Chuck D used a photograph and caption allegedly posted by Iggy Azalea in a Twitter post about the usage of the n-word.
“a new straight path to slavery Here comes a endorsed sanctioned CORPlantation artist with A line straight out of 1853,” Chuck D says in his Twitter post.
The picture accompanying this post shows Iggy Azalea next to B.o.B., Drake and T.I. Her alleged caption is “Me And Ma Nigga’s <3.”
When told that the photograph was altered to make it appear as if Azalea used the n-word, Chuck D explained his stance further.
“True or not the IGGY thing is a reality when you call yourself with the slaveass term that was branded on skin & today marketed, sht happens,” Chuck says.
Chuck D has been against the use of the n-word. Recently, he also criticized New York radio station Hot 97 for similar reasons.
“My goal by year’s end is to change the face and sound of urban radio,” Chuck said in June. “I’ve been in this shit 30 years, too long to just sit and let it be. I’m not going to be the grim reaper. I don’t want to be the grim reaper. But people have to stand up and we need some change, and it’s time…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?”
The Chuck D posts about Azalea are as follows:
RELATED: Public Enemy’s Chuck D Blasts Hot 97’s Racial Slurs “Double Standard”
New schoolers and fake internet thugs hatin on chuck D starting in 5, 4, 3, 2……
you called it!
new schoolers + internet thugs = w.boys
They didnt even have the internet back in the 80s tho
Chucks a fuckin idiot. She didn’t really say or post that. It’s proven to be photo shopped
chuck d is a legend, so fuck dumb fucks that dont now real hip hop and fuck iggy
Lord Jamar part 2
That picture is from a fake account, what a dumbass. Meanwhile Iggy’s outsold his entire career in 1 month alone, lmao.
One month? SMH. Public Enemy has had a career of respected albums that have impacted hip hop and continue to sell to this day. No one is going to remember the new classic 10 years from now, let alone 30.
white boy please….Iggy is selling garbage to you new jacks in the game. And what’s her message? Nada…Chuck D, Public Enemy, on the other hand?? Classic LPs all day. Iggy, Izzy or whatever her name, not even close!! sucka … phucc out da game.
I love how you all love to downplay Public Enemy like they are nothing and have no place in hip-hop history. Those dudes were pioneers and helped pave the way to the crap you listen to today. Respect the architect!
Who cares about sales? Nothing in the article was about record sales. U just played yourself out white boy.
her album been for like three months and only sold 220,283 copies dunce
Public Enemy actually had a couple of platinum albums back in the day…
and? Iggys making a lot more with endorsements alone, artists dont get all the money from album sales…. lol
off subject…u big dummy
what an idiot, the picture is FAKE. all these old ass dudes, QTip and now Chuck D, tryna act all clever when they dont even understand how the internet works nowadays, lol
I guess you’ve found the fountain of youth and won’t ever get old
I actually hope you die young so you’re spared from aging.
the state of hiphop is sad when people start to hate on Chuck D…”it takes a nations of millions to hold us back” solidified his status forever irregardless of what he does in the future I think people under the the age of 35 will never be able to respect his significance
only dum w.boys would hate on chuck…str8 up.
Its our own fault Izzy, Macklemore, Justin and Robin and running (or in the running) for all the top slots in urban music:
1.We dont buy, we bootleg. Why would a label push an artist who will be bootlegged anyway?
2.We throw our good artist away. Unlike other genres who just support good music, we only support what is hot. Even if Jadakiss releases that classic album, not one will buy it because he is from NY and hes a 90s artist. Toni Braxton still sounds and looks good. We dont care. But let U2 or someone like that come out with something good. Will sell, even though they are in their 50s.
3.We still have that crab in a bucket mentality, we still will hate on anyone who has more than us. 50, Jay-Z, Diddy, etc. An 95% has nothing to do with music.
4.Black people hate creativity and experimentation. We are so judgmental, that anything outside of our box we have created, is met with scorn and ridicule
5.Old schoolers are haters. Anything that comes out is wack and never as good as the 90s when we forget that there were wack rappers and corny songs from our era as well.
