Lil Pump, ChinaMac & The World's Most Contagious Word

Justin Hunte breaks down the Lil Pump vs. ChinaMac beef and explains words he doesn't say.
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ChinaMac, Lil Pump club altercation: • Video
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Justin Hunte is a former Editor-in-Chief of HipHopDX and creator of DX's popular series The Breakdown and #DXLive. Hunte has debated at the prestigious Oxford Union and is featured on Shade45's "All Out Show w/ Rude Jude," as well as Revolt TV’s “Revolt Live” Billboard magazine, digital campaigns for Lexus, Honda, Brisk, and Simple Mobile. Prior to joining HipHopDX, Hunte spent 5 years working in investment banking at Banc Of America/Merrill Lynch and has covered music, politics, and culture for numerous publications. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.
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[@Caspaah151]

I have to be honest man.. For a lot of young black people there is no "pain" to this word. We use it as slang, it's the culture. That's why, if no thought given, its not offensive,

[@TheCompanyMan]

Age is part of the equation too. Young people never care. Old people almost always do. Even Ice Cube curb's people's use of it now.

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

@@TheCompanyMan Hip Hop is way too influential for Ice Cube to be conscious about it now... He and all his contemporaries are to blame... They made it a cool thing to say.. it's like starting a forest fire and trying to put it out with a glass of water

[@fudgeyou2152]

did they make it a cool thing to say ? or are whites taking it as a cool thing to say... ?

[@YSuniverse856]

Personally I’m black and I don’t agree with what you say. The word is offensive whether you want to try to make it like since young black people use it it’s justified. I grew up in sc and I don’t want no white person saying it and I don’t want any other race saying it. Now as far as black people we need to stop using it period.

[@YSuniverse856]

And you can’t tell people what pain their in over this world or topic I grew up in the south. A lot of people I know they don’t want to hear nobody white saying it so tbh white people dont need to say it for their own sakes but as black people we have to stop making shit acceptable then getting upset because you see how dumb china Mac look that’s how we look as a race.

[@kingsamuelsii1722]

*"You found the humor in it, I didn't, nor do I seek it" well said Seinfeld* 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@TheCompanyMan]

Ty Samuels BIGFAX

[@samguy7654]

That was a great roudtable conversation/interview about comedy

[@YSuniverse856]

Ty Samuels exactly

[@Tybiti]

He saw what happened to Kramer.. he don't want no smoke

[@iheartmysquid]

ALL CLASS

[@KillerChickenz01]

Only the penguins of Madagascar can say the n word 😎

[@TheCompanyMan]

HAHAHAHA!

[@black-jackfrost9854]

That show was 🔥

[@Someone-vq6jk]

They got the n word pass from Obama

[@daftrixlol]

😂

[@BaconNCereal]

Those were a couple of cold niggas

[@austinray1500]

In high school I played basketball and hung out with mostly black kids and used the n-word liberally, until my 18th birthday when a black friend of mine told me I needed to chill because I was dropping it too much. I was excited and tweaking, but I realized that just because I had a pass (even explicitly stated) it still bothered people. After that I stopped using the word as much. Now I don't say it at all because at worst it causes people anger and discomfort and at best it doesn't add to anything I have to say. I can easily call someone my brother/my guy/my dude/my man and have a much more positive effect. Just a white boy's two cents.

[@DoctorOfLawOrSomething]

“You’ve found the humor in it. I haven’t. Nor do I seek it.” My man.

[@take5transfat]

fucking shocked me that he said that, considering all the other stuff he’s been saying as of recent has been bigoted af

[@DoctorOfLawOrSomething]

I haven't been following. What has he said?@@take5transfat

[@take5transfat]

JoeDubb he’s been on that whole “da sjws are ruining comedy!!” schick because people ain’t finding him funny anymore. also he’s been having too much fun doing training drills with the IDF to be unsuss :/

[@DoctorOfLawOrSomething]

weirdoslam Ah. I’m sorry... I DO remember him saying that. Let me ask you... do you think PC culture has effected media? I think it definitely has.

[@take5transfat]

JoeDubb i mean, i guess, but i rlly don’t think “PC culture” exists as a separate entity from just, people being more accepting of cultures that have been oppressed and demeaned for too long, and not willing to tolerate intolerable bs anymore

[@ehiremeiyore4452]

"Giving out passes like Lonzo Ball" lol

[@TheCompanyMan]

Glad you caught that.

