since that damn song came out, iggy might as well had been a featured artist in her own song because that song was all charlie. this video is 100% the truth and then some
I have a question. I have watched a few of your videos now, and noticed that you refer to black people with unpopular opinions as "new blacks", "Uncle Toms", Oreos, etc. Don't you think that plays into the whole white privelege/black disadvantage thing? It seems like you're basically trying to force all blacks into one stereotypical box, or else they get a label that suggests that they aren't truly black (Oreo) or that they are an undesirable type of black (Uncle Tom). It seems to me that that would be counterproductive to (what I think it's) one of your missions, which is to break the stereotypes of black people. What are your thoughts on this?
I'm super curious to know what you think about K-Pop. Especially since there is such a HUGE hip hop culture in South Korea and many artist copy and profit from black american popular culture.
Ugh I've seen some videos about how much they * *love* * Black culture and it rubs me allllllll the way the wrong way :-/ They love STEREOTYPES of what Black people are.
Sensei Aishitemasu Thank you! I really had to stop with kpop after my initial awe of it. They're talented, yes, but they know almost nothing of the culture/people they are making money off of. If you ever care to watch an episode of 'BTS American Hustle Life', you'll see just how true your statement is.
I fully agreed with Azealia Banks in that interview and I'm not really a fan of her music nor do I follow her beefs either. You didn't know there is a white answer for everything?...Iggy is an answer/copy. There is a reason Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time...ppl consider him the best rapper of all time. I think Macklemore won b/c he was helping to promote the gay agenda and of course his privilege helped him out. They won't say be more white...they will just want a more commercial image in general though...
Sensei Aishitemasu Lol I forgot but you're right! He said himself he didn't deserve the grammy! I agree that white mediocrity often trumps black excellence especially in the media. Also, black excellence often means white people are awarded or behind the scenes making tons of $$ off of these artists and entertainers. This spans all media and there are few exceptions which prove this point further. I think only one maybe two black ppl own a sports team although blacks make up most of the players lol. No ownership, no true freedom! Skipping around the point, this is why MJ was killed. This is why Prince had the word slave on his face.
if Eminem was black his tracks would still be dope, if iggy was black she would still be trash.. so there is a thin line. I think its unfair to put Eminem into this mix. to some extent but never the exaggeration as with iggy.
***** A white person tried to tell me the other day how I hate it on the 'white mans land' but I still live here and I should 'go back to Africa.' I was like 'EXCUSE ME?! THIS IS NATIVE AMERICAN LAND SIR ILL GO BACK TO AFRICA AFTER YOU GO BACK TO EUROPE!' #ctfu
i have to say that most rap and hip hop out there today is really shit. black or white rappers aren't of the same caliber of rappers that we had say ten or fifteen years ago.
The Grammy's are yearly awards. Aren't they? I just don't understand why you could be hot about blacks in entertainment especially Rap. We kill in entertainment in america. Its one of our brightest spots, there are far greater places where we are overlooked . We do get nominated for Grammy's,but the best albums just don't win very many.(ie. Kendrick-The Best Album Macklemore- The More Popular Album) Which is not that big of a deal seeing how they vote for the Grammy's and that it's really a popularity contest and not an in dept look into music.(Petey Pablo was nominated for a grammy come on son??) Especially the Hip Hop/ Rap category. Even with that said only 2 white people Eminem and Macklamore have won the grand prize in the Hip Hop category. Only 3 have been nominated if you include the Beastie Boys. We 13-6 right now over 19yrs and Shady won 5 so far. Damn near every artists that's successful in Hip Hop is Black there are only a few whites. The Grammy's don't measure your worth. The Grammy's don't inspire dreams to take over the hip hop world. The music does. To tell the truth I am not a fan of either lady. I don't listen to a lot of female rap but in MY OPINION from what I've heard Iggy makes better more catchy songs for what it is than Azelia Banks. That's why she's winning. Banks should focus on herself and bang out that hit that proves she's better. Because this white girl has knocked her off her pivot by getting her to focus on everything except for her true goal making dope,lasting, real,and heartfelt music for the culture.
Ok I get that she's white. Does this mean that black hip hop artist only win because they are black? I agree with you on this note, in my opinion she's not that dope but I've heard worst black rappers who've gotten on and prosper today off some bullshit. Should we strip them of their accomplishments? I mean i think Chief Keef is a terrible rapper but I can't say the only reason he's on is because he's black. Those songs that I think are horrible are love by thousands of others. I might not like most of the music or what it stands for but I can't discredit the work put in on his records, promoting, doing shows,interviews, or just having the nuts to go get his dream no matter how far fetched it would be to attain. Iggy being white helps her out because she relates to a larger white audience, true; but that's not the only reason because you can see that she works. Really the main reason is more people like the music than not. She had a better year than Nicki and Banks so we really can't hate on facts. It seems like we are so paranoid "The white people are taking over hip hop, the white people are taking over hip hop" that we have no faith in our ability to drop dope shit that grabs all races ( Which we do all the time by the way). We have been smudging our cultures since we have arrived in America, and that smudging or blending as I would call it only brings dept to the picture. I know its a bunch of shit I left out but I already wrote a novel.
You pointed out good points. I also feel that Azealia gave a good interview and is treated differently as a black woman when she speaks up on issues. It would be good if she continues to give theses sorts of interviews instead of pointless rants.