6.World is different for youngsters. They dont have as much animus toward other cultures as we do or did. They are much more accepting. So when a white rappers says the N word, or John Legend deals with only white people, they dont see a problem with that.
7.Ignorance won. They have tricked the world (blacks in particular) into believing that it is not them, it is the intelligent, creative and enlightened who are out of step.
Macklemore doesnt use the n word
Your blanket statements sound ignorant.
Not everybody bootlegs, who do you think is buying all those Gospel, Neo-Soul and Blues albums?
Do you honestly think these albino colored people are going out buying K Michelle and Tank albums?
Labels will push an artist regardless of if they ate bootlegged or not which is why the 360 deals are the new industry standard.
There are plenty washed up artists from other genres who get zero support from fans, our genre is relatively young compared to others so we don’t have many 50 year old rappers like your U2 singers
but our Wu Tang still gets love around the globe as well as OutKast.
Yes some of us have a crab in the bucket mentality but you can chalk a lot of that up to Willie Lynch but a lot of brothers in the industry are sincere about community and brotherhood.
Black people are the most experimental and creative people on the planet, we can create an entire culture based on scratching records, spinning on our heads using brick walls for paint canvases and taking spoken word poetry to new levels of rhyme. Only a fool would think otherwise.
Old schoolers are pioneers and the fathers of the culture, they have earned the right to critique the culture.
White people have earned the right to use the word N*gger with the blood of MLK and the near destruction of an entire race of people, bloodshed and brutality have given them the right to use a denigrating word to taunt their natural enemy.
Ignorance will never win and Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone.
brotherdee?
Your responses sound ignorant, and nave.
Sales of all those genres have decreases. In the last year alone black music sales have decreased 17%, faster than any other genre
360 deals are the new standard because labels arent making money off album sale anymore because of bootlegging.
Wu-Tang and Outkast get love, but would struggle to even go multi plat with good material. An established white artist puts out a classic, and they will blow up.
Yes some of us have a crab in the bucket mentality but you can chalk a lot of that up to Willie Lynch but a lot of brothers in the industry are sincere about community and brotherhood.
Creative black people are not celebrated as much as the ignorant
Old schoolers are pioneers and the fathers of the culture, they have earned the right to critique the culture. Agreed. Im just saying have perspective
White people have earned the right to use the N word ? Stupid
Ignorance has won in the mainstream. Check BET and the radio.
inflitration…get em Chuck. Drop the jewels, on these blind fools.
I prefer Iggy over Public Enemy and Im a proud black man
No your not, your a proud ignorant white message board troll F-O-H
f’n liar..more like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. sucka…phucc out da game. you don’t belong here, with weak ass trickery like that.
I know a million white bad bitches like iggy they be saying nigga all the time and brother be lettin em good or bad you decide but iggy ain’t no different
It’s kinda foul that Iggy is being used to broach this subject when the caption and picture was fake.
Chuck d probably just be knowing iggy says nigga or she might had said in his presence..a lot of gutter white folk be saying nigga in the Midwest
She did it on A$ap Rocky purple swag too.
who this no-name dude? who cares bout what he has to say.
If your referring to yourself yes we all agree
If you don’t know who he is, I highly suggest you google him. He is a forefather of Hip Hop and is one of the most respected figures in the music industry. He is a rock and roll hall of famer and assisted in the movement that got Martin Luther King Day finally celebrated in Arizona. Shit I’m from London and seems like I care about this shit more than USA.
Sum, the american white male is not who everybody thought they were, most of them are out of touch hypocrites who are not fit to lead and their followers are a small portion of society, no matter if they flood the internet as a majority
Remember that
White people love the n word, they even call each other it. not the ER version though
“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?
I respect Chuck D, but Jewish people don’t call each other kikes and sheenys in everyday back and forth. The heavy use of nigga so freely and often in conversation and music I feel has desensitized people to a point of what the word actually represents.
Exactly.’Nigga’ can describe a person, place, or a thing almost.
That’s his point bro he’s said before that what you said is the reason why it’s come to this. He is against the overusage of the the n word among black people as well.
