T.I. has called on Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx put their money together to establish an award ceremony that will recognize Black and minority talent that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has failed to, in an interview on DJ Drama’s #StreetzIzWatchin Shade45 radio segment.
Last year, #OscarsSoWhite set Twitter ablaze because of the Academy’s lack of minority nominations. This year, the 88th Academy Awards faces the same criticism, including a protest that will be spearheaded by Reverend Al Sharpton before the ceremony due to the lack of diversity in Hollywood.
Although the host of the ceremony, Chris Rock, is a Black man, not one of the nominations has gone to a person of color even though there were more than enough film options including Creed, Straight Outta Compton, Chi-raq, and Beasts of No Nation.
Straight Outta Compton was nominated, however only its White writers were recognized.
As an actor, T.I., who now goes by the name TIP, opines the meaning of #OscarsSoWhite.
“I feel that they are absolutely correct in all their claims that the Oscars are so White that they disregard the contributions of African-Americans or minority talent,” the Takers actor says. “I also feel that the Oscars cater to a very middle America, upper-echelon, sophisticated, who’s-who of old muthafuckas in Hollywood.”
In response to the backlash, AMPAS say that they are making significant changes to its membership practices with hopes that there will be more diversity among film and actor recognition.
Despite these changes, the Roc Nation artist says that people of color should not look to the Oscars for recognition.
“Why in the fuck are we still looking to them to validate us?,” TIP asks. “Fuck them. If they don’t see what we see, if they don’t recognize our then we can go ahead and start our own shit man. Will, Jada, muthafuckin Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, y’all put back $10 million a piece and start a muthafuckin award show that caters to us.”
Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith will not be attending this years Oscars after Pinkett-Smith called for a boycott of the show.
The 88th Academy Awards is set to take place tonight at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre and will be airing on ABC starting at 7pm EST/4pm PST.
T.I. also gives fans an update on ATL 2. Late last year when a picture of the cast surfaced on Evan Ross’ Instagram, moviegoers believed that the film was in the works. However it seems like production has come to a halt thanks to Dallas Austin, according to T.I.
“It got to Dallas Austin and the shit just stopped there,” the Paperwork rapper says. “I don’t know what happened. It just stopped there.”
TIP hints that respect, egos, pride, opinion, money, or bitches has played a part in the delay of the film in regards to Austin.
Filming for ATL 2 has yet to take place.
Young Thug Addresses The Grammys
Young Thug also drops in on the interview mid-way and addresses Kanye West’s recent assertion that he should have been at this year’s Grammy Awards.
“I don’t know why they didn’t invite me to the Grammys,” Thugger says.
“I think next year we going on,” the I’m Up rapper adds. “I had 24 hits on the Top 100. 24 of them was top five.”
Young Thug says he would like to attend the Grammy Awards one day and when he does he plans on “being barefooted with $10,000 toe rings on.”
The full #StreetzIsWatching interview with DJ Drama and TIP is as follows:
For additional TIP coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
“You kiss your mother with that mouth?”
This website is garbage? Never did my comment mention racism or profanity? Why am I being censored? Can’t leave a comment
Is this Vince from Ethnic Nation?
Always playing the race card, this is not a matter of white vs black. You dumbass are engaging in a race war that the higher up elites want. Smh society is dumbed down
Caucasians use the ignorant phrase “race card” almost as much as they use racial slurs.
I agree with T.I, that we need to embrace our own with our own awards instead of worrying about a panel of Caucasians recognizing our art for accolades.
Nice to see that you’re displaying your white privilege.
Go ahead the white people already bailed on you Tip if you haven’t noticed your lack of sales lately
Comments like the ones below remind me how white this site really is at times……
They did – and Black People didn’t support it- and black people won’t support it
How about we just give everyone that makes a movie that grosses over $25 mil a trophy!! No more tears!
It’s based on fucking skill not skin color. The NWA movie was great but was it Oscar worthy? The epitome of an Oscar is Denzel in training day. Where was that type of performance at?? Didn’t exist. Stop bitching and act better!!
Leo is white and one of the best actors ever yet he never won an Oscar. People try to make everything about fucking race it needs to end!
I agree the movie was ok but def not oscar worthy and honestly the best peformance in the movie was the guy playing Jerry Heller.
Thugger is going to remind everyone why the #Oscarssowhite if he shows up
I always find it funny when other people tell someone to put money up to start some shit you believe in. IF ti, Tip, lil man whatever he goes by is so dedicated to this tell him to put his own money up, Thats the biggest issue with black stars and hiphop artist, You want to do something and then turn around and ask someone to do it for you.
lol the black community already has their own awards and award shows and everything. problem is, there’s no great or award worthy black movies being released. seriously, the best was Straight Outta Compton which was totally average.
Gotta disagree on that one Beast of No Nation and dope was better than SOC to me
Lil buddy that’s why it’s categories. Just cause the movie aint good don’t mean the actor aint worthy of a Oscar Nomination. Just wont win best movie of the year or special effects but hell at least acknowledge the actor.
Forgetting that they already have their own awards… let’s advocate for segregation rather than equality… I thought TI had a brain….
Inclusion not segregation ,TI.
At this point, we might not have a choice.
Tip may be stating the obvious, but he spot on.
what we black people fail to do is put our own money into these types of ceremonies, but still don’t make it into a “black” or “white” thing. Blacks are invited to the Oscars, so that means we can invite whites, and any other races to ours…just make sure we put in power whom we want in power over these things.
………..you mean the bet awards but with movies?
Thought they had that already? Even if they did they still wouldn’t recognize the good movies. They’d pick movies w nikki minaj for best actress as a receptionist and bow wow winning the fucking lotto.
I’ll just put it simply. Until black people respect them selves, they are not going to get respect from other cultures. Say what you want, but no other culture shits on each other the way black people in America do. It never stops because it’s always justified. The bar is never raised. Accountability is never assigned or accepted, it’s just one justification after another.
FUCK OSCAR & FUCK ALL U RICH BLACK HOLLYWOOD NIGGAS CRYING OVER SOME GOLD STATUE STAND UP DO SHIT FOR DA COMMUNITY LIKE OPEN YOUR FUCKEN MOUTH ABOUT JOBS,EDUCATION, POLICE BRUTALITY, BLACK ON BLACK CRIME LET’S COME TOGETHER ON THAT NOT SOME PUSSY ASS AWARD!!!!!
Rea talk bruh. Seriously who cares about a damn oscar.
You got that right cuz
I was with you until you said black on black crime that shit is propaganda bruh, don’t fall for it
Black lives matter. Black Oscars matter. Black movies matter. Black actors matter. Niqqa you talkin´ about white racism? OK, get your stupid mind right. You can also take a flight with all niqqers back to Africa and made your own state. Stupid ignorant simple minded T.I. faqqot azz niqqa.