The past few days have seen a handful of rappers sound off on Iggy Azalea’s place in the hip-hop community, from mentor T.I. defending her skills to Q-Tip teaching her a lesson to Azealia Banks effectively ripping her apart. Add Will.i.am to that list of artists: the Black Eyed Peas rapper fired off a round of tweets praising Azalea for her impact as a white female within the genre.
“hiphop Is global now…it doesn’t matter if your white or black…thanks for contributing & spreading our culture positively,” Will.i.am wrote. He also thanked Blondie for “expanding hiphop” with their song “Rapture” in 1980.
See the full tweets brigade below:
.@IGGYAZALEA hiphop Is global now…it doesn't matter if your white or black…thanks for contributing & spreading our culture positively.
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA is saddens me that people are making a big deal about race in hiphop & not ethics…today's ethics goes against our foundation
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA In 1980 a white girl from punk rock group @blondieOFFICIAL helped #hiphop expand beyond the hood with a song called #rapture
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA at the end of the day who cares what people think…do what you love…stay #fancy…#congrats
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
thank you .@BlondieOfficial expanding hiphop…we wouldn't even have an empire if this song didn't cross boarders http://t.co/DdYeSR5Hkj
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
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