[@ehiremeiyore4452]

yo Justin, fan from Britain bro. Mad respect for your platform. always very inciteful. Any overseas intern spots at the company man ?

[@TheCompanyMan]

Ehireme Iyore thanks man. There may be in a few weeks.

[@dazmanshears]

My nigga

[@vladimirklizschko9337]

dOn demarco

[@inthahizouse]

So basically... Respect yourself and others will follow suit.

[@PumpkinSwag]

Yep, just like Kendrick Lamar said.

[@julefobert2725]

@@PumpkinSwag KL also said the d*** ain't free....

[@Okshake]

I just don't say it at all you never know how someones going to feel or react. I just use my homie, dog, bruh, bro, dude, fool etc.. so many other words you can use than that word honestly.

[@SimoBudd]

Goobin Pls hi dog

[@sherwoodsmallidge9186]

you go gurl be the best cencered version of you , you can be without slightly offending anyone!! eggshell life yo

[@dazmanshears]

You a good nigga

[@michaelwatkins9479]

Im black. 26 years young. That last part hit home with me. I went to a highschool with alot of white kids, so in turn, i had a lot of white friends. I lived in a black neighborhood though, so "nigga" was in my vocab at a young age. I used to throw the word around all the time. But as i got older/wiser and did my own research (as well as seeing all the police brutality) i just couldnt let it slide anymore, but i had already given my friends "a pass". I decided i wouldnt say the word anymore, and boom, almost instantly my white friends stopped as well (atleast around me). Their were still some guys i had to respectfully explain as to why i didnt say nigga anymore. I felt exactly how chris rock looked in that clip. My stomach turned watching because ive felt that type of embarrassment and shame before. You let one white person call you a nigga, next thing you know everybody in the room is calling you a nigga. Say the word if you want to, but dont expect people not to get offended.

[@TheCompanyMan]

THanks for that L.E.M. Well said.

[@unibeastbeats]

You forgot the LGBT community outrage over Offset bars lately. I'm a white guy from eastern-europe so one thing what I know is that I have no right to comment about this topic and just respect other peoples cultures and wishes same way I want mine.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Great point! I should've put that in there too. Thanks for that and thanks for checking the video.

[@casono]

#CARFAX

[@christianjoyner8979]

LGBT. Q YOU FORGOT THE Q. LMAO

[@unibeastbeats]

@@christianjoyner8979 do be honest, I don't even know what these letters stand for, only thing I know they are upset all the time 😀

[@Cattacombs]

"Hash-sheesh got my eyes chinese" - The Great Nasir

[@WINOFFICIAL]

Jerry Seinfeld a real one

[@florida_mane6267]

Well he probably doesn't wanna be compared to the guy that played Kramer. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKCvgX-phseXqpI

[@TheCompanyMan]

@@florida_mane6267 😂😂😂

[@nessleepk]

I’m a white man, 23 years old, before I was 17 I had never said the n-word in a conversation or by myself nor would I say it when I rap along to songs. At 20 I went to a concert where I got to meet one of my favorite rappers, and after the show when I went to buy some of the opening acts CDs, one of them was there hitting on a girl. He asked me as a white kid if I had ever said the n-word before, I was shocked and the girl he was hitting on looked at me with disgust maybe because I took too long to answer. I told him the truth, I might’ve had it slip in private while rapping in my car but I’d never said it to someone or at someone. He said “It’s fine everyone is going to say nigga anyway, go ahead and say it it doesn’t mean anything” over the 2 years I caught myself starting to say it to shitty drivers with a quick “nigga please” and I would always say it while rapping along. I didn’t think much until my white wife started saying it around me (she has a black half-sister who might’ve been saying it too much also) and my Mexican friend used it all the time casually as black people do and all his white friends started saying it too. It made me uncomfortable, and it made me think to myself that I shouldn’t use it in any context at all.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Nero Caesar that’s deep, Nero. Thanks for sharing that. Respect.

[@lobomonos5009]

People are just being pussies. Freedom of speech is yours baby

[@GDL364]

Y’all trash

[@julefobert2725]

Thanks for sharing, Nero. That was awesome how you came to the understanding that you did.

[@GB81369]

Everyone can say whatever word but be prepared for the consequences

[@TomikaKelly]

That part! 👊

[@AfricaGeo]

That's real my nigga

[@2g4u56]

Nigga

[@PumpkinSwag]

That’s a good way to put it.