I think ultimately as long as we place so much value on trying to attain the material things they have in efforts to prove to ourselves and to them that we are "worthy" and "good enough" things will never change. There are more than enough black people with the means to come together (actors and musicians) and create a powerful entity for our own people to thrive and for us to have the ability to protect our kids from injustice but we are more concerned with the things of "their world" i.e. maybachs and tom ford and Michael kors bags. That's the real issue. Classic Slave Mentality. Massa let the house slave go but the house slave say "oh no massa, I's don't know what I would do without dis here plantation, its my whole life. I wonts to stay here wichu and the misses."
Re Iggy,..isn't that TI's doing though? I've seen the two in interview and it's very tense. It's like TI is about to slip his hand up Iggy's back and move her lips whenever she's asked a pointed question. Ellen also asked Iggy a pointed question on her talk show - well, it was pointed only for Iggy. Ellen asked her what she was doing before. Iggy couldn't answer. Every true artist can recite chapter and verse of all the tiny clubs they played in on their way up.. Not so with Iggy. Azealia seems to know that it's TI who is the Svengali behind Iggy's in-excellence. It's complicated now when a black man - in this case - is behind the smudging.
Sensei Aishitemasu I just randomly clicked here and I really liked this video!! I watched the Azealia Banks interview and I believe that she has very good points but she is not good at delivering the points. You touched on exactly the same points as her but you were much better articulating it :-) I would love to see you do a video on LGBT issues :-)
It's not about colour it's about black people supporting black artist. I love my black people but it is so dumb to say that Iggy can't make the music that she wants to make. Iggy is living her dream, not because she makes shit music but because people made there own choice to support her and it is not Iggy's fault that a lot of people love her. If u don't like that alot of black female Hop Pop artist is not as big as Iggy then maybe you should start supporting them. And that Banks is a just a very very sad and negative girl
I'm not a iggy or banks fan but y'all act like iggy the first white rapper. And when it comes to culture smudging, iggy is a pop rapper, nicki is a pop rapper, banks raps over house music. It's 2014, music evolves and knows no race. Get over yourselves
you didn't watch the video lol. no one is acting like she is the first white rapper. ppl have actually said multiple times that she is NOT the first white rapper (by far) so claiming anyone is jealous of her for being a white rapper is ridiculous. thanks for playing.
Sensei Aishitemasu I watched the video and you clearly favor ilzealia over iggy which is understandable. like I said, I don't really care for neither. But if you knew anything about the music industry today you would know that its all about your connects and who you know. not white privileges lol. Ti discovered iggy the same way wayne discovered nicki. which is how they get into the mainstream so fast and get nominated. the same way these other shitty ass rappers like young thug, rich homie quan, and even Trinidad james get nominated.
I agree with u on pretty much everything 100% team banks But I appreciate Iggy's music the same. it's easy for us to hate people for being Australian in all their Australianness. But yea, so much about this stuff is so true. I feel like.. who cares? People who REALLY care about music will go & pick up the album that they feel is art as opposed to a fabricated something blown up. That's when you end up with "B.W.E.T."
Hi Sensei! You might find this interview interesting. The interview is over 20 years old. The interesting part starts from the 2:25 mark /watch?v=0tojcW2kLWcmark
at the end of the day iggy making recycled rubbish and is getting all the recognition whilst true artist remain underground. ..where they belong. I guess its safe to say AB will never become a mainstream musician as everyone dreams ,, there is too much fakery to get up there and as u see she is a truth teller. well may her niche forever expand then and keep hee satisfied but hungry enough to produce quality music.
Hi, Sensei, here greetings from Spain :) Just wanted to express my opinion about all this crazy stuff involving Nicki, Iggy and Azealia... and I say it this way because this is the order in time in which I discovered each of these singers. Just for that reason (and it's just my opinion) I just think that it was the fans who decided who is/was better or who eclipses who, cause I mean, Nicki kinda started being famous internationally because of her dirty tongue, colorful style and big ass... then came Iggy who was helped by TI and maybe thats why Azealia wasn't payed that much attention cause she went on her own and kinda doing what she wanted, lets say she kinda had that talent in her and it just came out at its own rhythm, where as Iggy had some help but was eventually supported by a lot of people. So the reason I say all that is that... firstly I love all three singers, secondly I think its imposible for any industry or any white person to eclipse black people from producing rap or hip hop because these were born with them, and thirdly is that If Azealia ever felt pushed aside it wasn't by Iggy herself... cause she like everyone else just does his/her own thing, what pushed Azealia aside was the publicity TI gave Iggy and the fact that Mrs. Banks just always did what she wanted when she wanted so it obviously took a bit longer for her to grow a bit more in popularity. So, thats about all, I mean... I don´t give a shit about what kind of accent anyone tries to imitate or if their lyrics just speak about their ass or their origins as a singer... What I listen to is music, black or white, they are all different and they don't even need to copy each other even though they follow the lates trends and dress similar. So really, I mean... I don't want to start feeling bad for being white like If I had done anything bad to anyone... :( I appreciate everything black and every other culture has brought to my life and in this century it's just absurd to try to compare people that way. I really do feel (lets not say sorry but) affected in some way by how I saw Azealia suffering in that interview, but you can't just focus this whole problem on one person from the present, this has its origins way back, and making people responsible about it now instead of fighting against it just makes it worse. In any case, thanks for reading and hope to hear an answer ^^ xoxxo
You don't have to feel bad for being white and enjoying black culture. The issues arise when white people attempt to appropriate and co-opt Black culture for themselves without respecting it or listening to Black people. Thats the issue people have. Since you're not American I understand that it can be confusing, but in America there is an intense culture of white people stealing things from Black people and claiming they created it, getting accolades and praise for it, meanwhile Black artists doing the exact same thing are not recognized or are seen as inferior because they're Black. It's a form of racism and it is not okay.
