DJ Khaled recently spoke with Invasion Radio’s DJ Green Lantern (via NR) about his usage of the N-word, which he employs in his songs. The Palestian DJ explained that he grew up using the word and doesn’t see how he isn’t entitled to use the racial epithet.
“I’m a nigga. If somebody ever took that in an arrogant… If someone thinks it in another way, they dumb,” he said. “I grew up like that. It’s slang. It’s actually a positive word the way that I use it, the way that Ace [Hood] is using it. If you think like that, that goes back to the Internet, the hate.”
He justified his use of the word in songs and everyday conversation, drawing a line between variations on the term but explaining how it could be used as a term of endearment.
“For me to say ‘We the best, oo wee nigga, we the best!’ You know what I’m talking about. Niggas that’s thinking that is dumb fucks. Once again, I’d like to shout out the fans who love this music. What makes me mad, when I grew up, niggas was calling me sand nigga. That’s ignorant, because there’s only one way to say it. You can’t say, ‘Yo what up my sand nigga?’ That’s not the way we grew up in the streets,” he continued. “When I say ‘What up my nigga,’ I say that to Green all the time. ‘What up my nig?’ That’s just me greeting you with love. But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb. That’s like dumb. That’s dumb. Like, they dumb.”
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Khaled might think I am hating but he really is a Nigga, a Sand Nigga!
“Niggas that’s thinking that is dumb fucks.”….so what does that make you?
*slap* shut up khaled you fat fuck
‘ But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb. Thats like dumb. Thats dumb. Like, they dumb ‘
this dude is a terrorist
“If someone thinks it in another way, they dumb,†ahahhahahah, “they dumb” Does anyone else see the irony in this?
Hahaha definitely…
I sick of this fat ass nigga runnin around trying to draw attention to himself. This nigga is nothing more than an attention hog who just screams cuz he he couldn’t syllables. Fuck this fat fuck and all the untalented hacks that roll around with him. This nigga shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the studio. He fuckin blows!
Fuck you Khaled, black people don’t like ur music and white people like me hate your music. Step away from the mic.
Everybody walking around nowadays seems to use that word, its not really a racial thing
But, I dont care how hypocritical it is, when a white person talks like that, they look like idiots to me……a Puerto Rican, an Arab or whatever, doesnt make me laugh and shake my head like a white boy walkin up to me talkin bout “Whats really good Nigga” or some other shit like that, makes me wanna slap the fuck out of them, lol
wasnt that kreayshawns exact argument? why the double standard?
kreayshawn wasnt the one who was using the word
it was her girlfriend v nasty, and yes that was part of her arguement
Khaled is a fucking disgrace to hip hop. I dont know what more else to day.
DJ KHALED > DJ PREMO
DJ KHALED SCREAMS ALL HIS RECORDS, PREMO IS WACK
That is the best statement I’ve heard all day.
Which statement? lol The original post or the reply?
The fact that the word has been twisted from an slave meaning in itself is a powerful example of hip-hop’s power.
Whats up my niggas!! Yall heard Carter IV yet. Its hard to get CDs in the secret hideout but I made sure one of my Amazon guards got it. My nigga Wayne goes IN. Great music to rape and murder some villagers to! Only thing that might be better this year is my nigga Drake’s album. Dreezy, now that nigga gets it, gets how lonely being rich and powerful is. Sometimes I put on So Far Gone when I feel like pillaging and cry a little bit.
Its hard being this hard but my Young Money niggas get it. YMCMB!!!!!!!!
yo im libyan! for fucking real(that shit cray,yeah?)
u wont believe me but really i am. also im high as a fucking KITE, yes im very fucking high, dig?
Thats cause we’re gassing your village my nigga!
when’s the last time this “nigga” wrote or produced a song?
