Killer Mike Says "New White Rappers" Brought "Self-Pity" To

[King Lance]

Killer Mike also explains why he has equal love and respect for Talib Kweli, Gunplay, Trinidad Jame$ and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

While speaking about White rappers and emotion in Hip Hop, Killer Mike explained his take on the subject. Mike explained that he feels "White people brought self-pity" to the genre.

During an interview with The Combat Jack Show, Mike sat with El-P as the duo, Run The Jewels, and he explained his stance when asked about "White rappers tending to be more honest about their angst and their shortcomings." Mike disagreed and later explained why.

"I think what White people brought was self-pity," he shared. "Not you in that [talking to El-P] but a lot of the new White rappers just brought that. I'm sorry. It's no disrespect. Complaining about a parent and shit is cool but I'm from a community where mothafuckas lost both of their parents to crack. Mothafuckas didn't even know their... Like, my grandmother raised me. I never knew my mom and dad. So I feel that. And I think that, as a Black audience, we appreciated it because it was something different but that don't make you more in touch with your feelings than me."

He went on to add that suffering does not make one special.

"I'm not saying that experience isn't worthy. I'm not saying it isn't valuable. I'm just saying that it's not special because every human being experiences love, pain and letdown. Your thing is no more special. A lot of times, as Americans and in this country, we feel like our suffering makes us special. You're special because you're a human being. How you deal with your suffering can make you extraordinary. Are you going to use it for self-pity or are you going to use it to help others?"

He went on to add that he respects every emcee who stands behind any microphone.

"I love and respect Gunplay as much as I love and respect Talib Kweli. I love and respect Trinidad James the same way I loved and respected [Ol' Dirty Bastard]. [That's] because, for me, any artist, when you get on stage, no matter how many clothes you get on, when you get on stage and you got that mic, are butt-fucking-naked."

More from this, the third part of the Run The Jewels interview, can be seen below.

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[Trimss]

In before shit storm. What a stupid thing to say.

[Trimss]

Complaining about a parent and shit is cool but I'm from a community where mothafuckas lost both of their parents to crack.

Is he referring to EM here since he said parent on not parents?

Maybe, and maybe he's talking about Yelawolf too.

[PAINKILLƎR]

Idiot. What's with all this negative talk about how whites and hip hop lately. Lol

[King Lance]

I just realized he said "new" so could be YelaWolf...what is YelaWolf's history with his parents or parent?

Or Macklemore
From what I have seen, he isn't really respected in the rap game

[Trimss]

I just realized he said "new" so could be YelaWolf...what is YelaWolf's history with his parents or parent?

Macklemore
From what I have seen, he isn't really respected in the rap game

nah he is respected. He's not respected on KTT, that's something else. But Eminem isn't either lol. Otherwise everyone likes him and rightfully.. He's dope.

But it could be Macklemore too. It's still a stupid thing to say.

[Trimss]

Gonna be apartheid in rap soon.

hehe#teamwhite

[Francesco]

Bull... I've heard a lotta self-pity before Em & all the rest white dudes after him anyway.
Killer Mike is dope but that was way off.

[Rafael]

I doubt it could be Yelawolf, he has a great realtionship with his mother but he didn't know his dad. But it still couldn't be him... Killer Mike and Yela have collaborated several times and Mike has a lot of respect for Yela.

[MistaVijilantee]

He acts as if white people don't go through the whole "lost my mamma to crack" situation.
Maybe it's more common in Black communities, but it's not impossibly for White people to have crack addicted parents or whatever the fuck he's talking about.

Whose to say Whites don't go through worse things than Black's?
But I agree on people like Mac Miller, Macklemore etc. all these people from privileged circumstances acting like they've suffered hardships that are really damaging n shit.

I usually respect what Killer Mike has too say but I think this is a very ignorant statement.

[cheeseburger]

Way to go and end all the differences between whites and blacks Killer Mike... Fucking asshole.
How can people be this stupid and STILL say "White rappers do this and black rappers do that"? Its not about skin colour.

[Chet Starr]

Mehhh shut up

[Francesco]

Mehhh shut up

Pretty much... Hip-Hop was always rich & there was all kinda shit going even when it was all about hard stuff. There were self-pity & party orientated songs/albums even when that was semi-taboo way back in the day. Killer Mike is dope but always lacked personality & most of it originality.