[@mre7152]

Nigga

[@KexiGina]

"We were the opportunity" that goes deep...damn.

[@godofthisshit]

That was supper accurate.

[@TomikaKelly]

I had to pause the video at that point.

[@nojatha4637]

Why do a lot of black people care so much about how their ancestors suffered? I’m sorry but I just don’t understand. I really don’t understand. I’m serious. I don’t understand. You were never a victim of slavery. Your ancestors were. This isn’t me trying to belittle black people or anything. I honestly and truly just don’t understand why so many black people think there’s some kind of personal injustice against them. We’re all the same. We all treat each other as human beings. Non of us are a victim of slavery. Saying that you are belittles the ACTUAL torture that those people had to endure.

[@godofthisshit]

@@nojatha4637 If you don't understand then why are you telling Black people what they were and weren't? *Like you said, you're ignorant so be quiet, put your nose to some books and learn.*

[@nojatha4637]

+godofthisshit Because black people are still people and so am I. We’re all human beings. I see no difference between us. What I mean by that is I don’t see how my ancestors and other race’s ancestors are any different from each other. Why not just consider all our ancestors to be the same? We’re all American, now, are we not?

[@monarchofmelanin1080]

Justin the hero the black community needs but do not deserve 🐐

[@crybirb]

This is by far the most underrated KZbin Channel I've seen. On point critics and thoughts, well produced content, great dialogue of important themes, and all connected to music. I'm brazillian my dude, so I'm just confused about what actually makes for americans sub on channels. Keep on strong dudes.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Marcos Wicket thank you!

[@TheCompanyMan]

Spread the word!

[@julefobert2725]

@Marcos Wicket, I agree. I love when people who are in the limelight use intellect to discuss these topics. Some people just like to go off while never opening their heads. (Like ChinaMac did). It is nice to see mindful discussions....

[@erikhakansson1585]

That credit list at the end tho 😂

[@thomasthompson5613]

The credits were hilarious.

[@thomasthompson5613]

Thanks for the heart. From a white head out of Texas I love you and all the other channels/voices I've found from you. I'm just here to learn and bump.

[@fernandoreyes680]

Lol

[@destroytheangels]

I was looking for this comment. I am glad someone else noticed.

[@dazmanshears]

My nigga

[@iquil8921]

Justin, you are a necessary figure to the hip hop culture. These are discussions that are needed for us to grow

[@TheCompanyMan]

Iquil Robin thank Yoh Iquil!

[@mckeewardiv6307]

Be sure to support your local black owned businesses.

[@TheCompanyMan]

BIGFAX

[@MylesSquared]

LMAO the credits 😂😂😂

[@UndefeatableKing]

Great, well thought out video. The string of clips in the end was an excellent way to finish off an already excellent video 👌

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you!

[@seaniewiddashiitz1070]

Thank you i been waitin for someone to speak on this

[@Woodrow512]

Eazy explained it pretty well, context means everything. It may have been born as a negative term, but language evolves with us, and we change language with how we use it

[@kpimkpim349]

ok, Schneider

[@bren2385]

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE ARTUR....

[@zeke070]

I love the approach on this topic!

[@samguy7654]

Great video. Complex and touchy subject, you handled it pretty well.

[@TheVolginator]

I don't get it. Being white I know it's not hard to not say the goddamn word

[@jecubowo4709]

IKR!!!

[@underthecherrym00n]

Exactly, all these edgy people (especially KZbinrs) always wanting to defend the use of it but I just don't know why they just don't say it?

[@lobomonos5009]

@@underthecherrym00n Because sometimes they have black friends who say it all the time and it catches on, it rolls off of the tongue nicely lmao. If you're around people in the hood who say it all the time then you're gonna say it without noticing anyways

[@bradenpittman1801]

@@lobomonos5009 if you're white and you say it in "the hood" you're gonna get your ass beat

[@TheVolginator]

Lobotomy's And Monopolies nah, I don't buy that dude. I live in England and in my area the n word isn't exactly thrown around a lot, but people where I live say a lot of cringey fake gangster shit, and guess what? I don't say the stupid shit they say because I make my own damn decisions and not follow the crowd

[@THENBASTORYTELLER]

This video should be sent to the library of Congress for historical purposes. It's a top 5 video in all category's

[@TheCompanyMan]

The NBA Storyteller - THE END thank you for checking it brother. You’re the illest

[@izzojunior]

Yo Justin’s intro was hilarious...keep them vids coming #itsallhappening!!!! And those ending credits...🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheCompanyMan]

izzojunior thanks man!

