Maya Angelou Upset With Common For His Frequent Use Of The N-Word In Song "Dreamer" In Which She Recites A Poem
Poet Maya Angelou is upset with one of her biggest supporters.
Angelou wrote and recited a poem for a new song by Common titled "Dreamer" off of his upcoming album The Dreamer/The Believer. The problem between the two stems from the Chicago MC's frequent use of the n-word throughout the song.
The Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet detests the word, which she calls “vulgar and dangerous” to the black community.
“I had no idea that Common was using the piece we had done together on [a track] in which he also used the ‘N’ word numerous times,” Angelou told the New York Post. “I’m surprised and disappointed. I don’t know why he chose to do that. I had never heard him use that [word] before. I admired him so because he wasn’t singing the line of least resistance.”
Common said he thought Angelou knew and understood that he uses the word in his music, but admits he didn't specifically tell her he would be using it in the song they collaborated on.
“I told her what ‘The Dreamer’ was about and what I wanted to get across to people,” he told the Post. “I wanted young people to hear this and feel like they could really accomplish their dreams.”
There was obviously a huge miscommunication between the two. Hopefully they can work out their differences. "Dreamer" is one of the stand out tracks on the album which drops December 20.
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Comment by Doc on December 19, 2011 at 12:35pm -
unless he was working post-civil war in the cotton fields, in which case I have no idea why that's relevant
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Comment by Doc on December 19, 2011 at 12:34pm
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So Tonia... your GRANDDAD was older than the civil war? That's impossible for anyone in our generation to have talked to someone that lived during the civil war. your granddad fooled you and you need to read a book hahaha
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Comment by EL TENSO on December 19, 2011 at 1:03am -
LOL *Wiz Khalifa laugh
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Comment by tonia on December 18, 2011 at 8:39pm -
well I find myself saying the word a lot too I say it because my Granddad did and I love him to death and he was one of the slave and he worked the cotton fields, so if he can say it in a way of speaking I feel free to sat what's up little N**** to my son. Look I can't think I'm better then him and he called the boy's in my family little n****'s and I think if it's on the census the world excepts it. And also they called us that back in the day to down grade us and rich blacks call n**** all day and the word they used to hurt us they won't call the new generation that and we as black's can say it freely all day now it's our word and a white person can't even call us one it would be racist and depending on the status of the person we can sue or if they average kick they a** and put them in their place, so I can understand where Ms. Maya is coming from but the tables have turned and I dare a white person to use our word on us now generation I AM, So wake up World' it's our time to shine N**** that
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Comment by LouTheGreat on December 18, 2011 at 7:57pm -
sit yo old a** down lol!
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