The Changing Color of Hip Hop

Longtime viewer Nick writes me a letter asking for my thoughts on Lord Jamar, Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks, and the conversation they’ve started on white rappers, hip hop as a black artform.

Here’s some context for those who might not know…
www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.25530/title.lord-jamar-says-white-rappers-are-guests-in-hip-hop
http://www.complex.com/music/2014/06/a-history-of-azealia-banks-twitter-beefs/iggy-azalea

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There are many images and videos used throughout this video I incorporate in order to highlight my points. Among them are…
Tons of album covers
Beastie Boys “Fight For Your Right” .gif
Images of Lord Jamar’s Vlad TV interviews
A clip from the film CB4
Denny Blaze’s “Average Homeboy” video
Death Grips’ “Beware” video
A live performance video of B L A C K I E via terrortropics23
Keith Ape’s “It G Ma” video
An image lifted from the security footage that shows the shooting of Tamir Rice
Eminem’s “Berzerk” video
Drake “No Lie” .gif
A few Rick Ross .gifs
An MTV Voices interview with Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea’s “Nobody Like Me” video
A .gif from the Coachella Tupac hologram performance
Miley twerking at the VMAs
And we’ve also got a few images from http://sweetclipart.com

Y’all know this is just my opinion, right? What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?