Sensei Aishitemasu Sure, but, where does everyone seem to understand that Iggy claims rap or hip hop to be hers? I mean, its a more cultural problem than a one-person-itself's problem isn't it? It's the white people's demand and music industries fault that black artists don't get that much attention right?
Silvia Segura Turner I will definitely say that she is a 'cog in the wheel,' so to speak. But other white artists (like Macklemore) at least have an awareness of their position and how being white helps them. She acts completely oblivious and even puts down others and that is just not cool to me.
i couldn't even believe that it was considered hip hop! i was fine before when i assumed this mediocre crap would be in the bubblegum pop category...little did i know that this girl was really trying to steal the rap scene when she can't even write her own music! or admit to her butt implants... *sips tea*
Bowie and Bjork barely have any Grammys either. a lot of artists who are number 2 yet sold more than number 1 a week later are also getting hate and it's just the agenda of billboard or others. It's not always about race. I'm just talking about this instance in specific. I know someone who works for a magazine in France and they categorise each artist. like Rihanna, madonna, azealia banks, . winehouse.. they are "bad" so they have to write bad or manipulated stuff... Adele.. gaga.. Taylor.. they are written nicely about. you know who the guy is who decides this stuff? Rupert Murdoch. and look who he is friends with... Taylor.. gags..
And about the smudging - This is the land that credits Elvis as the king of rock and roll, so there's that ! :)
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Headley Granger i can't tell if you are being willfully ignorant or if you're really just this stupid.
Sensei Aishitemasu
I am here to support you and your wonderful channel Sensei. But my advice is to ignore these trolls. They hate period , no amount of argument will change them ever. They are gutless as they would never talk this way to your face in the real world. They just want acknowledgement. What drives them truly crazy is to be treated like POC in the real world are and have their opinions ignored.
Now if I were to respond I would say something like " Hey granger I see you have come off the natural high WP like you experience when you found out Tamir Rice was murdered. Why waste your time here when you could be setting up a WP defense fund for the cop who murdered him."
Or the honest route I would say listen "Just say POC Bad , WP Good" instead of all this. It's like watching professional wrestling.
You could also try to anticipate his lies. He is black or has black friends.Or will do WP speak of paying lip service. Like when someone says " I mean no disrespect BUT".
Now I am very sarcastic so I could go on and on. I am not telling you what to do Sensei , just some friendly advice.Please don't allow trolls who hate you dictate in anyway your mood or actions. Again just advice, you must do what you feel is right and I support you in however you wish to handle it.
Did not mean to be preachy not my intent. :)
Sensei Aishitemasu
I remember one troll who who stated every time he gets a response thats a win. A win ? Does that mean his mother will make PBJ for him with the crust cut off ? Maybe. Or he is such a zero in real life that any acknowledgment is something. Somehow in his mind this means he matters. Now I am sure he will fire back he is wealthy, high paying job and a amazing wife. Now we know this is a lie, but being a troll is about self delusion anyway so that will hardly matter to him.
Yes thank you .
I saw Azealia Banks interview as well, and she spoke nothing but the truth. It's true everything is about race no matter how much people want to turn a blind eye to it.
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I know this is a bit late, just came across this video lol. As a disclaimer, I'm a hispanic dude, thus I'm not too familiar with social dynamics in the black community.
Anyway, what are your thoughts about Azealia's recent response to a instagram message asking her dating preferences?
While I'm cool with IR relationships, it does seem a bit hypocritical how she claims to hate white people so much but yet later states how they're "easier" to deal with at home. On top of that, after slamming White America for appropriating the hip hop industry, she then goes into the arms of the ones who's wealth is potentially stealing the culture. Another point being that AB broadly brushes that Black men take Black women for granted, which goes against her argument that black people shouldn't be generalized. That said, I'm aware there are tons of BM celebrities who say terrible things involving BW, which seem to be covered in some of your vids tackling sexism, just that two wrongs don't make a right. The difference seems to be that it's an even deeper blow when an artist who is implied to be "pro black" ends up enacting the same action she accuses others of doing.
Initially I liked her "free-spirit" persona but sometimes I feel like she shoots herself in the foot by contradicting past notions she advocated for in previous interviews. For all we know, she could just be trolling again though I'm not sure what to believe anymore lol.
niners0ul I hate the phrase 'two wrongs don't make a right.' WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
niners0ul Two wrongs can definitely make a right.
niners0ul And Banks has said multiple times that for a long time BM refused to date her because of their own issues. If she chooses to date IR because of that then i can't fault her for that *shrugs* she has also said that she dates white men and still understands concepts of white supremacy and the power dynamics that are in place. it couldn't be me but its HER life, i don't give a fuck, really. It's not the same as people that date IR for the sole purpose of erasing their Blackness or the ones that think dating IR has somehow made racism null and void.
