Ice-T often fields questions from fans (and haters) on Twitter, his preferred social media platform. On Sunday (June 14), he was asked why it was acceptable for black people to use the term “n*gga” but was forbidden to be used by white people.
The O.G. gangsta rapper had a logical answer to the question, explaining, “Here’s a VERY SIMPLE rule.. If the word doesn’t apply to YOU, DON’T use it.. Example: If you’re not fat don’t call people fat.. If you’re not Gay stay away from words they can call each other.. If the word does not apply to YOU…… Don’t use it.. So simple..”
In 2014, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D spoke on the word “n*gga” being so prevalent in mainstream rap music and encouraged artists to stop using it.
“That shit is over,” he told Billboard. “If there was a festival and it was filled with anti-Semitic slurs… or racial slurs at anyone but black people, what do you think would happen? Why does there have to be such a double standard?
“It’s just a sloppy presentation of the art form, the worst presentation known to man. It’s negligent. There needs to be a greater representation of the culture and the community on that radio station.”
The Hip Hop legend was prompted to speak out after Hot 97’s Summer Jam that year, which was littered with what Chuck calls a “derogatory term.” He quickly got into a Twitter war with the New York radio station and radio personality Peter Rosenberg who ultimately apologized.
Ice has also teamed up with Naughty By Nature MC Treach for a new movie on the topic of racism in the police force called Equal Standard. The two veteran rappers spoke to Page Six about the film
“It’s not just a black issue anymore,” Treach said. “It’s a humanity issue. You can’t treat these people like this. It’s 2020, and enough is enough. We have been screaming out for help since the civil rights era . . . Anything they can do from within the police force is going to help when they go out in the streets.
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“It’s the relationship … When all the conversation you have with police is: ‘Where are you from?’ ‘Move from this corner’ … Instead of ‘How is your day going’ and ‘What’s up?’ ”
Ice added, “Right now at the protests you are actually seeing them [the police] in action, pushing down old men and beating little white girls down. You are seeing what we see on a daily basis.”
I like Ice-T but that’s stupid logic. A lot of those words are descriptive and aren’t under ownership by anyone. In regards to the N-word… If it’s in a song and you’re singing along, it’s fine. Aside from that, it’s not a good idea. Personally I think popularising and glorifying a volatile word then acting indignant when someone else uses it in the same context is ridiculous. I think a white person saying “that’s my nigga” is less offensive than a black person talking about how they’ll “pop a nigga in the dome”. Being offended by words is childish, it’s the context that counts. And you don’t need to use the N-word to be racist.
Theres too many rules for white ppl to enjoy hiphop. White ppl need 2 stop supporting hiphop w money. If u like a song Download their music free like i do now.
Yes, comrade. In mother Russia we don’t support artist. We only support beautiful Putin. Such handsome man, much strength.
Idgaf about your country lmao foh
Russia russia russia. You are just mad normal decent americans think u are a soy boy beta cuck.
I love all the comments from Russian paid bots propagating division !
U just cant accept that you embrace outsider culture in america. Normal decent Americans want nothing to do with criminals like you. That has nothing to do with russia.
Stop listening to the news clown Russia is not behind all the wrong in your shit country lmao it’s the people allowing shit to happen while your all blinded watching tv
Is Ice T even black? Doesn’t look like it to me lol. He’s a mulatto that needs to accept his white half. Fraud.
Why is a half-breed like Ice T allowed to make these calls?
I was thinking the same. Dude is outchea looking like Shaun King. I actually suspect this dude is Hispanic. He is as Black as Fat Joe.
Thank you for being right about this being humanity issue. I have friends from my time in military and we call each other brothers in arms. And we never had any problems especially when wear the same uniform. But most of all WE knew we belonged to a race… THE HUMAN RACE.. And our families considered each of as totally family. I think that we need to understand each other. As Rev. T.D. Jakes stated We all come from the same blood.. The blood of Jesus Christ. Take care and be safe.
