Oprah Winfrey, whose been lambasted over the past few weeks for her
apparent distaste towards hip-hop musicians and hip-hop lyrics by artists like Chris
āLudacrisā Bridges, OāShea āIce Cubeā Jackson and Curtis
ā50 Centā Jackson, got her time to respond to the
criticism.Ā While some of the artists focused their arguments on her
attempts to editĀ rappers comments on her show and her neglect towards
having artists on her shows, Killer Mike of the Dungeon Family
had much more to say.
Now under the guise of Masarati Mike, he supported Cubeās views
on not allowing the artists themselves to appear. āWhy is it the
producers of āBlack & Whiteā were invited to go on Oprah,
but not Ice Cube?Ā Name me someone more progressive than OāShea
Jackson, who came up in a black neighborhood, had the courage to leave a
highly successful group only to start his own major multi-media
company?āĀ
Adding insult to injury, Masarati added, āThatās a feat.Ā
And then heās snubbed by a black broad because she doesnāt like rappers.Ā Ludacrisā¦
[was] forced to defend his lyrics. Where were you when [Bill] Oā
Reilly was criticizing him?Ā Bill OāReilly is just gangsta rap
for Middle America.Ā Oprah is full of shit.
Nobody has the courage to say that Oprah is full of shit . . .Ā
Sheās capable of doing incredible good, exposing people to Maya Angelou and
Toni Morrison , or she can just be a dumb bitch shitting on rap,
shitting on poor black people, itās possible to be doing both things at
once.āĀ His comments may be out of context, but also may be leading up to
an announcement about an upcoming album.
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Only to have the last word, Oprah Winfrey told reporters at LA
Reidās birthday party on Saturday, āIām not opposed to rap.Ā I
donāt have an opinion, because I am my own person.Ā I respect other
peopleās rights to do whatever they want to do in music and art and
whatever.Ā So I am my own person, they are their own people. I respect
their rights.Ā I am a woman who has worked very hard for my status in the
world and as a human being. I donāt want to be marginalized by music or any
form of art. I feel rap is a form of _expression, as is jazz. Iām not opposed
to rap. Iām opposed to being marginalized as a woman.ā
Whether this back-and-forth through the media will continue or find a much
larger audience on Oprahās stage is yet to be seen.Ā One thing is
for sure, Oprah will most likely have the last laugh and the last word.