Talib Kweli & Iggy Azalea Battle Over Macklemore’s “White Privilege II”

TALIB & IGGY TACKLE ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE.’

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(AllHipHop News) Last Friday evening (Jan. 22), via Twitter, Talib Kweli and  Iggy Azalea engaged in an lively social media exchange. The conversation commenced with a comment and question directed toward’s Macklemore’s song “White Privilege II.” The socially adept Brooklyn MC tweeted, “The fact @iggyazalea thinks Macklemore song was a diss to her, instead of actually listening, is proof of her privilege. F**k Iggy Azalea.”

[ALSO READ: Macklemore Addresses Black Lives Matter, Cultural Appropriation & White Supremacy On “White Privilege II” (AUDIO)]

After trading tweets with Talib, aseemingly flustered Iggy eventually posted, “The world is FUNNY. Im not actually heated about macklamores song or its message. I dont think its intention was to make me a tending topic.” Not one to let other shirk their moral responsiblity, Talib ended the social media exchange  with the following response, “@IGGYAZALEA the fact that when you choose to speak on oppression, it’s in “passing” & more abt your feelings than actual oppression, is sad.”

Check out the lengthy Twitter convo here:

https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/690584908591304704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/690693943478988800

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https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/690704322137489408

https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/690695159156113408

https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/690695998092378112

https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/690698531904958465

Does Hip-Hop require too much responsibility from its creators?