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“What go around, come around, I figure / Now we go white kids callin’ themselve ‘ni**a’”

-KRS-One, “MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know”

You know, it’s good to see a younger dude in the hip hop game recognize that words to matter and that, one way or another, the words he speaks will influence others.

Chamillionaire is one such hip hop artist.

He never was one to use much profanity in his music but, his latest release, Ultimate Victory, takes it one step further — he made a conscious decision to eschew the use of the “n-word”. According to Chamillionaire, it wasn’t the Don Imus mess and the subsequent Al Sharpton campaign against rap lyrics that did it — it was something more personal that shook him out of it. He says that it was watching white fans at his shows singing “ni**a” along with him that made him reconsider his use of the word.

So, give credit where credit is due. This is a young man who could sell a lot more music by disrespecting his people but, instead, chose to use the platform he has to deliver a more positive message.

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