Vic Mensa criticizes Justin Timberlake over cultural appropriation.
Following the BET Awards and activist/actor Jesse Williams’ speech at the awards show, singer Justin Timberlake took to Twitter to applaud Williams on his speech, but also stress “that we are all one.” Despite attempts to clarify himself, the crooner was subsequently dragged by those on the social media site over his comments.
Rapper Vic Mensa recently addressed Timberlake’s remarks, during an appearance on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore. According to Radio.com, the Chicago wordsmith called out the singer for benefiting off of black culture, but not supporting it.
“Our problem here is that Justin Timberlake himself, you know, is definitely benefiting from using black culture for his sound, his dance moves, his dancers, and blowing up off of it,” Vic Mensa said. “But if you roll down Justin Timberlake’s Twitter for the past two years, which I just did, you see nothing that supports black people when it’s more difficult, when there’s a struggle.”
Mensa then advised Timberlake to have a seat until he can show that he cares about issues affecting the black community.
“With everything that’s going on, and everybody that’s been killed by police on camera in the last couple of years, there’s no #BlackLivesMatter; there’s no ‘praying for Baltimore’, there’s no ‘praying for Flint’, you know, because that’s a dangerous subject for him to touch,” he said. “And we’re not feeling him being down when it’s beneficial to him, and turning a blind eye when it could be dangerous. Sit down until you show us you care. Don’t tell us shit unless you show us you care.”
Vic Mensa later clarified on Twitter that his comments weren’t meant to “bash” Timberlake.
This wack ass nigga should call out Justin Bieber.
Zzzzzzz more cultural appropriation shit. I thought one of the parts of living in a multi-cultural society is that we all borrow elements of each others culture; basically allowing cultural emrichment for us all. Rap is basically just a form of poetry which black and white people have been doing for years. No one owns a type of music exclusively.
FACTS!!!
Why would someone go and study Justin Timberlake’s Twitter comments for the past 2 years unless you are a big fan or groupie of his?
It’s called research
Yeah cause tweeting will save us all! Lol
Dude said he went back 2 years on his twitter page and he didnt say anything about black people? Who gives a fuck?
BLACK PEOPLE GIVE A FUCK. DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE?
BLACK PEOPLE GIVE A FUCK. DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE?
Fuck yea caps lock
I’m black, and I could care less about this race baiting bullshit. Specially coming from this batty boy queer.
I’m black, and I could care less about this race baiting bullshit. Specially coming from this batty boy queer.
Vic Mensa – u mad ft kanye west
bra this batty boy wearing a pride t shirt stalking n syncs twitter …….he gets the L
LMAO. Blaming JT is a waste of time and doesn’t help anyone.
As a Masai warrior I think Mensa is definitely benefiting from using white culture for his clothing. He should put his pants off and wear a traditional red dress.
Lol “scrolling through his Twitter” Hahahaha how pathetic is that. Fuck this clown.
This is dumb as fuck. So when a black girl has straight hair is that culture appropriation too? Is that another one thats only ok when we do it like kill each other and call each other n***@$?
in the social media age, a lot of these rappers have exposed just how basic they’re thought processes are through the numerous ignorant comments they make online. an example is the laughable trend of posting generic tweets online as if that is truly supporting a cause which Mensa alludes to at the end of the article; as if the amount of tweets Justin Timberlake has made concerning black issues over the last two years is a barometer of support.
Def an ignorant motherfucka & no talent to boot
Nobody wants to hear an opinion from a nobody rapper who will never have a hit period. JT is an icon and this has nothing to do w black lives matter campaign. Make a hit then you might have a say so in this game otherwise you begging for pub like the rest these wack ass rappers.
Truth, publicity stunt from a nobody!
Dude, you are looking to far? Did you scroll down Eminem’s twitter timeline. The white guy in your own rap department is guilty of the same.
Vic mensa never felt black before and picking on boy bands makes him feel like a real black man which he is not. This motherfucker could have voted when the slaves were around.
Vic Mensa is an absolute fucking nobody, on the off chance I ever run into his stupid ass, I will 1-shot knock him out cold, just like 99.9% of planet Earth could.
Lmao my little kid sister could blow this lil emo queer up in a fight.
Ain’t nobody jealous of this motherfucka & don’t nobody care about his whiny bullshit either, maybe he can kiss up Chance’s daddy & get a job licking their assholes clean.
Please. You should all be ashamed of this race baiting bullshit. Who the F is Vic Mensa anyways? JT has given and helped blacks earn millions with their collabs and his work. Dummies. Bitching about all this race garbage. The people who distribute and sell all music are over 60, white and mostly J E W I S H. I am not saying that’s a good or bad thing, it’s just a fact. They cut all the checks. Without them no one would get paid. Are they giving back? Idiots. Racist bullshit. This morn is wearing a PRiDE shirt like his is all for unity.
he is a racist stole copyrights from native americans