Why are you so worried about the usage of n199#
Explain that
Chuck D is right, here is the true what black people are not getting that all this is a set up do the math when it time to start murdering niggas, it become easier for them to do it and get away with it, because we accept everything they throwe on us like it cool and ok
Blacks are subhuman animals who abandon their children, live off welfare and murder each other by the dozen over crack, chicken, watermelon and tennis shoes. The Black race is less intelligent and more savage which is why Africa is a shithole. I only listen to rap music because I enjoy hearing Ni88ers rhyme about killing themselves and calling their women whores and bitches. My favorite song right now is
“My Ni88er” by Young GangMember.
And posts like this show the world the american white male aint sh#t
Op probably lives in a white town with hella problems but blames their faults on the conjecture that blacks will pillage, rape and sell drugs in their neighborhood while the corporations feed them opiates and steal from themYour Email * Your Website Y
I know you’re just a troll, but what you’re saying is really terrible. You should do some soul searching so you can realize that putting something online to get a reaction out of people does not better your existence in any way. I lived in Tanzania briefly and can tell you that Africa is far from a shithole… It’s actually the most beautiful place I have ever been, mostly due to the people and culture. Racism is not dead, it will probably always exist in some shape or form. Its our job to teach our kids that racism towards any race is NOT okay! Society as a whole needs to recognize that racism can exist towards any race, but that racism towards the black culture is different. Blacks never denied the whites their basic rights in America. There are so many young whites slinging around the n-word because they don’t realize the hateful history behind it. I hate hearing white people that claim their use of the word is justified because they might have one black friend that doesn’t say anything when they use the word. Or think that its okay because they say it to mean “brother or good friend”. Its not okay. Not a racist? Still not okay. Don’t understand why? That’s because you aren’t black.
And in response to the anonymous reply, what you just typed is just as much of the problem as what the OP posted. We need to elevate our thinking and get rid of the hate. Fighting hate with more hate doesn’t benefit anyone.
why dont he get mad at T.I.
He’s going over his head to the white corplantations, scared negros attact other negros.
It is actually used rather freely in Australia in Government proceedings, public signage and everyday speech by whites..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L0olJLPGZk
I did NOT watch this .. but you guys should
Why don’t the replace the word nigga in songs to ninja its works and its hilarious anyone of you guys put on a hip hop song you know well and replace the word with Ninja you’ll thank me for it.
Igggy getting black dick anyway !
fake ass picture but chuck is too old to figure that out for himself
That’s just one, remember the purple swag video?
i do remember that, if anything people should be mad at ASAP Rocky for that, not the white girl with a gold grill
They both wrong wtf you talking about?
both instances were not cool
iggy wasnt in the purple swag vid you morons
hahaha
the photo is funny
you niggas lost once again!
what a fucking idiot…race baiting pieces of shit like Chuck D can’t wait to jump all over shit like this and then when told it was photoshopped he still keeps going on with his nonsense anyway…science and mathematics and santa clause was really black and all of that other BS…people like him, and i know a lot of you reading this comment are, can KISS MY ASS…get off your soap box because nobody is listening anymore we all see the deceit and the lies and the confused reality that you live in
Yeah, go listen To Kanye since he is fucking your bitches, notice, I didn’t say women, but bitches.
Why aren’t ya’ll trying to prove him wrong? So what if he’s “old”? The man drops jewels all the “old” or “hater” talk is a fuckin deflection which is some femenine shit. I hope these trolls are little girls who can’t take criticism because this is not her first n word incident, there’s no fake on the first time and either way your heroes are looking mighty Sambo with that caption.
I think people are getting confused here. I think hip hoppers need to wake up. There is smoke in the kitchen the fire is on its way. These incidents popping up in hip hop are warning signs of what corporations have in store for hip hop.
This is not so much a colour issue but a power issue. It appears that someone or something is trying to gain a control of hiphop. It started with getting poor hip hop artists to sell their souls for money and not power. They were given advances but no real control or education of how to get control of themselves in the industry. Exceptions Wu tang. In turn rappers old out their integrity by disrespecting each other and the art.
