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Will.i.am has stepped in on the controversy surrounding Iggy Azalea's place in the hip hop community, coming out in praise of the rapper.
In a series of tweets, The Black Eyed Peas frontman commended Azalea's impact as a white rapper in the genre, arguing that there are bigger things to worry about that race.
"it saddens me that people are making a big deal about race in hiphop & not ethics...today's ethics goes against our foundation" said Will.i.am in one tweet, harbouring a significantly different viewpoint to the likes of Azealia Banks, who hit out at Azalea recently.
See Will.i.am's string of tweets below:
.@IGGYAZALEA hiphop Is global now...it doesn't matter if your white or black...thanks for contributing & spreading our culture positively.
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA is saddens me that people are making a big deal about race in hiphop & not ethics...today's ethics goes against our foundation
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA In 1980 a white girl from punk rock group @blondieOFFICIAL helped #hiphop expand beyond the hood with a song called #rapture
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
.@IGGYAZALEA at the end of the day who cares what people think...do what you love...stay #fancy...#congrats
— will.i.am (@iamwill) December 22, 2014
Azalea has come under fire from many of her contemporaries in the last few weeks, whilst at the weekend hackers group Anonymous threatened to leak proof of a sex tape starring the rapper.
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