[@elplebeuchiha1996]

I.) This is a complex issue. II.) China Mac isn't a hypocrite. He showed growth. He doesn't use the word anymore. He said he tries not to because he fails sometimes. III.) I'm surprised that you didn't mention Lil Pump, 6ix9ine, and Lil Xan using the word even though they are Latinos. IV.) I used to say the word all the time. As a Mexican/Chicano living in East LA all my homies who were Latinos used it too. Now, I try not to. I usually don't but sometimes I fail. The thing is though there is a double standard. I've seen Black Folk defend 21 Savage's line about Jewish people and I've seen Black folk use terms like Vato and/or Guey which are Mexican/Chicano terms that we use instead of the n-word. When I've talked to my friends, who are not Mexican/Chicanos and are using these terms, about not using these words cuz they're like the n-word, they always say it's not the same. It annoys me. I'm not tryna create more tentions between Black people and Latinos cuz that's not needed. What I am tryna say is, how do you expect respect without showing respect? V.) That's the thing with China Mac; he realized he can't ask for respect without showing it. Thus, he's taking it out of his vocabulary. VI.) Ultimately, I feel like this is a topic worthy of discussion with Black folk. (+)

[@kosmique]

maybe one day he will take it a step further and not try so hard to sound black. Its a chore to listen to that dude.

[@firstpersonplural]

Didn't big pun say it all the time?

[@earlyman7439]

The jewish money thing was way overblown IMO. It's positive stereotype and not a slur necessarily. It's the equivalent of a non-black rapper using "hops like a black man" as a bar, yet everyone treated like he flatout said the k-word. We need to set a better precedent on how to respect each other without walking on eggshells all time. If can't highlight a general positive attribute about someone's heritage even if it is a stereotype, then i fear where we're headed as a society.

[@jennieguardian7094]

Mexicans in California say the n word more than anyone in the world. Black folk saying Vato is not the same considering that Vato isn't a slur so that doesn't apply. Your comment is on point though. It just confuses me how other races have such a hard time not saying the n word when black people easily can give it up.

[@jennieguardian7094]

@Tyler Smiley Hispanics and Latinos are not the same. You're thinking of white hispanics, not Latinos. But non black Latinos such are some of the most anti black people ever.

[@aidanburke8316]

this is a really nuanced and thoughtful video. Thanks man, as always, keep up the good work!

[@JacobMexi]

God he always leaves me wanting more, I want the answer to those questions!!

[@julefobert2725]

lol.Right! He ended with "I don't have the answers to those questions." lol It is a question that effects people in various ways because of their history, culture, surroundings and mindset.

[@thezoexperience1]

Great video. Love the credits. 😆

[@majinpsyduck]

"We didn't come here for opportunity. We were the opportunity!" Justin, Imma tell you right now...make this t-shirt or I will. I got the trademark papers ready. :D

[@Lencar]

All your videos are gems. These discussions will prove to be timeless and you see all the love in the comments on every new upload.. Consider slowing down your dev cycle to one video every other week because we all know how much research and time you put into these videos and as long as they stand up in terms of quality then they will be timelessly valuable... i know you are already on top of it all - glad to have you back in 2019.

[@elijahthomas6038]

These new videos provide a nuance that previously did not exist in the hip hop community. Keep doing your thing!

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thanks Eli!

[@billionabil]

I know we're in a time where it seems that ppl are super sensitive but I also remember growing up and enduring and witnessing blatant/subtle racist remarks or gestures towards myself and all other minorities. So at least I'm thankful that not only are we checking MFs but that there are real repercussions they feel instantly.

[@lobomonos5009]

Stop equating the word "Nigga" with racism. It's gone well beyond that at this point. What's racist is saying you can't because you're this colour.