I only heard him saying his name like a fucking pokemon, and saying we the best and shit like that
If your white and using that word you look suspect in all truth. Any none white can relate to certain issues in race and society, and the different privilages we all came up under. So his using the word as a palestinian has a different effect, truly speaking as knowledgeable as possible
And why is that? So if your white and you grew up and lived in the hood your whole life you arent allowed to say it? Well im white and i say nigga because i can and its who i am. Nobody in my hood has a problem with it because its the way we were raised in this area and its a common word.
faggot, NO ONE should say the n word, especially if they’re white
hey anonoymous white guy, is that the same logic people who were in the KKK used? “I grew up in a certain area. That’s the way it is”
Sand Nigga LOL!!!
Shut up you sand nigga. You is dumb like you in your statements using dumb is dumb blah blah. Cut down the oil prices and stfu.
“…they dumb. That’s like dumb. That’s dumb. Like, they dumb.†Stupid n****
“I’m a nigga. If somebody ever took that in an arrogant… If someone thinks it in another way, they dumb,†he said.
more of a sand nigga
hes sooooooooooooooooooooo high
no he is just really stupid.
there is a BIG difference.
nigga
Who is this.sand nigga anyway what does he do again? No cracker ssandniggas r mexicans can say the n word in my hood we dont care if.they lived in the hood all there life
This topic is so played out.. use it only around people you are SURE won’t be offended. DJ Khalid can’t walk up to any Black person he doesn’t know and say “Whaddup my nigga”. He will get KTFO’ed.. “Fam”, “bredren” “partner” “homie” “my dude” etc.. there are tons of better, non offensive words you can use to show love..
Don’t point khaled out unless you gone point every one out. Did anyone ever check Pun or Fat Joe?
seriously im hispanic i use the word between me and my boys some are black some are white. if someone doesnt know me outta respect for that individual i will not say not say it in front of them. Khaled says it Fat Joe says it Jlo say it im sure any white person related to hip hop says it but wont put that on a cd or say it in the public eye a lot and i mean a lot of black people allow you to say it i grew up in a hispanic black area and not once ran in to a person who wanted to get down or ask me not to say it. at the same time im not runnin around just blastin dudes with it around here we all cuzzin LB 20’S
Crab
i’m a white boy and i say nigga all the time
” kill that niggA”
“rape that nigga bitch”
me and my boys threw a huge party after Troy Davis was excuted!!
#WHITEPOWER
and them you cave bastards butt fucked each other afterwards too huh? shut da fuck up with that bullshit.
Crabs
Yeah right…and that’s why you are on a hip hop site? Hank is just some “nigga” trying to be funny.
you are a fuckin’ disgrace, I couldn’t give a fuck if you were purple with blonde hair!
Pssh quit trying to justify it! You say it cause you think you sound cool. Same goes with V-Nasty.
v nasty the name says it,go fuck her
Palestinians are the nigga’s of the middle east.
and jews are the niggas of europe, straight your facts
for real but arabs are assholes ,slavery in africa,even when we was saying allar they sold us
bottom line is no one should be using it
Whaddu Sand Nigga Khaled lmfao
what up my crackers
WE THE WORST
Who is bringing this shit up in the first place? Really??? Khaled saying it NEVER rose an eyebrow. Kid Rock says it (check the Youtube video). We know where you’re coming from when you say it and how you say it.
yo khaled this is 50.com the best? huh khlaed? bust a move mother fucka
Instead they bark on Kreayshawn.
cuz khaleds ancestors was livin in the sand, not lynching blacks.
why the fuck is this news…
khaled be the wackest tho
DAMN! He sounds dumb! He expresses himself like a retarted 4 year old!!!
And who is this no talented bitch anyway? He don’t produce, he’s not even a DJ, he’s a selector at best!!! Living large of other peoples fame and talent!
kinda has a point. hes still talentless and useless to hip hop. it would be a better genre without his dumb ass lol
Seriously yall, I have crabs, so tell ya dads to check around that hairy asshole.
