Public Enemy's Chuck D Slams Jay-Z and Kanye West for Use of 'N-Word' in Their Song

The leader of the rap group Public Enemy
speaks out against the contemporary use of
the term especially in 'Ni**as in Paris' off
'Watch the Throne.'
Public
Enemy 's
Chuck D is
not
pleased
about how
the "n-
word" is
being used
today in contemporary hip-hop and he made it
known to all as he wrote openly about it in his
Twitter account. The hip-hop pioneer zeroed-in
on rap moguls and "Watch the Throne"
collaborators Jay-Z and Kanye West , slamming
the two superstars' "Ni**as in Paris" as the
reason why he was called out as such by a fan
when he was in the French capital.
"Standing ovation in Lyon France telling these
folks we are African NOT Ngrs In Paris why I
gotta travel PlanetEarth cleaning sht from
USA?" Chuck D tweeted. He did not take
offense to the white fan, but rather blamed the
pervasive use of the word in African-American
lingo, adding, "He didnt know. Its a language
cultural thing where thyv seen black men call
themselves that like happy a** slaves for
20yrs."
Chuck D didn't let up in his series of tweets,
saying, "Especially when you have mainstream
RAP songs basking in it out of context.
Sometimes you gotta call time out and demand
some respect..," putting some of the blame on
record executives for allowing the slavery-
connected term to be openly heard. "This aint
ever about me, but how about giving the
thousands of artists a chance to get heard &
bringTheNoise without degrading gimmicks?"
he said.
Turns out this was not the first time the Public
Enemy star expressed his disdain for "Ni**as
in Paris". Last year, he had already spoken
about how "hip hop celebrates those who
wanna make a killing instead of a living" and
how he liked Jay-Z and West but that he was
skeptical about their true musical intentions.