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.