Well the tipping point is here for hip hop. I wish other artists would follow the lead of people like Chuck, Lord Jamar and others who have been vocal this year. I may not agree with everything they say but they all realise that hip hop is losing its essence and essentially just becoming a pop art form. Pop means popular which means corporations are trying to devalue hip hop taking away its ability for social cohesion and mobility.
I don’t think Chuck has anything against Iggy personally but he s just pointing out whats going on.
Is that Drake or a zombie? Quick, shoot it!
Well my post was not about race so much. CHuck has not mentioned race. Chuck is talking about a devaluing of his culture. What he knew as hip hop is dying. As long as there are people living in particular conditions then hip hop should not devalue itself. I think people who are referring to race as the main point of their argument are missing the point entirely.
Didn’t she say it anyway in that ASAP video? This chick is corny
A$AP video?
When?..
what asap video? shes not the girl from the purple swag video
Lol ol nikka trippin now
That pic was photoshopped
You blew it by using ‘ain’t’ in every line trying to prove how ignorant, ahem, how ‘down’ you are.
and she wrote “nigga`s”. She`s effing illiterate,it should`ve said “niggas”,if you`re too cool for school so you get to say words like that
Racism ain’t dead.
chuck d needs to sit his ass down
hes like a confused child the way hes getting trolled
shut up.
“Sales of all those genres have decreases. In the last year alone black music sales have decreased 17%, faster than any other genre”
We are in a recession and the people outside our communities are no longer supporting our artists they are supporting Iggy, Eminem, Mac Miller, Riff Raff and Mackelmore and on the R&B side they are supporting
Justin Timberlae, Robin Thicke and other white artists.
Anyway, what the hell is “Black Music Sales”?
Music made by black people……
Whether you agree or disagree with what he’s saying, to discount his credibility or his opinions because he’s ‘old’ (which is what, 50?) is incredibly ignorant and lazy. If you value an 18 year old’s opinion over a Man who’s been through it and back then you’re a dumb motherfucker. This whole idea that once you’re over 30 years old you no longer matter in Hip-Hop is wack. Go ‘head and keep listening to these young fools tellin you to pop mollies, fuck every bitch in sight, and drink that purple shit. See where it gets you.
Preach!
Oh ya, because young rappers only talk about mollies and fucking bitches. There’s a pretty popular rapper out nowadays that goes by Kendrick Lamar who is opposed to the mollie culture. He has sold 1 or 2 albums in the last year or so… Chuck D’s statements need to be disregarded because they are based on an internet hoax. It’s funny because he is old (aka not from the “internet generation”)and believes everything he reads on the internet without using critical thinking skills to determine the validity of it. I’m sure there’s a Nigerian Prince somewhere out there who owes Chuck a million dollars. Ignorance rules everything around me…
Why do so many rappers talk about fucking? Men are the hunters and the gatherers of the human race. As such, it is necessary to speak on topics such as sex in order to encourage people that there are certain things we as men must do in order to populate the planet, sew our oats in every field possible, and show our potential mates that we’re capable of holding our own and can provide for our household as men and stability for our family.
^troll boy you the last person to try to kick knowledge, shouldve know that when you were submitting the f#ckboy antics
They’ll burn before they learn! The older you get, the better you get! Old is gold!
were white people slaves in America too ????
The post was a fake, and when Chuck finds out what does he do? he basically says, “it doesn’t matter if it’s fake, it happens anyway”. Where’s the apology? If a white person offers a black person a piece of watermelon their labeled racist and their life is altered, but Chuck can go on an ignorant rant without checking his facts and doesn’t have to own up to it…weaksauce. Most overrated rapper in history…Chuck D is a shitty rapper with a decent voice and a hypeman that’s as popular as he is for wearing a big clock around his neck. He’s only popular cuz he preached to the black community about how they’re victims and they ate it up
Ugh. You made your point then went on to say some gratuitous shit.
Buddy! He wasn’t a lyrical acrobat, but his stance was real and still respected! He educated masses worldwide! Compare that to the almost retarded topics some of these modern day wordsmiths(sike!) are spewing now-a-daze! Peace bud!
get em CHUCK D!