[@oscarelite6503]

billion billz_ yea people don’t seem to realize that there’s good stuff that comes with these changes which is why I think people are so negative

[@julefobert2725]

I don't know @billion billz_, here lately I've seen my white brothers and sisters do ish to my black brothers and sisters that would have ended in an ass whipping from when I was young. People are doing too much now. Like in my hometown, Dallas, a white man clocked a black woman in her head with a heavy man fist 3-5 times and walked away. Or all that calling the cops business on, say a black man being a realtor while being black. I haven't seen so much ignorant shit in my life that didn't end with a bonafide kick in the ass. I have been dreaming about creating a bunch of little mini groups of good white people of all statuses around the country with a number that behaves like 211 that goes to a dispatcher so black people in situations like these can text or call and the lil' white group comes out and handles things. lol I've had enough. Been had enough. I have no idea what to do about any of it. Being mad at home isn't fixing anything...I don't see what is so hard about loving and respecting each other. Or at the very least leaving others alone even. We are all in this boat together. Can you imagine if we worked together? omg

[@Stryderr]

Thanks so much for making another video Justin i have your old ones on repeat way too much 😂😂😂

[@TheCompanyMan]

#Mission2019

[@4realGTFOH]

Just subscribed.. I didnt know you were still doing these type vids.. I still watch the Break Down tho

[@TheGamer-br2gm]

Jerry still has PTSD from the Kramer incident

[@TheCompanyMan]

Jack Ging 😂😂😂

[@michaellwalker8748]

The credits though...

[@Bubbaloo502]

Man, my Saturdays have gotten so much better now that TBD w/ Justin is back baby!

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thanks William!

[@irate_desperado8597]

I used to say it all the time as a high school kid. Now I never say it, but it took so much self awareness to do so. The word is addictive and powerful, in its both negative and positive connotations

[@stepheneasley4848]

Yes! Justin’s back

[@TheNuGeekz]

Also... this TBD was a gem. You keep coming up w/ the freshest, most interesting ways to engage the cultural conversation of Hip Hop. You're one of a handful of Hip-Hopologists (lol) that I subscribe to. Keep doin ya thing, Mr. Hunte.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Leon Bright thank you Leon!!!

[@Selfproclaimed]

Love the breakdown

[@davidabest7195]

Keep up the work brother! Happy you're back for good this time 🙏

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank yoU!

[@Capstfu]

I feel like as black people we have more problems than a word but I see so much people pressed about it I actually get surprised. I get the history but if we are still getting hurt by a word than have we really went anywhere? I’m only 18 and have been called the n word (hard r) before and the best way to react is to not give a reaction at all because they usually say it to get you mad in the first place.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Wise words. I'm with you 100 percent.

[@flamingobarnes5038]

bigboy51ish this is the conflict....if another black person disrespect in the same way....would you be as calm???

[@juliangreen9930]

I used to feel the same as you when I was your age (I’m 29 now) but I’ve gotten more sensitive to the word as I’ve gotten older. I’m not hurt by other races saying the word nigga - it’s more that I’m annoyed that a lot of people don’t seem to respect boundaries when it comes to black people. It’s *easy* to not use racial slurs - it in no way diminishes the life of a non-black person to not say the n-word. How little respect must you have for a people when you can’t even avoid using a single word? That’s the thing that gets on my nerves- the lack of care for the opinions/concerns of black people. There’s already too much of that going.

[@bmore24t56]

Salute to Seinfeld and the Credits 😂😂

[@MattHall]

Another great video

[@alexg234]

Amazing video. Props

[@Patri_Fides]

I feel like Black people never had a say in being labeled Niggas. The only thing that has changed is people don't say it to our face as much, but turn on Fox news or go on the internet for five minutes and it's obvious that racism didn't go any where. We made a positive out of a negative by calling each other niggas. I just don't understand why everybody else is obsessed with getting a pass to say it. I don't call other races by their respective slurs nor do I have a desire to. Why everybody gotta be vultures.

[@mihallex]

That intro was something else 😂

[@JassieClassy]

As always, great piece.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Jassie Singh thanks jassie!

[@OUTSS1]

Great piece btw!

[@toneo8385]

I did miss the breakdown

[@arilevin8042]

Murs is dope as well tho

[@johnny3402]

I love to imagine that when he writes circles around words an pretends to write shit on his pad that he is writing furry fan fiction and highlighting the sexy bits

[@TheCompanyMan]

Not far off... 😂😂😂

[@johnny3402]

I knew it

[@sunxnes]

I come back to this video every so often. I think it's incredibly educational and profound.