Khaled STFU. 4 albums none has a gold status. GTFOH wackest prefer to listen to Lil B than Khaled. We the best sucks. All them albums flop. Ace Hood flop, Khaled albums flop. Damn what a shame.
Right. But he’s the best. SMDH @ this clown Khaled.
“But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb. That’s like dumb. That’s dumb. Like, they dumb.†— Coming from the dude who can’t think of any insults besides dumb…
This dude hasn’t heard 2Pac’s first album, else he would have used that as his evidence for the N Word being used positively. Fuck outta here Khaled.
Rozays next LP is gonna change the game…its what we been waiting for, the next Carter 3
the next C3? really? C3 was the worst of all the Carter albums. I can tell you don’t know real work.
Wow Khaled sounds stupid As Fuck!! if i was black i would deck this mofo in the chin
FUCK THAT NIGGA
because anyone cares if khaled says when its ok to use it
WHAT UP MY TERRORIST?
WHAT UP MY PUNJABI? ITS OK I GREW UP IN INDIA WITH THE TAMIL TIGERS I CAN SAY THAT SHIT
stupid Palestine jewish fat fuck…sit the fuck down..
Palestine and Jewish? Are you fucking retarded, you dumb cunt?
YOU FUCK-NUT, HYPOCRITE DUMB THICK CUNT, PALESTINE IS OVER 4000 MILES AWAY FROM INDIA, TAMIL TIGERS ARE IN SIRILANKA
ITS LIKE GETTING USA CONFUSED WITH FORMER USSR.
THICK SHIT – GO AND EAT AN ATLAS
Dj Khaled is an embarrassment to Palestinians. Someone, hand him a book.
I get what he’s sayin’ and I’m cool with that but just the way he talks is hella ignorant, he just sound like a dumb nigga speech-wise.
^^^ This guy looks like he inhale’s penis on the reg.
We da worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dj Khaled is fuckin’ garbage… it’s official!
That logic is flawed. One, because anybody who says it knows damn well they use it in demeaning ways as well and two, if it’s a term of endearment today then why can’t white people say it?
High as hell*
“what up my sand nigga!” LOL
“But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb. That’s like dumb. That’s dumb. Like, they dumb.”
fuckin dumb idiot
you niggas is fuck stupid
THEY ARE NO ‘AFRICAN AMERICANS’ THATS A TERM MADE UP BY THE FUCKING WHITE MAN
every fucking body comes from afica… hahaha ya’ll talking bout history
but heres the thing, get over it, you werent there i wasnt there. if kids today wanna take a word and use it as slang then more fucking power to them
cause everytime i hear the word NIGGA. i think niggas… as in real ass niggas, as in my niggas… but i never think slavery…
LOL LMAO JESUS CHRIST THAT WAS FUNNY
drake and kahled consider rick ross next lp a classic? this is whats wrong with hip hop people wack rappers fucking it up for everyone
How Ace Hood And Khaled continue to put out albums that FLOP are beyond me
CUBAN LINK… BODYBAG!!
MIKE WEST… BODYBAG!!
50 CENT, PUT YO BODYBAG IN A BODYBAAAG!!!!
This wannabe nigga may ride wit Ross, but this nigga is wack as fuck. I’m sick of bitches like this ridin the backs of success of guys like Ross. Khaled you fuckin suck. Get yo game up. Make an album that doesn’t brick nigga. And BTW you shouldn’t be sayin nigga anyway, u an arab motherfucker.
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This fat sand nigga talks like that white cat from Malibu’s Most Wanted. “Traffic, Traffic, I’m looking for my chapstick”. GTFOH. Go back to 7/11 and make my fucking slushee you fat miniak!
Soo we let V-Nasty and DJ Khaled slip and say nigga as endearment but when Lil B said “I’m Gay” everybody wanna call him a faggot and all that. Give me a break, my generation are a bunch of lost souls who think as long as you got money, cars, & clothes you can say whatever you want. Fuck my generation and if you down with that bs then fuck you too! Hypocrites.