That’s real talk and the message I hope people understand when these protests are all said and done
Exactly if only everyone saw they are just a pond in the game. What’s sad is everyone thinks they are standing up against something great, so far what has come out of this? White people should feel bad because we are supposedly “privileged”? That is some bullshit ideological thinking that will do nothing more then start a race war ALL of this is being fed to you all on the news (the powers at be who created racism)rather then simply realizing we are all HUMAN we ALL face and fight poverty we all pay ridiculous taxes to the shit system who doesn’t care for ANYONE. Stop and think before you go out reciting violent protesting, protest for humanity not just your selves as at the end of the day we are in this together we are much stronger together the people always will win but only if we unite
Im not an elephant so I won’t use the word elephant in the future
Shouldn’t this ‘mo be front and center at the black trans lives matter march
Really no one should b using it anymore. It’s wack.
I dont say that word cause i have no interest in being a part of your repulsive culture but anybody can say any word they want and theres nothing that an old bitter washed up like Ice T or any of you hoodrat heffers can do about it. Kiss my ass.
-nigga who would never say it in public because he knows he’s a pussy and would get his jaw rocked
I would love for a scum bag like you to “rock my jaw” so could sue you and have your punk ass sent to prison. Lowlife scumbag.
Wow you are the typical scary bitch. You gonna sue? Super bitch.
You are subhuman scum i would gladly get you sent to prison and laugh about it.
So why are you on a hiphop website if you don’t want to be apart of our culture!!!!
Im giving you a taste of your own medicine and vitriol and it makes your blood boil! LOL!
Easy for you to say from the comfort of your home, on a computer. Pussy.
Easy for anybody to say at any time because im an american with a first amendment right to free speech. That and you are a clown who would do absolutely nothing to anybody.
Damn gay niggas always talkin.
Ironic
Your kettle is pink
WHITE ppl should only listen to white rap artist. =$ millions
Black artist only make music for the “hood” = $0
Facts!
For the hood? Every new rapper out and then some have done nothing but ruin the community by preaching bullshit killing one another selling drugs and hoes poppin pills that’s how you make a culture fall. Essentially brainwashed
Any words being forbidden is ridiculous and childish. Calling people those words, of course, isn’t cool but saying the words themselves should not be considered hateful. A white person who sings along to their favourite songs is not calling black people the N-word, he or she is reciting a song in which the context of that word is not racial. Context matters in all situations with all words, just banning the use of any word by one group makes no sense. People claim that black ppl took the word back and removed the power, but if everyone loses their shit when they heat a white guy say it then I say it is still powerful as fuck.
Yeah whatever nigga.
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Isnt Ice T biracial though? Tiger Woods is Blacker than this guy. Dude is a cross breed.
If they’re playing a cop on a TV show, while still acting like a rapper/gang banger, then is it OK?
Tv cops are fake
Here comes the hypocrite.
If you’re not an hypocrite don’t call people that
Lol @ Ice T always acting like a sassy, emotionally unstable, angry black woman. Coco pimped him out had him out there on the track now he just has all kinda hoe tendencies.
Ice T only gets upset when someone points out he’s whiter that an Italian. I like his podcast when he tries to use big words and fails. He’s another one who wants giant white women to sit on his head and fart.
Ice T just tells it like it is!!!
Hahahaaa calls it like it is lol all them songs about cops and killin cops, but he’s always playing as a cop in shows hahahaaa ice t fake af!!! Ask ap9 lol
Gays do NOT use those words towards each other at least not the 2000 or so I know ! And I believe black people should stop using the N word to me it makes me think you’re uneducated and ignorant…. just saying… you all want to take down 200 year old statues that educate people of our past because it reflects a negative time in African American time line WELL WHAT DO YOU THINK THE N WORD STOOD FOR ??? it wasn’t to be nice!! Stop using and correct the one that do and educate people about the actual meaning of it and maybe you wouldn’t here it at all in either meaning of it !
Oh, I finally get it! There are a bunch of racist, white trolls spamming these comment sections. Did you guys send out a memo or something? Lol You really thought you were doing something but no black person on this planet talks like this. Nice try though.
Lenny Bruce used to have a routine where he would say President Kennedy should go on TV and start screaming , and then he gave a list of racial insults. The idea was that if Kennedy screamed those words out over and over, they would lose their effectiveness.
And now, decades after he died , that theory has been put to the test. Fun fact: not only did it not work, but it made things a lot worse. Hardcore racists use racial insults and then say that everyone is using them. All due respect to Ice-T, but his rules will never be followed.