[@xpietras1x]

Credits killed me 😂 dope discussion, rock with your perspective heavy

[@Hubertus401]

Love that credits

[@rodgermeulens]

I am a mixed cultured young man from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. My ethnical background contains parts of Curaçao, Suriname (South American Black ancestors), Romania and Germany (European White ancestors). I grew up in black cultured family and in my city between al walks of life. Black friends always refered me as 'my N****), especially being active in Hip Hop culture. With that said, I would like to approve and recommend this message. I share the exact same sentiments and experience as the narator of this video (Justin Hunte) in using this contaigious word and only tent to tolorate it in propper context. In quiting to use the N-word we could stop rasicm. Peace! -R.P.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Rodger Meulens thanks Rodger. I used to live in Amsterdam.

[@rodgermeulens]

@@TheCompanyMan awesome. I feel obligated to introduce you to the latest signee to Roc Nation. My cousin from Amsterdam (born in Utrecht) Nicole Bus. Check out her latest single 'You'. You'll recognise the sample for sho'. ( on another note. Soccer. Rotterdam's Feyenoord beated Amsterdam's Ajax yesterday with 6 - 2. Meeting eachother again in a couple of weeks. It's lit and on right now. 😆) Thanks for reacting. Admire your work. PACE!

[@jgon4207]

Love the content u be putting up man ....keep it up

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank yoU!

[@breathexhope]

Being from Chicago, in High school everyone used it. But when a black friend asked us to never use it towards him, that's when I did all I could to stop using it. Its been ten years since High School and sometimes i have to stop myself because everyone in the hood uses it. And if you tell them they shouldn't say it they are quick with the "but I don't mean it in a racist way?" Their personal intentions mean more instead of how it sounds.

[@TheCompanyMan]

CrazyJester exactly. Great point, CJ.

[@gc0rd645]

YOOOOOOOOOO THEM OUTRO CREDITS THOUGH!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 WELL PLAYED LOL

[@ps4080]

Great insight

[@TheCompanyMan]

Perseas Pikionis 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@danny9732]

I’m Hispanic in Miami and every Latino says it here. I understand if they grew up in the hood, but when white Cubans or Latinos in general that grew up in the suburbs say it, it comes off as really cringey and I personally find it annoying. It’s like they’re trying too hard to be something they’re not. They grew up in $500k+ homes, what connection to that word can they possibly have?

[@CesarLopez-or8kp]

Nice piece

[@Wergoheb]

I was very uncomfortable with the word until I was 18, but then Get Rich or Die Trying came out so I had to get used to it. When I started smoking weed at like, 28 I started saying it way more. But I'm light skinned, so I would really give up the word tbh

[@naheemquattlebaum2267]

First thing I wake up to! Coffee in the morning!

[@dazmanshears]

Naheem Quattlebaum myyy nigga

[@honkhale9413]

Nigga

[@jenovaio8277]

Thank you for this .

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you for checking it out.

[@florida_mane6267]

Great video as always, I'm interested in that Lisa Ann interview though...

[@TheCompanyMan]

It's a dope convo. Likely drop tomorrow or Monday.

[@jaehwasa6850]

Outside perspective. English is my second language and although I mostly learned it through rap music not school that particular word did not enter my daily vocabulary. It's very consciously a word I don't use, because to me its history is baked in. To me, there are a couple of words with such a toxic history, they should just die out. Language changes all the time to reflect culture. I want there to be change, even if its just in small steps when the big ones seem to be impossible.

[@ReedMySole]

Black people have no choice but to let everyone else have the n word. We have very little unity so our power and voice is scattered and weak. Speaking positively on a Jew is an issue because of the power they hold. Great video. Wish you could have dove in deeper because this is a deep convo.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Always room for Part II

[@marmiteghost]

damn justin back at it again with the insightful and well-researched commentary, fresh perspectives, and the clever quips. i've missed tbd

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thank you!

[@DrawQuick2014]

I will never say no to that word

[@bradouellette81]

The Statik Selek beat at the beginning! Love it!!!

[@TheCompanyMan]

me too.

[@bradouellette81]

Good friend of mine

[@bradouellette81]

Patrick Baril

[@TheCompanyMan]

That's dope. He's a great guy. gave me the beat for the show.

[@bradouellette81]

Sounds like Stat. Great show. Keep it up

[@jackolantern765]

Bro keep up this amazing work you're doing. Honestly one of the greatest minds in hip-hop game right now. Never heard such a concise and insightful voice in Hip-hop and wider social issues. God Bless you Mr.Hunte!

[@TheCompanyMan]

That's love, Jack. Thank you brother.

