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Another of her theories: The bicoastal feud between slain rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing."




Sorry, but I don't want Tupac or Biggie Smalls to be my leaders. Herbie Hancock or Charles Mingus ... now we're talking.

I respect Alicia Keys because she plays the piano alright, but she is falling into a trap that lighter-skinner blacks do from time to time. They feel guilty because of the better treatment their fairer skin affords them, and this leads some to overcompensate and assert their "blackness" in unproductive ways.