Chuck D was being totally ignorant in his statement. The only one he got was himself.
Leave it to an old man like Chuck D to think everything he sees on the internet is true. he’s trying to tarnish someones reputation to get his view points across and pander to his audience. Isn’t that what Fox News and CNN does? Look in the mirror Chuck, are you doing more harm or good? Or maybe Twitter and the internet just isn’t your thing because your attitude and general point of view on racism is out of date, just like your music.
Old is gold kid! You got it twisted, turned upside down! A lot of young folk still have respect! You will learn in due time!
If you don’t want to be called nig**rs anymore than stop glorifying the word and using it to describe your friends, homies, family, or enemies even for that matter it’s such a broad term now, could be ” I’m gonna shoot you nigga” or ” I love you nigga” stop bitching and cryig when people use the word , if you hate it that much we would expect to never hear it from “nig**s” mouths then no?
Pussy you addressing many a black who dont use it but you got the end all solution addressing a bunch if white folk, stfu
Look, y’all don’t listen to this old grumpy man. He’s just mad that rap is artistically in a greater place than it was 30 years ago; it’s at it’s peak. There’s always some salty old buzzard who’s still living in the past that complains about the state of rap or rappers in general. And before you get all in my grill, yes, I’m aware of who UpChuck D is. I’m 44 years old and listened to Pubic Enemy when I was younger and before I became Rick Ross’ agent. Yes, I said Upchuck. He officially makes me sick with all his bitching and complaining as of late. My point is, while I do thank him for all that he has done for hip hop and making moves politically and freeing us from the shackles of mental enslavement that the industry has us trapped within, UpChuck should just shut the hell up. Emcees today are rather misunderstood. When rappers are “bragging” about their cars or their jewelry, keep in mind that that they’re actually dissing flashy material possessions and making us aware of the diamond conflict in South Africa. And money and bitches? They’re actually code words for the dangers of capitalism and anti misogyny. Finally, lets not forget the word nigga. Nigga is a term of endearment and represents the admonishment of the slave term Nigg*r .
You are VERY VERY stupid!
wow you are one stupid nigga, nigga
you dont sound like your in your 40s
The best music has been done across all styles! Old is gold! You will be old in due time! There’s a ton of intelligent young folk, then there are your type! Respect this man and acknowledge what he’s about!But, this is the day and age of disrespect and you young folks are being targeted more than we were when we were coming up, so, I understand in a sense. Hopefully we can all get our ish straight! Stop that dumb-ish and don’t forget the many folk that were hung and had their backs blown out because they were black and called that n-word of which he’s against!
kid talking about racism is dead but I bet you perpetuate the institutional racism. Knock it off, usa f#cked right now because we have a black pres, sit your ass down and read some books
What these stupid fucks like chuck d & lord jamar dont realize is that by bring up Iggy and her faults, it only gives her more exposure and makes her more popular. In the end, iggy wins.
its not about make-ing people not listen to her music, its bout stopping with people from using the n-word so loosely
You the stupid f#ck to even think more people will follow her and buy her music because of some press.
Kreayshawn and v nasty had press too, how them careers going? Now sit your punk following ass down & stfu, grown people gonna handle this
Lord Jamar and Chuck D should adopt a child together. Name him bitter ass Benny.
When its ICP yall love the anti-coropration talk but when its chuck, dame, jay electronica you resort to your jim crow teachings and resort to slander
We see the hyprocisy in you, most believe the artform will still exist but aint f#cking with you weirdos and are willing to let it falloff just to rid it of you degenerate maggots, you posers are a poison to this american reality of diversity
I love her fat ass
all these lil dumb ass kids on this site..dont make me take my belt off & whup sum ass
I keep telling yall they social media followers, popular personality fans
Look at what they do with everyday hiphop, read what they saying, stop thinking these weirdos are actually music fans
I agree with Chuck, 100% with everything he says.
It’s time we start kicking out these racist white people and ignorant black imbeciles like chief Keef and Trinidad James.
