Not one to keep quiet when his name is on the line,KRS-1 fought off statements from the New York Daily News. After being quoted as saying that African Americans “cheered when 9/11 happened” Krs-1 responded to clarify his statements.

“My intent is never to demean or disrespect anyone’s loss or gain; and of course I did not literally “cheer when 911 happened”. I made an objective statement about the feelings of those who were oppressed by world trade policies. I was just as saddened as everyone else on 911. However, for many of us that were racially profiled and harassed by the World Trade Center’s security and the police patrolling that area as well as the thousands of American protesters that spoke out against the World Trade Organization months before in Seattle, Washington there was a sense of justice, a sense of change, a wake up call watching the twin towers fall”

He went on to also clear up his statements about America having to commit suicide by saying…

“America has to commit suicide if the world is to be a better place. If you want to go beyond voting American interests must put a gun to its head and commit suicide because as long as we are only interested in American interests we go out and invade the rest of the world. The real question is are you a citizen of the United States or are you a citizen of the world? And so for me, I would say voting in a corrupt society adds more corruption.”

He also accused the newspaper of “irresponsible journalism” for not giving him the chance to defend any of his statements and avoiding interviewing him.