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    Noname Sparks Controversy After Shading Beyonce's 'Black Is King'

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    The outspoken rapper has taken to her Twitter account to share her two cents on the project, calling the star-studded streaming visual album ‘an african aesthetic draped in capitalism.’
    Aug 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Beyonce Knowles has recently released her star-studded streaming visual album “Black Is King” that features former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland and her own family. While many fans applauded the singer for putting black excellency at the front, rapper Noname appeared to be not too thrilled by the film.
    The outspoken star took to her Twitter account on Friday, July 31 to share her two cents on the project. “we love an african aesthetic draped in capitalism. hope we remember the blk folks on the continent whose daily lives are impacted by u.s imperialism,” so she wrote to her followers. “if we can uplift the imagery i hope we can uplift those who will never be able to access it. black liberation is a global struggle.”

    Noname shaded Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ on Twitter.
    Almost unsurprisingly, the tweet earned Noname criticism from Beyonce’s fans. “As an African living in Africa I assure you Beyonce’s dedication to collaborating with our talented creatives to come up with beautiful uplifting art is doing more for us than anything you have done,” one replied to her tweet.
    Another user questioned, “Would you have liked it if the African looked poor and hungry?? You saw Africans being themselves and being part of an amazing body of art and looking good at that and you called it an aesthetic?? The real Africa is what small huts and torn clothes and hungry looking children?”
    Someone else insinuated that Noname might have unresolved feelings towards the “Lemonade” singer in personal level that made the rapper biased in her opinion. “Whatever issue you have with that woman is deeper than capitalism but this bs that you typed is disrespectful asf to the actual African creatives that also worked hard on this film! Get it together!” the person said.
    Prior to this, Noname came under fire after she mentioned Beyonce in a political-driven tweet. The tweet, which was shared on June 24, saw the rapper asking people to love political activist Angela Davis as much as they love the wife of Jay-Z. Quoting a tweet featuring “color photos of when Angela Davis spoke behind a four-sided bulletproof glass shield at Madison Square Garden, 29 June 1972,” Noname wrote, “i wish angela got the love beyonce gets.” The tweet has since been deleted.
    The post apparently rubbed Beyhives the wrong way and prompted them to attack Noname. Bringing Noname’s feud with J. Cole into the discussion, a fan wrote, “Cole ‘instead of talking down on people who don’t have access to the same information you have, maybe try to educate them instead, but you don’t have to be condescending, we’re all fighting the same fight’ NoName ‘y’all love Beyonce so much but dgaf about Angela Davis LMAOOOOO.’ ”

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      Noname Explains Why She Will Keep 'Song 33' Online Though Expressing Regret Over It

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      The Chicago rapper is believed by many to be using her Madlib-produced single as her response to J. Cole’s shade on his controversial song ‘Snow on Tha Bluff’.
      Jun 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Noname is backtracking what was believed to be her clapback at J. Cole for shading her on his controversial song, “Snow on Tha Bluff”. Three days after releasing her new single, “Song 33,” the Chicago rapper expressed her regret for taking a jab at her fellow MC, but insisted to keep the song online for a specific reason.
      Offering her apology through Twitter on Sunday, June 21, the 28-year-old first tweeted, “i’ve been thinking a lot about it and i am not proud of myself for responding with song 33. i tried to use it as a moment to draw attention back to the issues i care about but i didn’t have to respond.” She further admitted, “my ego got the best of me. i apologize for any further distraction this caused.”
      In a follow-up tweet, Noname then explained why the Madlib-produced single will remain online. “madlib killed that beat and i see there’s a lot of people that resonate with the words so i’m leaving it up but i’ll be donating my portion of the songs earnings to various mutual aid funds,” she declared. “black radical unity.”

      Noname expressed her regret over her release of ‘Song 33′.
      The drama between Noname and Cole sprung up on June 16 after Cole released his song that seemingly criticized her for calling out her peers in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota. “She mad at the celebrities, low key I be thinkin’ she talking bout me,” parts of his lyrics read, “But s**t, it’s something about the queen tone that’s botherin’ me.”
      Many were quick to criticize him for his song’s lyrics, prompting him to explain, “I love and honor her as a leader in these times.” He added, “She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and the learning on the path that she truly believes is the correct one for our people. Meanwhile a n***a like me just be rapping.”
      Noname herself dropped “Song 33” two days later. In her one-minute and nine-seconds track, she appeared to hit back by rapping, “He really bout to write about me/ When the world is in smokes?/ When it’s people in trees?/ When George begging for his mother saying he couldn’t breathe/ You thought to write about me?”

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