Sensei Aishitemasu By the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right" I'm indicating how one ought to hold the position they've stood by at first, rather than contradicting it at a later time. She called out the white supremacist structure for generalizing the black community, but then later responds to a message that ends up generalizing black men(portion of black community). She's doing the very thing that she was calling someone else out for. I understand that she's had struggles with BM in her past, my issue isn't her dating out, rather that she generalizes the very community she was publicly claiming to fight for. For instance, being hispanic, I understand there are bad apples in my community, though that doesn't mean I will mention those experiences to generalize onto the entire group, because that would indeed be giving a bad image to all of the innocent ones.
Don't take these messages as if I hate your outlook, overall I do like your videos :).
Girl u are so smart and wise. I almost gave up and just thought no one got it but girl u got it. And im glad there is ppl who really listen and watch and know whats going on
U speak the truth an make valid points that's what I like call a spade a spade
thank you!
Happy Kwanzaa Queen! I love you!
You articulated this so beautifully and authentically. I'll show anyone who asks about this your video, Thank you.
Thank you for watching! :)))))
hahahaha I'm Australian and that accent was actually pretty good. Your videos are great and extremely insightful. I wish America had more platforms for intelligent people like you to step forward and discuss racial issues. It seems hard for black people to overcome the struggles they face because they're not given a voice. Here in Australia we have this TV show called Q&A where everyday Australians can come on and ask a federal government any question they want and we have conversations about the social issues affecting our country. It's sad that your opinions are relegated to UA-cam videos. You guys (the U.S) need a TV show where racial issues can be discussed and debated intellectually and maturely.
Awesome idea!
She's ahead of the game artistically. I've been rocking with her since 212 and she hasn't ceased to amaze me. It hurt me to see her cry though. Obviously she spoke nothing but the truth in that interview and if somebody disagrees it's because they can't handle the truth and yes, Charli XCX is the one responsible for the success of Fancy.
I totally called her 'Charli XYX' in the video lol
***** I've heard really good things about it.
I felt where she was coming from. I'm in my 30s so I can remember when rap was rap. Anything we as the people have invented is being discredited. Most artist just want to keep their coins and never speak up. Being silent has become detrimental.
thank you for this video i missed you!
Thank you for watching!
You're very smart.
I like you.
Lol thanks
J.Cole "Born Sinner" Wasn't Even Nominated at last years grammy's smh and it was CLEARLY better than the "heist" which is a very apt title now that i think about it...smh
I said the same thing in a video I made about the Grammy's lol.
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great minds lol
***** not at all
The Grammy's went from a celebration of the best content to a celebration of commercialization. Popularity over greatness. Style over substance.
I do hope Azealia Banks finds refuge in the fact that 212 is better than Igloo's entire back catalogue combined... What a shiny, devoid product the latter is.
I know I'm late BUUTTTTT I love the video! I feel like you were right on the money when addressing the fact that Nicki Minaj(and black artists in general) have to work REALLY HARD to get mainstream(RE:white) exposure, fans and accolades(Grammys of course) and then here comes Igloo Australia after just three years or so getting widespread media attention, a number one hit and Grammy nominations in ONE YEAR! Like that really upsets me and black people in general because we as a group have to work so hard to get noticed for so little and then white people get noticed for basically being mediocre. I just hate all of this...
Igloo doesn't give a fuck about hip hop or black culture in general. Lord Jamar raised an important point when he voiced his opinions on the beef she had with Snoop Dogg. Why was she so upset that he compared her to an albino black person? A person with typical African features of a wide nose and strong jawline? What's so ugly about that? Clearly it is to her. Rap is just a hustle for her, she will move on to something else when she's tired of it.
I can see her ending up in Hollywood like Mark Wahlberg. Using rap to break into the industry.
I think it's time for blacks to create something new and time is long overdue for blacks to elevate themselves OUTSIDE if the ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WE STILL ACT AS IF ENTERTAINMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THID WORLD.
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Thank you for this video. You articulated yourself well. I don't understand how people are arguing with you denying the obvious existence of institutionalized racism in America.
They don't want to see it because then they have to deal with the role they're playing in it. Easier to just say, 'WHAT RACISM?????' than admit it. Thanks for watching :)
I hate seeing how people still support Igloo even after that viral video has been going around with her saying gibberish but they still want to call her the queen of rap. Meanwhile Nic is working five times harder than her. Nic hasn't gotten a single grammy when she clearly deserved some.
"An uninformed opinion is SHIT." I will quote you forever on that. Go directly to the source so you can form your own damn opinion.
I loved this video. Thankyou for uploading, it was great!
Thank you for watching!
I must say I just finished watching the Azalea Banks interview . And I must say I agree with what she sayed one hundred percent . Great analysis by the way.
im white an i agree with that whole cultural smudging an im not offended at all by what you or azealia are sayin im not sayin that white people shouldnt rap, i love hip hop an there are pleanty of great white hip hop artist but it just feels like everytime someone who is white does something they get more praise for doin it. like the blues being turned into rock n roll and shit like that. an i dont give a fuck what anyone says iggy azalea shouldnt have one any awards for doin anything i cant even find any real meaning behind anything she talks about in her music shes a huge sell out for the general public an is one of the reasons hip hop is dying because people would rather listen to her then a true artist who has real matters to speak on
00Mynameismudd well said
always on point!!!
thanks hun! Glad you guys are enjoying the vids.
