Iggy Azalea had choice words for Q-Tip on Twitter earlier today. Iggy, who's currently embroiled in a war of words with Azealia Banks, has received threats from hacker group Anonymous, and who recently flipped off booing fans in New York, took to Twitter to respond to Q-Tip's hip-hop history lesson that he gave her over the weekend.
Tip, who seemed concerned by the discussion swirling around Iggy's obliviousness to the concept of cultural appropriation in hip-hop and pop, provided her (and all of us, frankly) with a brief, but multi-faceted socioeconomic and geopolitical map of hip-hop. Her response took two days, and isn't even much of a response, but in all its glory, its embedded below.
Considering the neutrality in the tone of Tip's lesson, her tweets read more as an underhanded swing than anything of substance. Q-Tip was providing context, not chastisement, but as we've seen before with Iggy and her Twitter, her retorts remain self-coddling and off target.
Thanks lupe and will iam what you guys said was really nice and i appreciate it.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
most people learn every and anything they can about the subjects they are passionate about, I'm no different.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
i find it patronizing to assume i have no knowledge of something I'm influenced by, but I've also grown up with strangers assuming that.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
so its completely fine and I'm used to it by now. i don't lose any sleep over it.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
im also not going to sit on twitter & play hip hop squares with strangers to somehow prove i deserve to be a fan of or influenced by hiphop.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
i would have to be an idiot or incredibly bored to think that would change anyones already cemented opinion of me. I'm neither.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
how you feel about me blending musical genres together doesn't bother me, no one is making you support or buy pop rap albums.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
its entirely up to you what you support and are interested in, thanks if you are interested in me and enjoy my music. i love to hear that!
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
now, if you guys don't mind... I'm on my christmas break enjoying it with people i actually KNOW.... in REAL life. you should do the same.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) December 23, 2014
UPDATE: Just as Lupe Fiasco anticipated, his mentions were flooded after Iggy's tweet named him. He's now hitting back:
My mind is bending. I don't get it. Its unbelievable how unbelievable this is. I thought I was helping. I thought I was one of the good guys
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
Bitch I don't give two shits about you or your extra basic ass ideas about whatever basic ass half cooked Afro-centric head games u got.
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
Bitch I been here on the rooftop screaming in the ears of these brainwashed ass more money on they feet than in they pocket ass niggas
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
When I was passing out sandwiches & getting my shit took my police down at occupy u bitches was still trying 2 figure out where da weed was
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
Now that the same system I tried to tell you pussy niggas was alive and well years ago got boot in that ass you niggaz is MLKJR???? FOH
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
And I'm Uncle Tom cuz some I told some white bitch that her pussy popping songs had a place in HipHop??? You outta yo fucking mind
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
You don't like me being around defending yall fool asses? Trust me bitch I don't like being around you either but that's too fucking bad
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
I'm here...kick pushing you ignant ass niggaz and fast trout mouth ass bitches all the way to the promised land kicking and screaming hoe..
— Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco) December 23, 2014
UPDATE: Azealia Banks has now chimed in on the situation and Iggy's response to Q-Tip's hip-hop lesson. Her full list of tweets can be seen below.
Qtip gave you some insight into the culture you're influenced by and you really sat there and told him he's hip-hop squares.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) December 23, 2014