[@bahiaproductions125]

Wow this is incredibly smart! Thanks for the video

[@soooultraaain]

Great way to start the day

[@bruno4662]

love seeing that notification pop up

[@Welsed]

People getting mad offended. Rappers apologizing like fake thugs. Stand by what you say or don't say it all. Classic cases of not thinking before they speak. I feel it's a linguistic crutch. In the hood, being articulate isn't always taken as good. Having a mouth piece, being a smooth talker is tho. It's the remnants of pimp culture. But being articulate seems condescending. So I can see why the word is used to identify or become relatable to a culture you aren't immediately a part of or stand on the fringe of. It's like hip hop's version of a bow or hand shake. None the less, all rappers end up word nerds anyways, even if they're making up their own words to avoid seeming too intelligent for their immediate community, out of fear of being ostracized.

[@harvident5703]

I get what youre saying but all cultures have internal things that are taboo to outsiders. When rap began it was our inside thing. Very very few white ppl were into it. Vh1 and Mtv especially. It was the musical equivalent of FUBU, for us by us. When corp America saw it had future potential for untapped profits they cashed in and still no white ppl wanted in. It wasnt until the Parental Advisory stamp that it blew up. So now we are letting outsiders still dictate our culture bc we choose to be gatekeepers on what we will and wont tolerate. Every culture can set their boundries but we're not allowed to. Regardless of what a person feels is right or wrong its our culture, there is levels to our culture and our culture although it had not always been PC have been very respectful of other cultures. We have always been a hard/harsh culture even with the way we show we care but no one can tell me how to move in my culture who is an outsider to my culture.

[@Welsed]

Harvi Dent I tend to disagree with the "hip hop is black" thing. The boogie down Bronx, and the whole of new york at that time, was made up of all races. It is a youth culture thing if any ONE culture can take ownership of its origins. Being 40, I've grown up with it. Being a Latino, I know there were hundreds if not thousands of kids who were straight Latino, Cuban, DR, PR, Spanish, and then Italians, Greeks, any culture of youth disenfranchised by main stream America at the time of Herc, Bam, and Flash creating the break. Graffiti always had multi cultures. Lee? Spanish. Seen? Italian. Cap? Straight up white boy. So when you say "our culture" that seems a bit secular in nature. EPMD wanted the crossover, and then it happened. This vernacular is no longer a race thing, it's a CLASS thing. He'll it's ALWAYS been about Classism. And when we're all below the poverty line, shit changes real quick. If all you listened to was Pac growing up, then you spoke like Pac no matter what your skin tone. The age old argument is how hip hop culture can agrandize and glorify it's language and behaviors and want acceptance and then when it gets it, it be like "nah fuck Y'all this is ours." Can't have it both ways. You either incorporate and get money, status, respect, power, influence, or don't and stay poor communal folk music. Both have it's advantages and disadvantages. But I hear your point and respect it. I agree. We did use to be harsh and that was the point of my first sentence. Eazy wasn't no bitch. Chuck D? No bitch. Beastie boys? No bitches. MC Serch? No bitch. I don't want to hear apologies about behavior, or words said to back peddle. I want my culture, our culture to act like a culture, and not a pop music genre. I want accountability. I want a man to stand by his word. That has nothing do with growing as an artist, that's some youth to adult shit. I want my rap reckless and on the pulse of youth. I want the youth making these decisions of where to take rap and the culture. Even if they run into the ground. It was mine when I was 5, it'll be mine when I'm dead. Just like it will be theirs. Just like it was owned by kids in track shorts and hi socks and Kangol on cardboard and boom boxes during the NY Summer Blackout.

[@Welsed]

Miles Prower nah I feel you. Feedback matters. But these are grown ass men. Men who make money, feed families, employ people, have experienced a world many of us will NEVER see. They have the wherewithal to hire a PR person. He'll Killer Mike has TWO. 😂 if not the. Stand by your statements. Explain WHY you made em. If you say "I was just stupid talking out my ass" then aight homie, no worries. But OWN that shit don't be a bitch and apologize cuz of callout culture. For one, that's just not on brand. Two, not on brand is bad for business unless you "selling out". But I still feel your point. My question is, WHY does it take a backlash. These fools know what they saying and how it'll be received. Although that Jewish line reaction is a bit over the top. Jews been known to be a frugal people, a trope used in tons of media. Are we now going to retroactively censor and call out every instance of it, or just the black kid who said it in a rap line? That's on some dumb shit. 😂😂😂

[@julefobert2725]

@Welsed There is nothing wrong with apologizing when you fucked up or seen something you need to change. In fact, it is a real thug that is smart enough to know this. But you are right about thinking before you speak; especially these days when we all know all of us are being recorded in some kind of way. "Linguistic crutch" that is true; for some people. Dude, you are being intelligent here; watch out now.