There comes a point where you have to admit that an experiment has failed. This experiment with trying to normalize racial insults should be declared over.
Question…if someone (white) likes a song and they are singing that song, can they sing the n-word or do they have to censor themselves every time this certain word comes up??
Same way kids skip over cuss words (well supposed to at least) same way white people should skip over nigg@. Not that hard really. It actually saves energy. I’ve heard them saying it at concerts, in their car, bars, etc. It is what it is with me. They dont say it to my face or around me. People really need to see the big picture though, it’s not black vs white. Its blue (the bad ones) vs everyone else, rich vs non rich (dont wanna say poor). Yall gone phuc around and let a race war jump and all the lower class citizens, white, black, and brown will be the ones exterminated because we cant stick together. Who am I to speak though?
My grandson (White) likes rap music and was overheard singing a song with the N word ….he was outside at recess and someone turned him in for being racist! It’s all getting out of hand
Why is it that none of the sheep can see the truth. RICH AND POWERFUL. WITHOUT EVERY HUMAN AT LEAST HAVING THERE BASIC NEEDS. NO ONE DESERVES WEALTH OR POWER. GREED IS KILLING US ALL. SEE THE TRUTH 2020, CRYSTAL CLEAR VISION. FUCK POLITICIANS, CELEBRITIES, THE WEALTHY ELITE AND THOSE WHO THINK THEY ARE SHARING IN THE DREAM. THERES ONLY ONE WAYVTO BE A PART OF A DREAM. BEING ASLEEP. RICH PEOPLE ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE WHILE DEGRADING, EXPLOITING AND BELITTLING OTHERS. WE ARE ALL AT THE BRINK. SOON THE FORCES WONT TURN BACK. UNDERSTAND YOUR ENEMY OPPRESSION HAS ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR. THE RICH
And then if we do away with the freedom to be rich who will say, deliver the food you get or want to produce all the rest of the necessities that are needed. People would be doing this free? You volunteering? Capitalism allows for growth while socialism makes kills as history has shown. Talk about oppressed. Wait until when you want to earn a better life and the government gives you a a very limited set handouts. You’d be on a bread line or eating from dumpsters. Venezuela a prime example. Ya see , the current issues in this country isn’t really the rich causing it all. Morals and beliefs in God is dimished along with basic common sense. People in this country are not educated properly and believe too much propaganda from the left. The idea of socialism being accepted is very telling
Yea, the culture has to change. We expect everyone else to change. It’s not gonna work if we remain dismissive, disrespectful and hostile to each other. The “N” word was demeaning, disrespectful and derogatory back then. It will always be. With the current racial changes taking place in our society, black people must also make positive meaningful cultural changes in the way we greet each other, refer to each other and represent our culture. It’s the only way there’ll be any productive, permanent changes. The “N”word has to go !
The Bible says the last will be first and the first last. That speaks louder than any words we could ever speak so our time is coming as has been Prophesied so it’s just a waiting game really
Amazing. Most people from other countries with nothing . I mean nothing come here and just don’t understand all the complaining. With all the opportunities? You are last because you made yourself last
When ever the discussion Comes about regarding to the word NIGGA which has become a term of endearment In the Black culture…..the word/name NIGGA came from WHITES during SLAVERY!
It became so common even soft to our ears , it was all we knew and heard…learned behavior… now WHITE FOLKS want to turn it around NOT NOT!!!!!PERIOD you gave it to us we took a negative and turned it around to fit our good .. it is actually a loving term for most BLACKS…THATS MY NIGGA, NO WHITES ALLOWED…PERIOD
The word originated in the 18th century as an adaptation of the Spanish negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, which means black.
If someone calls another person a name other than their birth name it shouldn’t happen. Unless it’s a nickname that they are ok with. Otherwise noone should be labeled a name.
I served in Vietnam… and a American black man used the Niger word all the time!! If a black American befriended a white man…then he was called a Uncle Tom.. and all sorts of names! They say a man of color can’t be a racist.. !!! That’s BS! I’ve seen what a Black man will do to his own… and others… yes they are more Racist than a white man! Take that to the bank .. all you cop killing rappers! I’m proud to be an American … and to all men and women of any color.. we stand together… law and order and our great American Flag!!