Talib engaged in a heater Twitter argument with Iggy after he blasted her for thinking that Macklemore's new song is a diss aimed at her.
- Jan 23, 2016
AceShowbiz - Iggy Azalea didn't seem too happy to have her name mentioned on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' new song "White Privilege II". She slammed Macklemore in a tweet she posted as a response to a fan, who alerted her about the track but apparently misinterpreted it as a diss.
In case you have no idea what the whole thing is about, Macklemore touches on racism and cultural appropriation on his song, name-checking Iggy and other white artists like Miley Cyrus and Elvis Presley who are often accused of appropriating black culture.
On it, he raps, "You've exploited and stolen the music, the moment/ The magic, the passion, the fashion you toyed with/ The culture was never yours to make better/ You're Miley, you're Elvis, you're Iggy Azalea."
After a fan asked her if she had listened to the song, Iggy wrote, "He should have spent the last 3 yrs having friendly convos and taking pictures together at events etc if those were his feelings." Her reaction drew criticism from Talib Kweli, who called her out in a string of tweets for believing that Macklemore really trashed her.
@lggysBae he shouldnt have spent the last 3 yrs having friendly convos and taking pictures together at events etc if those were his feelings
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) January 22, 2016
"The fact @iggyazalea thinks Macklemore song was a diss to her, instead of actually listening, is proof of her privilege. F**k Iggy Azalea," he said. "True story. I actually rooted for Iggy when she first came out. But she's disrespected hip hop culture one too many times."
The fact @iggyazalea thinks Macklemore song was a diss to her, instead of actually listening, is proof of her privilege. Fuck Iggy Azalea.
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) January 22, 2016
Iggy, who's no stranger to engaging in online feuds, of course couldn't just stay quiet. She spent the rest of the day defending herself and having heated argument on Twitter with Talib, who also gave her brief lessons about hip-hop and black culture.
"Your gonna have to come to terms with the fact that you are deflecting from the topic because you lack comprehension," he told her at one point. "The song is about him grappling w things ppl say to him. U are scenery in the song, it ain't about you."
Following her exhange with Talib, she wrote to her followers, "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... If you love the song, great. Im really happy you have something to jam to with purpose. Tweeting troll hate at me only overshadows that."
