Trick Daddy has doubled down after going through criticism as a result of he acknowledged that he does not think about himself an African-American.
Earlier this week, the “Let’s Go” rapper shared a video of himself discussing Black folks within the nation figuring out as African-American. Trick, 50, says he considers himself solely American as a result of he is by no means been to Africa, nor does he know something in regards to the continent.
“I am attempting to determine how ‘Afro’ get in entrance of my mother-fucking race,” Trick Daddy says within the clip. “I by no means been to Africa. Afro or Africa, by no means been there. I am not from Africa.”
He went on to say he was born in Goulds, Florida, and shouted out “Pork ‘n’ Beans” initiatives in Liberty Metropolis. He added he is heard Africa is a “lovely place” and is aware of it is the “motherland,” however he stated his maternal lineage shouldn’t be from the continent.
“[I] ain’t by no means went to Africa, ain’t fascinated about going there,” he continued. “And I heard it is a phenomenal place, sure. And I do know it is the motherland, sure. However not my mom, not her mom, and never her mom’s mom, that ain’t their land. Individuals’ actual true land is correct right here, on U.S. soils.”
The rapper’s feedback went viral as followers mentioned racial identification in America. It did not take lengthy for Trick to catch wind of the chatter and double down on his preliminary feedback.
“My grandmother ain’t by no means inform me not one mother-fucking story about Africa. I do not know nothing about Africa—all I do know is the one African folks I run into, they suppose they higher than us over right here,” Trick stated. “So what you [inaudible] anxious about me saying that I am not African? I am simply American! What’s flawed with you n****s?”
He additionally appeared to reply to the feedback made by the crew on the Rickey Smiley Morning Present in response to his statements earlier this week.
“And fuck your mother-fucking podcast, fuck your present n***a,” Trick stated. “Do not carry my mother-fucking identify up. I do not know you bitches … I am nonetheless not saying you n****s’ names.”
Trick beforehand confronted controversy over his feedback on race in 2016. In a social media submit, Trick claimed Black girls had been “ineffective” and wanted to “tighten up” in comparison with white and Latina girls.
“These Spanish, these white hoes, they simply began getting finer than a motherfucker,” he stated in a video on the time. “Y’all Black hoes higher tighten up … These Spanish and these white hoes getting very spiffy on y’all. They fuck round and discover ways to fry hen. You hoes is ineffective.”
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