Royce Da 5’9 was the latest guest on Nick Cannon’s Cannon’s Class podcast and he got a few things off his chest. In a clip Cannon shared to Instagram on Monday (November 2), Royce broke down why his pet peeve is people of color “talking white” and exactly what he means by the phrase.
“One of my pet peeves is ‘talking white,'” the Detroit-bred MC began. “I just attribute that to like, us not knowing who we are. You gotta have an identity and it can’t be ignorance.”
When Cannon piggybacked off the statement and added how people define “talking white” as “speaking intelligent,” Royce elaborated further.
“It’s not ‘speaking intelligent’ because you could speak intelligent and not be ‘talking white,'” he added. “And a lot of times it’s not even to impress. It’s to fit in, send a signal that says, ‘I’m willing to be complicit, subservient and inferior to your superiority complex.’
“You have to be comfortable with me being myself. … I’m a multi-layered individual, but I don’t want to break myself up into different people to try to do this balancing act in life.”
Before the sit-down for his podcast, Cannon revealed he’d been talking to Royce back in September in an effort to squash his longstanding beef with Eminem.
“I’ve been trying to get…I done talked to Royce, we trying to really get it popping, ’cause I think at the end two men need to really have that conversation,” Cannon told Fat Joe in an interview. “While you at it, tell him to come…we’ll set up an exclusive Wild’n Out Detroit.”
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And apparently it worked. When Cannon posted a photo with Royce in October after recording the podcast, Nickel Nine revealed the issues were in the past.
“Ok I deserve this,” he wrote on Instagram. “Listen… Please stop making these. These are too hilarious… Beef between @eminem x @nickcannon is water under the bridge… Thank you to @fatjoe for helping to make it happen… Let’s spread love y’all.”
Oh look, two racists discussing racist things while thinking they are “woke.”
Please Royce start drinking again and shut the fuck up! Fucking Racist! #royceisanalkaholik
to all of you snowflakes in the comments, please understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE for blacks to practice racism…people that want royce to start drinking again are the actual racist because of the fact that you only want him around to entertain you at the expense of his health and his community…
It is not impossible every word you said was just that… racist you think you’re on a pedestal or something your not anything special and guess what white people don’t hate you only the likes of Biden and his cult push that narrative into your wee vulnerable brain of yours and then you say YES thats the way your a racist and most colored individuals unfortunately seem to be aswell, always blaming whitey well guess what whitey pays the same amount of taxes we get no extra privileges then you do, expect for you seem to think the color of our skin is a advantage, another slave mentality… the sooner your ignorant ass and the likes of you wake the fuck up, the world will get better unfortunately we are out of time for unity, the teleprompter has your brains to twisted be good to each other help out one another and don’t fight each other as thats what they want..
“Impossible for blacks to practice racism”
What a convoluted way to absolve oneself of possible racist fault.
This argument’s main point — that minorities can’t be racist because they have no power to act on such antagonism — is also reductive.
Black ppl say this as a way to excuse their obv racist behavior. But i say keep it up. Let the whites who believe blacks are for them how them what most whites alrey know. Ur racist. Eventually even the most supportive whites will get it eventually.
Fuck you royce I don’t care how good your rhymes are your a goof too bad your moms and pops rubbed off on you…
Racist 5’9
Fuck Royce the racist trader 5’9. Hell be broke in a year and nobody will listen to his music
Ever again fr fr
Royce is sounding pretty ignorant right now. As if all black people have to speak in Ebonics to be proud of their heritage…foh Royce. This is coming from a proud black man who made it in college and is now a company director. I’m sure Royce could do a lot of good if he focused on the right issue. What he’s talking about here is straight up retarded and obviously a personal issue.
This is what ex absuive alcoholics do. My uncles this way. Spent years drinking and abusing alcohol.. ges sober and pretend they have the keys 2 life. its just embarrassing how far royce fell as an upstanding man.
Why does royce keep going out of hisbway to speak to ppl eminem dislike or who dislike em? If im em i let royce go as a friend… ps royce you wil NEVER be looked at as a race leader.
Wtf is “talking white”?? Germans also have white skin, does he mean speaking like Germans?
Why is he still called “5’9”?. That’s not a height to be really proud of. When these washups reach middle age it just sounds silly. Or how does a guy look himself in the mirror every morning knowing the entire world refers to him as “Fat Joe”?
i am always surprised when a black person votes republican.
He couldnt “talk white” if he tried
White people love coming to a hip hop site to talk shit about what black people do. That’s crazy. You don’t see us in the comment section of a country music site talking shit about the whites. If you don’t like us, stay away from our hip hop sites. Go focus on Guns n Roses or Metallica on Heavy metal sites little bitches.
Naw we can go anywhere and say anything we want. This is America. The fact that it bothers you so much Mr. Black Man just shows how insecure and ignorant you are. You know there are white hip hop artists? You should cause this site has articles about them everyday on here also you think black people dont listen to rock or country? Uh ok ever heard of Jimi Hendrix or Hank Williams? Talk about being disconnected from reality. Get a clue dum dum
Black people don’t go to white rock sites and talk shit about white people. That was the whole point. Whites love to come here and talk shit about black people. Never said blacks don’t listen to whites you dumb bitch.
Im 100% sure you dont know where black people go you clueless fkn herb
Wtf dude chil. Black man had a good point you’re making too much of it.
Research the history of hip-hop and you will quickly find that white people not only help create it in the form of mc’s, producers, engineers, and executives but white people are the reason hip-hop is mainstream and financially viable …. so your “hip-hop is for black people only” is ignorant and racist … you have a small mind my friend and you need to evolve passed your lack of intelligence … if we want to play the we created generalization game … black people need to go back to the hut and hunting and gathering … and leave modern society advancements in the rear view …. but that’s not the expectation for anyone with intelligence of any race because humans exist with each other and trying to segregate this and that is an ineffective way to run a society
Wtf dude chill. He had a good point I think you’re making too much of it.
I dislike overly “woke” people..the irony is that he’s using English to describe “talking white” sigh..at this point I’m convinced these kind of individuals are just infatuated with the sound of their own voice ..so many holes within this logic. Who we are? My guy you lost your native tongue a while ago..if you pronounciate your words correctly whoopty doo..there are people who speaks multiple languages and this guy is over here ….man get these kind of thought process outta here ..
This is 10o% promo for trump. Thanks Royce! Fucking alkaholik!
Why are you trump loving people on a hiphop site?
You white suburban kats may buy the music but you’ll never represent us.
If what your favorite rapper is saying is offensive why do you listen?
You don’t live our lifestyle you’re just like Miley Cyrus… here for the ride
Stop flooding the coming here to share your loser ideas
Why are racists like you on a hip hop site???
Royce Da phukkkin Phaggit and b-grade Will smith smfh @ dis boy ya killin yo gut damn silf ho boy ya dippin yo dick in muddy water readying up for that talk show wit Loopee??? D-O DOUBLE STUPID keep it positive hiphop or stfu b …
2 Black Supremacist talking racist sh*t. Great Article
Imagine being an african american and you are speaking intelligently and someone claims your talking white. Why cant black people just speak a different way without people hating on them?