Comments on: Do You Find Ill Bill’s White Nigger Offensive?

By: Halfnhalf

Halfnhalf — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:19:54 +0000

I’m half white and half peruvian (my peruvian side is half full black or negrito as they call it, and half native, tho there is hispanic blood from someone raping one of my ancestors) My mom grew up in Philly, hella fucked up hood, and her sisters story is like that of Uncle Howie. Anyway, if you notice, Bill is not saying the word in a demeaning way towards a black person, nor is he saying he’s a “nigga”. He says:
Call me white nigger
Call me christ killer or kike
Call me nigger lover
because I SPIT ON THE MIC
think you got me FIGURED OUT
you’re not listening right”

basically, he saying how when he was younger, the rich kids thought of him as a white nigger or nigger lover or whatever you want to call it. He also mentions anti-semetic terms, and he’s not trying to hate on his own kind. He’s pointing out racism and how it affected him.

I also don’t agree with that person that said that latinos can’t say “nigga,” my reason being because many blacks have white in them too. Blacks women were taken advantage of by whites, same as the natives and blacks in Latin America. In my hood, almost nobody associates “nigga” with “nigger” anymore. Its use has evolved so much. I am very light skinned because of my mom being Irish, but my black friends realize that when I use it, I am not attempting to oppress them, but rather embrace them. I have heard it so much while growing up that it has become engrained in me. I also go to a private school for rich kids since I got a full scholarship (high school) and when I hear them say it, they’re not sincere. Immortal Technique is sincere when he uses it, but these kids are not. They use it jokingly.

It’s all about context. Ill Bill is showing how he was called a white nigger as an insult and how he was treated like one, hes not calling a black person a “nigger.” He’s showing how the association of hip hop with “niggers” has become so widespread. Also with the use of “nigga” i think its less of an empowerment argument, and more of a simple fact that it has evolved and become common place. I hear it where I live as much as I hear “bro” where I go to school. Most kids don’t really think of it as related to nigger much.

By: B-ZAR

B-ZAR — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:41:24 +0000

if you dont abuse, i think it’s ok… whatever
the song is fire!

go buy da album

By: Detroit Boy

Detroit Boy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:27:44 +0000

Any Human on this Earth Has the right too use any word they want, words are what you MAKE OF THEM. Ill Bill is talking about stuff that NOBODY ELSE HAS THE BALLS TO SAY OR TALK ABOUT! its like this secret that society walks around with and trys to hush hush everything. Anyone Who is Offended by this Song is Racist themselves, play that over in your head and sleep on it. I feel where bills coming from.

By: D

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:06:22 +0000

LMFAO @ his quote I posted by the way.

By: D

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:03:42 +0000

“Hey yo, I smoke dust and shoot cops, sold guns to Tupac
Smoked blunts with Biggie Smalls and sold drugs on newlots”

Regardless of the never-ending debate of whether or not it’s okay for him to drop the N-Word, Bill is whack and fake. I know a lot of whiteboys that hop on his nuts because they think his ass is underground. If you can buy that shit at Best Buy, you best believe it’s not underground.

lol@ backpack rappers pretending to be gangsters though. People love to believe that just cause your label can afford to pay a nice catalog of featured rappers, that you’re really somebody good.

SMH @ ya’ll.