The assignment says “the N-word” and bygolly, it feels good being able to just type it out. I know that my blog post should be something eloquent in regards to the videos that we watched and discussed about my opinion on non-Black rappers saying nigga.
I don’t care where you grew up or how you grew up. I don’t care about who your friends are and what imaginary “passes” you were given. There is no correlation to poverty and Blackness. So, saying, “I grew up poor and living in the hood, ” is not the same thing as “I grew up a Black person.”
So, here’s my favorite video in the world sharing my overall thoughts on this specific topic.