[@MrCbwTV]

Phenomenal work!!

[@funkydrops]

Deep analysis here. Thanks for the precious insights, sir!

[@RobertD_83]

Them credits tho 😂

[@thevinyltruffle]

I try to never say it. That get’s hard at time singing along to my shit, but i try really hard.

[@jaceh4942]

Exactly. I try not to say it cause I cringe every time I hear non black people say it, but at the same time if I'm listening to a song I like and I'm singing along it's just as cringey to pause and censor myself.

[@ianhenry6874]

Delivering the goods like always🔥💯💯💯

[@TheDazedknight]

Good shit as always big bro.

[@randomcharacter6501]

Jerry Seinfeld is a real one.

[@LBOOGIEDAMANN]

"We were the opportunity." Couldn't have said it any better myself. #HardKnockWest

[@galeekamrak9722]

@thecompanyman you and @MURS are the most influential people that impacted me the way I look in Hip Hop

[@TheCompanyMan]

gale ekamrak 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@galeekamrak9722]

Have you watched the movie Bodied? Produced by Eminem, its hip hops greatest movie in my opinion

[@christopherwashington2460]

Even after that all that intellectual dialogue there is always someone whos gonna see this and say, nigga please. 😂😂

[@TheCompanyMan]

RMG Entertainment BIGFAX

[@darkskinwhite]

honestly i think we just need to bring face punches back into the equation

[@always_serpico]

I don’t understand the need to say the word. People are literally fighting to say something that’s not necessary for them to say. There are plenty of other words you can use to express endearment, or to insult.

[@rd0676]

Back again with the heat

[@dougie301]

Awesome video keep it up!!!

[@TheCompanyMan]

tanpapidoug thank you!!

[@melbuck194]

I used to use it when I was younger, but I used to use it to mean ignorant bc that was the definition I found in the dictionary. It actually offended one of my homeboys bc he knew what I meant by it. Now, I don’t really use it bc I don’t think it is endearing. I feel like negative power still remains with the word depending on who uses it. The reactions should tell you what kind of power it holds. I also believe that it can still be degrading to black people when we use it. There’s a difference between “what’s up my n....” and “fuck that n....” or “ima kill that n....”

[@ShikaStyle123]

Saying that American Jews came to America for an economic reason isn’t true. The majority came as refugees after during or right before WW2. The reason they got rich is due to helping each other, using each other as connections and keeping a tight community. Source: I’m Jewish :) What the African American community is lacking is that sense of community, I’ve seen people hating on black successful people, while we celebrate our Mark Zuckerberg, Steven Spielberg and Jerry Seinfeld, we respect them for their ingenuity, originality and humor. The black community should celebrate Barack Obama and Neil Degresse Tyson instead of 21 savage and the Migos. That’s just my opinion, feel free to discuss with me, I always enjoy a good healthy discussion :)

[@TheCompanyMan]

Roy Benezra my reference was to how Germans blamed inflation on the Jews in the 1920s and 1930s which is why they were targeted. Also, African Americans (black people) aren’t immigrants.

[@TokyoBalletReprise]

Roy Benezra Barack Obama isn’t black, he’s biracial. He wasn’t even raised by his black dad.

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

No nigga, you're ignorant of your own culture, Jewish were money makers centuries ago. It's even in the bible and Jesus criticises it. Black People should celebrate MLK and Malcom X, not that fucking oreo called Obama

[@RicardoGarcia-mm3fo]

@@Ivanmaradonaaa hey thats kind of racist

[@sonikku956]

Isn't that mainly true for Ashkenazi Jews? I'm pretty sure that Sephardic Jews were in America before the 20th century.

[@thevinyltruffle]

You know, u never hear El-P droppin the N word. And u know he’s got a fuckin pass.

[@harrypussyandthechamberofc5268]

Justin always dropping Gems on Em!! Your perspective on things is dope man you da 💣!!

[@TheCompanyMan]

Salute Magnus! Thank you!