I agree with u about the Nas 20years no Grammy something's up but Iggy azelia will go win it she been out a year tops when u got rappers who paid there dos I don't understand it either something's most definitely up
it's insane
bobbyw223 you mean an Oscar? lol no shade
bobbyw223 yeah I agree
My, My, My, you actually get it. We are few, but damn there are blacks that get it. You are awesome, this video was awesome, thank you for having the courage to put this video up.
The authentic truth.
thanks so much
Well I just saw the interview. I think she cried 4 times! But she came across as very genuine about her convictions which is appreciated. There not much to say, I agree with her. I just hope she gets the chance to get her message out.And I have no problem with what she says on twitter. I mean traditional media ( white media ) will always be against her on some level, so you might as well use twitter at least it gets out there.
The issues Azealia Banks brings up are real. Her presentation might be unorthodox but many of her points are valid. For Iggy Azalia to sing about being a slave master, then write an apology saying she feels the lyric 'has been used to unfairly slander my character and paint me as a racist person.' She wrote the words and sang them out, now she says she's been unfairly treated? Rachel Doezal, Iggy Azalia, Chet Hanks, Eminem, Quentin Tarantino, Joss Stone, Al Jolsen, they aren't much different from each other.
Just subscribed! You are awesome.
U are very welcome
Everything IS about race. You’re right
Brilliant! Subscribed.
Thank you!
I understand what you are saying. Even though this practice isn't new it's very relevant because it is still a tactic that is being used today. I will just leave it at this. Everyone has an opinion and that's fine with me. The truth belongs to no one and some don't want to know the real truth.
Great vid! Just stumbled upon your channel :)
tcw00 Thanks for watching!
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I was done when you made the iggy and nas grammy comparison. wow, I really did not know Nas did not win a grammy. I did a bit of "research", albeit through wikipedia, and it says that the only award accolades that Nas has received are two BET hip hop awards...the irony. BET lol. Award shows are all political, so I do not know if i should really be surprised.
It's so ridiculous. It bothered me for awhile but now I'm just trying to be like fuck these awards and shit.
That's why I was so mad when he didn't win a grammy for Cherry Wine in 2013 or 2014, I was like maybe..............but then no.
Great analysis
And Banks is talking basically of WP taking whats not theirs then claiming it was theirs all along.
They appropriated and entire continent ! Then appropriated a people to work it ! Then said the land was mostly empty and the slave labor was of minor importance ! Jazz Rock N Roll all white Exodus movie its all the same.
Appropriation is an old game they have been doing it for a long while now, Rap is just one link in a very long chain of events.
Everything you said was perfect
:) thank you for watching
Iggy is a gimmick. I don't take her seriously at all. It seems like T.I. is just telling her what to say. I don't have a problem with white rappers. Eminem? He's the real deal. I like Azelia's music, and she had valid points across the board, but…. her delivery in the way she says things needs work.
Yassss! I feel she should use the raw passion she has about the issue and put it into her work. Write songs about it, it can spur change, you never know.
real talk, its a black thing. when a black artist whos genius comes out, we love em for a little bit but eventually that side of us that "hates" shows it ugly head. we start being hard on them for EVERYTHING like we dont ever want each other to ever win. no real unity. we act like crabs in a bucket. when a white artist comes out whos...meh...white ppl promote the hell outta them, play them on radio, and never pull them down. i hear trash songs played 100 times on radio, performed at events, im like i know what dope is, this white artist is trash ass..why smh not all of them some got talent (not justin beiber) thats our fault we gotta cut that hate out, for years we beefin with each other throwing each other under the bus to be on top, we dont work together often. in fact, most of hip hop listeners are white suburban kids.. know who the real enemy is..it aint who we think it is.
This was so good
Thanks :)
baby Seren...
My thing is that her name from birth how the hell someone going to take her name like that smfh
...co-sign, you spittin' that truth!
You have to think about everything deeply, everything you said is true
I love this video so much because its so true, thank you!
Wow you're really insightful.
Watch clevver new latest episode on UA-cam they praised iggy and was calling banks IGNORANT they didn't speak about the whole interview they just capitalised the iggy part. I unsubscribed.
smfh im not watching that shit
Speaking the truth right here sis... Don't let selma or kelma or whatever her name is below bring you down to her level. It's fact! no matter which way you try to twist it..Azelia spoke a lot of truth which hit a core with a lot of people. I WISH we were all the same but the fact is we are not! if we are treated with the same level of respect as our caucasian brother/sisters and recognised for our contributions to society,yes this would be a none issue... but it seems throughout history things have not changed much.. black ancient Egyptians who contributed so much to the world were *Smudged* over by the greeks who apparently did it first?! :/ or how about black music artists who were *smudged* over by the white artists like elvis presley, the beatles, the rolling stones...(the list is way too long to mention here) we are now in 2014 and all we are experiencing now is a replay of that *smudging* (In Azelia's words - "just incase we hadn't got the point that our black babies ain't shit!") It's very easier for a white person to get on here and protest against these views but until you've been in this black skin, you don't have a clue. You can't deny history. There may not be chains around our necks anymore but I think Azelia was saying that there is still very much a hard white thumb that intends to *smudge* any greatness we display. Because of this reason it's also important to not look to these award shows for recognition.. We need to pat ourselves on the back and uplift our sisters and brothers daily so we can continue to excel as we always have done.