Fuck this arab cracker, he ain’t got no right to be saying Nigga. Damn nigga’s shouldn’t be allowin his as to say that shit.
1st ma fukr its CRACKA get it right Nigga
“they dumb.”
and its the white people buying albums hearing them say NIGGA all day don’t want em to say but still throw in a Cracker er now and again and they say wit a er not CRACKA
Imagine if a white person gave this SAME explanation. Idiot.
err didnt kreayshawn do exactly that?
fuck up nigga aint u got some prisons to go to or somethin u fat mothafucka
Dj Khalid is a joke along with those stupid monkeys from young money
Hey little boy don’t let your momma catch you cussing on the internet that SHE is paying for LMFAO she might ground you from your computer that SHE bought for you. Pussy ass little kid trying to be racist yet you look like a damn monkey in that ugly ass picture! Cut that nappy hair son and go get some pussy.
I understand both sides of the argument…One thing though Ill say watever the fuck I want!
who the fuck cares anymore?
Dj Dj my like
think you
so he hates being called a sand nigga which is what middle easterns are called, but can call black people nigga? yeah that’s not arrogant.
Khaled is dumb. He’s like dumb. He’s dumb. Like, he’s dumb.
Oh yeah, and he makes shitty music.
Like totally!
God forgive me but I really, really, really hate this dude. NO It’s not okay for you, V-Nasty, or any other people who are not black to use that word point blank period. I don’t care how “commercialized” people may think the word is, if you’re not of the BLACK race & I hear you using that word around me, I promise I’m knockin’ dat ass out and I’m not even trying to be a tough guy. It will NEVER be cool I don’t care how cool, coozy, peace & peachy idiots like Khaled may think the world is. This topic should NEVER be open for discussion, clarification, or whatever else simple as that. Shame on all those NIGGAZ that hang around this clown and let him use that word so loosely. Stand for something or fall for anything people. Just becase you’re “Getting money” in certain realms doesn’t mean that we should allow ourselves to be disrespected, c’mon y’all…..
for real tho beyond the race issue i think all we can sit down and really know as a fact is that dj khaled is a fucking whack ass fool who needs to stop screaming on whack ass tracks. one hunnid
i dont use that word but i live in SF and constantly hear people of all races using it. i understand not being okay with someone so commercial and heard by many people but you arent gooing to stop all the 15-20something fools that are either samoan/asian/latin etc from using that word. i get it i understand its not cool with many people but you must understand that there is a HUGE population of younger peoples (at least in the bay) who aren’t black using that word. not just khaled. (but he’s definitely doing no good with this stupid shit)
I agree 100% I hat how many hip hop artist are not african american and think they can use it cause they rap or have a song with black ppl on it….y’all need to check your history and understand the word before you speak
this guy has no right to say nigga!!! do you guys know that arabs controlled the slave trade in east africa and were as brutal as the white people!
truth dis
IF V NASTY CANT USE IT AND SHE WHITE AND BEEN LOCKED UP FOR LIVING THAT LIFE THIS FAT ARAB FROM THE SUBURBS NOT THE HOOD HAS NO RIGHT TO SAY IT. SOMEONE NEED TO TELL OBAMA ABOUT BIN LADINS LONG LOST SON……
I’m with you joe. Ross calls out a white girl.. (shouts to Kreyshawn my future babymama) then why can this fat ass sand nigga say it. oops it’s only one meaning for that word well damn…
THE FUCK IS THIS SAND NIGGA KHALIED TALKIN ABOUT HE AINT NO MOTHAFUCKIN NIGGA!! REAL NIGGA SHIT ONLY REASON ACE LIKES CALLIN HIM A NIGGA IS CAUSE HE WANNA GET PAID AND HE’S A GAY ASS FAKE ASS STUDIO GANGSTA NIGGA.. WORD UP NIGGA KHALIED IS A WACK ASS DJ TRYIN TO HIDE HIS SKILLS BY YELLIN OUT “WE DA BEST” NAH NIGGA YA’LL NOT THE BEST NIGGA YA’LL THE TRASH NIGGA NOW JUSTIFY THAT!! NIGGAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!