It’s time to clean Hip Hop and destroy the non-talent.
Iggy is fake and she’s a wigga 100%. She could never make it in Australia or Europe she can only sell her cd’s to the brainwashed MTV children.
No grown ass man or young man in general is going to buy her cd.
Fancy?? Fuck outta here
first off, this iggy post was obviously not real. also, even if it was real, you might take offense to her using that word, and i totally understand that and shit, but saying that a white woman desperately wanting to be black (or, you know, part of the black american culture) is a new path to slavery is seriously just dumb. y’all remember that scene in the malcom x movie by spike lee where malcom conched his hair to make himself look more european? well, these days white people are getting a metaphorical conch.
BLACK PEOPLE WON. BLACK CULTURE HAS OFFICIALLY TAKEN OVER AMERICA AND ALL Y’ALL DO IS BITCH AND MOAN ABOUT IT.
you stay in a cave too long and chill with the caps faggot
20 years ago, Chuck would’ve been right. Iggy is not “white”. She’s not a white American who grew up with all the racism and hatred that is so prevalent in the US. She’s from Australia, where they have been much more open and accepting for a very long time. As a white female in Hip-Hop she has more of a right to say it than most do.
To be honest though, the issue isn’t her, it’s us. We as Americans continue to talk about race and make it an issue. Look around the world, no one cares what color any of their countrymen are. They just care that they are from their country. That’s all that matters. And it was no where more apparent than at the World Cup. We continue to focus on what color someone is instead of worrying about who they are and what they stand for. The longer we continue to talk about race (both good and bad) the longer it will continue to be an issue.
black soccer players have race problems when they play for those european clubs, try again
You idiot she does not have the right to say it nor does any other white person
She may not have grown up with the racism prevalent in the US but who are you to say that Australia has been more accepting and open when Australia so ‘openly’ disregard the indigenous people of their country (aboriginals) if anything she has grown up in a country with racism, just towards a different race, but that doesn’t make it any less of an issue. Iggy Azalea is white, and you can’t deny that she is entitled to a privilege many people are denied because they are not. Just because she is a rapper it does not entitle her to use the ‘n’ word and especially because she is white. It is a racist and derogatory term, that once upon a time was used by white people to humiliate and demean black people, it is not slang specifically for rappers to use.
There are race problems and there will continue to be but just trying to stop talking about race altogether completely disregards the years of struggle that many went through because of their race and it is insensitive and ignorant to state that ‘no one cares what colour the country men are’ because a lot of people do. Just because you don’t see it happen, does not mean it doesn’t still happen.
You obviously have no clue about the history of Australia. They are as racist as if not more than the United States. If you have an opinion that’s fine but make sure it’s an opinion based on facts!
Chuck needs to focus on getting his own ‘community’ to retire the word. Most white kids these days didn’t learn the word from their parents, teachers or any other role models in their ‘community’. Any guesses on where they learned the casual use of the word? Well?
“Jews are responsible for most of the wicked in the world”
– Professor Griff
Chuck D associated with this PE Nigga for years. Maybe he ought to clean his own house.
He did.
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?
________
noone would say shit look at donald sterling and lord jamar..sterling says shit and gets his team taken, jamar says shit gets more interviews in play..lol black ppl must love the double standard
People unfortunately the n word is now like saying my homies and doesn’t really adhere only to race or racism. Nowadays you call your friends the n word. Not everyone approves of course but it’s wrong that black people popularized the common use of the n word (as a friendly word not as a racial slur) and then become upset when other people use it. Unfortunately we all must look at the facts there is still racism all over the world but that doesn’t mean that we can slap the word racist of everyone that uses a word or says something that has a different meaning to different people. Some kids didn’t grow up in racism and never truly experienced racism but use the word not because they are racist but because they grew up with black friend that use the word. In no way am I saying that people still don’t use the n word as a racial slur but as Hispanic that grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood I know that the n word is used in a non racist way. We should embrace the fact that these people are innocent and don’t know what the pain and suffering the word brought because the same race that suffered has forgotten it themselves and uses the word. (Not everyone of course)
You are wrong.