For you 20 year olds, there was this group called RUN DMC back in the days, you may have heard of them. Well they were rap/hip hop back in 84-85, they were the #1 artist, everyone looked to them as the kings of rap. But then all of a sudden 3 white dudes named the Beastie Boys came along and destroyed them in record sales. Rasing Hell Run DMC's album had sold 3 million (at that time) on 86, Beastie Boys at that time sold like 5 million (at that time). I'm in my 40's so I remember this like yesterday, the exact same thing this person who I have never heard before was said on RadioScope (if you remember that show), RapSheet, Rap Pages, Word Up....For those that don't know, this is a white man's country, they run it. So of course if a white rapper that is good comes along they are going to support them, but how does that hurt the hip hop culture? It doesn't, Tupac is still the best of all time, PE/NWA are still the greatest rap groups of all time, it's just keeping hip hop in the news, which is good.
Well current data shows that Minaj's album is quickly surpassing Iggy's 388,000 vs 454,000 but that could be because Iggy is still a new artist and hasnt established herself the way Niki has
The kangaroo's album still hasn't gone gold yet? Her handlers should be concerned. J. Cole outsold her in two weeks.
Great Video! Don't let the idiots get in your head.
thank you! the encouragement is always nice
Thank you for this post. This is my first time watching your videos and you said it!
I love the way u think, and u speak real shit, and 100% agree with you. I feel that there will be never be an even playing field for blacks and whites and im not even trying to be racist. It is just the truth!!! Love this video!!!!
thank you for bringing up nas. he's my favorite rapper an deserves so much more credit
a lot of people have left comments saying they didn't realize he had never won a grammy. the entire system is rigged.
they really dont mean shit. the list of people that have grammies and dont deserve them could go on forever. it doesnt even have anything to do with excellence. mackelmore. < i was going to make that a complete sentence but felt it spoke for itself ha
Troy Feng lol
YES! i've been saying that ever since that damn song came out, iggy might as well had been a featured artist in her own song because that song was all charlie. this video is 100% the truth and then some
love you and you're speaking the truth
THANK YOU.
Agreed and subbed!!
I have a question. I have watched a few of your videos now, and noticed that you refer to black people with unpopular opinions as "new blacks", "Uncle Toms", Oreos, etc. Don't you think that plays into the whole white privelege/black disadvantage thing? It seems like you're basically trying to force all blacks into one stereotypical box, or else they get a label that suggests that they aren't truly black (Oreo) or that they are an undesirable type of black (Uncle Tom). It seems to me that that would be counterproductive to (what I think it's) one of your missions, which is to break the stereotypes of black people. What are your thoughts on this?
'Don't you think that plays into the whole white privelege/black disadvantage thing?'
No.
Amen sistah!
Why I thought you was like 16!!! BLACK DONT CRACK!!!!!!
Lol I wish!
I'm super curious to know what you think about K-Pop. Especially since there is such a HUGE hip hop culture in South Korea and many artist copy and profit from black american popular culture.
Ugh I've seen some videos about how much they * *love* * Black culture and it rubs me allllllll the way the wrong way :-/ They love STEREOTYPES of what Black people are.
Sensei Aishitemasu Thank you! I really had to stop with kpop after my initial awe of it. They're talented, yes, but they know almost nothing of the culture/people they are making money off of. If you ever care to watch an episode of 'BTS American Hustle Life', you'll see just how true your statement is.
I don't listen to Banks or Iggy, etc...but i got the Azealia's message and I'm glad i'm not the only one who got it.
I had to warm up to Banks' music myself but there is no denying her message.
I fully agreed with Azealia Banks in that interview and I'm not really a fan of her music nor do I follow her beefs either. You didn't know there is a white answer for everything?...Iggy is an answer/copy. There is a reason Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time...ppl consider him the best rapper of all time. I think Macklemore won b/c he was helping to promote the gay agenda and of course his privilege helped him out. They won't say be more white...they will just want a more commercial image in general though...
anointed2wait I find it interesting how when macklemore started talking publicly about his white privilege they made him DISAPPEAR...
Sensei Aishitemasu Lol I forgot but you're right! He said himself he didn't deserve the grammy! I agree that white mediocrity often trumps black excellence especially in the media. Also, black excellence often means white people are awarded or behind the scenes making tons of $$ off of these artists and entertainers. This spans all media and there are few exceptions which prove this point further. I think only one maybe two black ppl own a sports team although blacks make up most of the players lol. No ownership, no true freedom! Skipping around the point, this is why MJ was killed. This is why Prince had the word slave on his face.
anointed2wait 'No ownership, no true freedom!' THE MOTTO!
if Eminem was black his tracks would still be dope, if iggy was black she would still be trash.. so there is a thin line. I think its unfair to put Eminem into this mix. to some extent but never the exaggeration as with iggy.
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You should make a video on her Playboy interview!
YASS I loved it but she's getting so much hate from it, even news channels were stating she should just leave the U.S. like, really?-.-
***** Lmfao leave the US for what??? Lololol I love that she gets under people's skin so much.
Because they pissed she hates it here but is still here. I know I love it too!