This fuck boy just says it cuz he thinks it sounds cool. There are dozens of words in the dictionary or even other street slang that he can use as a term of endearment. Black artists and blacks in general need to stop letting this shit slide. Him and a few others need to be checked proper.
They need 2B pant’sd they weiners stomped on wit da quickness.
1luv 🙏❤️ 💪 👏 👊 ✊️ ⚫️ powah
That’s some real shit, Khaled. I’m a black guy who feels blacks take it out of proportion when it comes to who should say nigga. They’re obviously not saying it as a racial slur. It’s a slang word for dudes. A term of endearment basically. That’s why I’m on V-Nasty’s side on whether she should say it or not. She’s from Oakland, which is in the Bay Area, which is one of the most ethnically-diverse areas in the U.S. She’s obviously not saying it to be a racist. Hell, she hangs with black folk and a whole bunch of other different races. She a rapper for fuck’s sake! My deal is, if they’re not saying it as a racial slur or to be racist, what’s so bad about it? And remember, this is coming from a black guy. It’s 2011, people. Fast forward from 1968. That shit is ignorant.
So is Khaled’s speech (ignorant). He simply should not be allowed to talk on a microphone, let alone scream “We The Best” on every fucking track.
Just cause you watch Menance doesn’t make you black. Stick to the words and phrases you do know like “all you can eat buffet” and “does anyone want seconds”.
Dis bruh is a dumbass, that’s it.
Damn DJ Khaled is so FINE. I just want to lift up his tits and smell the sweat that gets trapped beneath them. I would totally stick my finger in his belly button and smell that shit too. I bet his booty tight as fuck! I have got to tap his ass before I die, DJ Khaled is so fucking sexy!!! MMMMMMmmmmmmMMMMMm
You’re arab, not black. Kill that shit like you struggle with us
Just shows no one respects black culture. They continue to believe its for everyone. All the time. We get nothing. It all must be shared because it makes other races feel good.
i see a lot of n!ggers here on the comment section
3 words: Arab Slave Trade.
I dont buy it ?
DJ KHALED was one of the first to shout out BlackPressRadio but that was a long time ago. Eventually, your past gotta catch up especially if you ARROGANT ABOUT IT and wasn’t he also rooting for the racist @MiamiHeat so….while I’ve truly enjoyed some fun moments with you….THE NWORD IS YOUR DEATH SENTENCE. @djkhaled rarely speak out about #AntiBlackness and has been trying to replace BLACK HISTORY with whatever they got going on. “I’m a [SAND] n*99a. If somebody ever took that in an arrogant… If someone thinks it in another way, they dumb,” he said. “I grew up like that. It’s slang. It’s actually a positive word the way that I use it, the way that Ace [Hood] (he not FBA Black American) is using it. If you think like that, that goes back to the Internet, the hate.”
He justified his use of the word in songs and everyday conversation, drawing a line between variations on the term but explaining how it could be used as a term of endearment.
“For me to say ‘We the best, oo wee [SAND] n*99a, we the best!’ You know what I’m talking about. [SAND] n*99as that’s thinking that is dumb fucks. Once again, I’d like to shout out the fans who love this music. What makes me mad, when I grew up, [SAND] n*99a was calling me sand [SAND] n*99a.. That’s ignorant, because there’s only one way to say it. You can’t say, ‘Yo what up my sand ni99a?’ That’s not the way we grew up in the streets,” he continued. “When I say ‘What up my [SAND] n*99a,’ I say that to Green all the time. ‘What up my [SAND] n*99a.?’ That’s just me greeting you with love. But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb. That’s like dumb. That’s dumb. Like, they dumb.” ** I changed the NWord to [SAND] n*99a.