***** A white person tried to tell me the other day how I hate it on the 'white mans land' but I still live here and I should 'go back to Africa.' I was like 'EXCUSE ME?! THIS IS NATIVE AMERICAN LAND SIR ILL GO BACK TO AFRICA AFTER YOU GO BACK TO EUROPE!' #ctfu
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thanks for watching babe!
well said
thank youuuu
Sensei Yu are truly beautiful
i have to say that most rap and hip hop out there today is really shit. black or white rappers aren't of the same caliber of rappers that we had say ten or fifteen years ago.
agreed
@1:05-1:12 It comes on Siri? What's that?
Satellite radio. And I don't think it's live broadcast.
It might actually be 'Sirius' lol
The Grammy's are yearly awards. Aren't they? I just don't understand why you could be hot about blacks in entertainment especially Rap. We kill in entertainment in america. Its one of our brightest spots, there are far greater places where we are overlooked . We do get nominated for Grammy's,but the best albums just don't win very many.(ie. Kendrick-The Best Album Macklemore- The More Popular Album) Which is not that big of a deal seeing how they vote for the Grammy's and that it's really a popularity contest and not an in dept look into music.(Petey Pablo was nominated for a grammy come on son??) Especially the Hip Hop/ Rap category. Even with that said only 2 white people Eminem and Macklamore have won the grand prize in the Hip Hop category. Only 3 have been nominated if you include the Beastie Boys. We 13-6 right now over 19yrs and Shady won 5 so far. Damn near every artists that's successful in Hip Hop is Black there are only a few whites. The Grammy's don't measure your worth. The Grammy's don't inspire dreams to take over the hip hop world. The music does. To tell the truth I am not a fan of either lady. I don't listen to a lot of female rap but in MY OPINION from what I've heard Iggy makes better more catchy songs for what it is than Azelia Banks. That's why she's winning. Banks should focus on herself and bang out that hit that proves she's better. Because this white girl has knocked her off her pivot by getting her to focus on everything except for her true goal making dope,lasting, real,and heartfelt music for the culture.
Igloo is winning because she is white. The end.
Ok I get that she's white. Does this mean that black hip hop artist only win because they are black? I agree with you on this note, in my opinion she's not that dope but I've heard worst black rappers who've gotten on and prosper today off some bullshit. Should we strip them of their accomplishments? I mean i think Chief Keef is a terrible rapper but I can't say the only reason he's on is because he's black. Those songs that I think are horrible are love by thousands of others. I might not like most of the music or what it stands for but I can't discredit the work put in on his records, promoting, doing shows,interviews, or just having the nuts to go get his dream no matter how far fetched it would be to attain. Iggy being white helps her out because she relates to a larger white audience, true; but that's not the only reason because you can see that she works. Really the main reason is more people like the music than not. She had a better year than Nicki and Banks so we really can't hate on facts. It seems like we are so paranoid "The white people are taking over hip hop, the white people are taking over hip hop" that we have no faith in our ability to drop dope shit that grabs all races ( Which we do all the time by the way). We have been smudging our cultures since we have arrived in America, and that smudging or blending as I would call it only brings dept to the picture. I know its a bunch of shit I left out but I already wrote a novel.
You pointed out good points. I also feel that Azealia gave a good interview and is treated differently as a black woman when she speaks up on issues. It would be good if she continues to give theses sorts of interviews instead of pointless rants.
WOW. I love you. Thank you. :D
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the vid :)
charli xyx lol agree with everything you said and what ab said
I think ultimately as long as we place so much value on trying to attain the material things they have in efforts to prove to ourselves and to them that we are "worthy" and "good enough" things will never change. There are more than enough black people with the means to come together (actors and musicians) and create a powerful entity for our own people to thrive and for us to have the ability to protect our kids from injustice but we are more concerned with the things of "their world" i.e. maybachs and tom ford and Michael kors bags. That's the real issue. Classic Slave Mentality. Massa let the house slave go but the house slave say "oh no massa, I's don't know what I would do without dis here plantation, its my whole life. I wonts to stay here wichu and the misses."
Re Iggy,..isn't that TI's doing though? I've seen the two in interview and it's very tense. It's like TI is about to slip his hand up Iggy's back and move her lips whenever she's asked a pointed question.
Ellen also asked Iggy a pointed question on her talk show - well, it was pointed only for Iggy. Ellen asked her what she was doing before. Iggy couldn't answer. Every true artist can recite chapter and verse of all the tiny clubs they played in on their way up.. Not so with Iggy.
Azealia seems to know that it's TI who is the Svengali behind Iggy's in-excellence. It's complicated now when a black man - in this case - is behind the smudging.
Sensei Aishitemasu I just randomly clicked here and I really liked this video!! I watched the Azealia Banks interview and I believe that she has very good points but she is not good at delivering the points. You touched on exactly the same points as her but you were much better articulating it :-) I would love to see you do a video on LGBT issues :-)
It's not about colour it's about black people supporting black artist. I love my black people but it is so dumb to say that Iggy can't make the music that she wants to make. Iggy is living her dream, not because she makes shit music but because people made there own choice to support her and it is not Iggy's fault that a lot of people love her. If u don't like that alot of black female Hop Pop artist is not as big as Iggy then maybe you should start supporting them. And that Banks is a just a very very sad and negative girl
hmm and what's make you think I don't support them? bye troll
YES YES YES
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I'm not a iggy or banks fan but y'all act like iggy the first white rapper. And when it comes to culture smudging, iggy is a pop rapper, nicki is a pop rapper, banks raps over house music. It's 2014, music evolves and knows no race. Get over yourselves
you didn't watch the video lol. no one is acting like she is the first white rapper. ppl have actually said multiple times that she is NOT the first white rapper (by far) so claiming anyone is jealous of her for being a white rapper is ridiculous. thanks for playing.
Sensei Aishitemasu I watched the video and you clearly favor ilzealia over iggy which is understandable. like I said, I don't really care for neither. But if you knew anything about the music industry today you would know that its all about your connects and who you know. not white privileges lol. Ti discovered iggy the same way wayne discovered nicki. which is how they get into the mainstream so fast and get nominated. the same way these other shitty ass rappers like young thug, rich homie quan, and even Trinidad james get nominated.
I agree with u on pretty much everything 100% team banks
But I appreciate Iggy's music the same.
it's easy for us to hate people for being Australian in all their Australianness.
But yea, so much about this stuff is so true.
I feel like.. who cares?
People who REALLY care about music will go & pick up the album that they feel is art as opposed to a fabricated something blown up.
That's when you end up with "B.W.E.T."
Real spit shalom
Hi Sensei! You might find this interview interesting. The interview is over 20 years old. The interesting part starts from the 2:25 mark /watch?v=0tojcW2kLWcmark
at the end of the day iggy making recycled rubbish and is getting all the recognition whilst true artist remain underground. ..where they belong. I guess its safe to say AB will never become a mainstream musician as everyone dreams ,, there is too much fakery to get up there and as u see she is a truth teller. well may her niche forever expand then and keep hee satisfied but hungry enough to produce quality music.
Charlie *XCX*
Hi, Sensei, here greetings from Spain :)
Just wanted to express my opinion about all this crazy stuff involving Nicki, Iggy and Azealia... and I say it this way because this is the order in time in which I discovered each of these singers. Just for that reason (and it's just my opinion) I just think that it was the fans who decided who is/was better or who eclipses who, cause I mean, Nicki kinda started being famous internationally because of her dirty tongue, colorful style and big ass... then came Iggy who was helped by TI and maybe thats why Azealia wasn't payed that much attention cause she went on her own and kinda doing what she wanted, lets say she kinda had that talent in her and it just came out at its own rhythm, where as Iggy had some help but was eventually supported by a lot of people. So the reason I say all that is that... firstly I love all three singers, secondly I think its imposible for any industry or any white person to eclipse black people from producing rap or hip hop because these were born with them, and thirdly is that If Azealia ever felt pushed aside it wasn't by Iggy herself... cause she like everyone else just does his/her own thing, what pushed Azealia aside was the publicity TI gave Iggy and the fact that Mrs. Banks just always did what she wanted when she wanted so it obviously took a bit longer for her to grow a bit more in popularity.
So, thats about all, I mean... I don´t give a shit about what kind of accent anyone tries to imitate or if their lyrics just speak about their ass or their origins as a singer... What I listen to is music, black or white, they are all different and they don't even need to copy each other even though they follow the lates trends and dress similar.
So really, I mean... I don't want to start feeling bad for being white like If I had done anything bad to anyone... :( I appreciate everything black and every other culture has brought to my life and in this century it's just absurd to try to compare people that way. I really do feel (lets not say sorry but) affected in some way by how I saw Azealia suffering in that interview, but you can't just focus this whole problem on one person from the present, this has its origins way back, and making people responsible about it now instead of fighting against it just makes it worse.
In any case, thanks for reading and hope to hear an answer ^^ xoxxo
You don't have to feel bad for being white and enjoying black culture. The issues arise when white people attempt to appropriate and co-opt Black culture for themselves without respecting it or listening to Black people. Thats the issue people have. Since you're not American I understand that it can be confusing, but in America there is an intense culture of white people stealing things from Black people and claiming they created it, getting accolades and praise for it, meanwhile Black artists doing the exact same thing are not recognized or are seen as inferior because they're Black. It's a form of racism and it is not okay.
And thank you for watching!
Sensei Aishitemasu Sure, but, where does everyone seem to understand that Iggy claims rap or hip hop to be hers? I mean, its a more cultural problem than a one-person-itself's problem isn't it? It's the white people's demand and music industries fault that black artists don't get that much attention right?
Silvia Segura Turner I will definitely say that she is a 'cog in the wheel,' so to speak. But other white artists (like Macklemore) at least have an awareness of their position and how being white helps them. She acts completely oblivious and even puts down others and that is just not cool to me.
i couldn't even believe that it was considered hip hop! i was fine before when i assumed this mediocre crap would be in the bubblegum pop category...little did i know that this girl was really trying to steal the rap scene when she can't even write her own music! or admit to her butt implants... *sips tea*
Bowie and Bjork barely have any Grammys either. a lot of artists who are number 2 yet sold more than number 1 a week later are also getting hate and it's just the agenda of billboard or others. It's not always about race. I'm just talking about this instance in specific. I know someone who works for a magazine in France and they categorise each artist. like Rihanna, madonna, azealia banks, . winehouse.. they are "bad" so they have to write bad or manipulated stuff... Adele.. gaga.. Taylor.. they are written nicely about. you know who the guy is who decides this stuff? Rupert Murdoch. and look who he is friends with... Taylor.. gags..
How old are you?
u look like u can b 15 lol
thanks? lol