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Confused Ja Rule Learns The Definition Of The N-Word

Apparently, the rapper thought the N-word was just another word for "ignorance."
Confused Ja Rule Learns The Definition Of The N-Word
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By Essence · Updated November 4, 2020

Should we start revoking access to the Internet? In Ja Rule‘s case, maybe.

The rapper recently shared a number of tweets that make us think maybe he should log off for a bit.

On Wednesday, the “Holla Holla” rapper tweeted, “Wow I just learned something that blew my mind. My whole life I was taught the word “n—-r” didn’t mean “black” it meant ignorance, but I just looked it up and it’s always meant black smh tell the kids the truth…”

Wow I just learned something that blew my mind my whole life I was taught the word Nigger didn’t mean black it meant ignorance but I just looked it up and it’s always meant black smh tell the kids the truth…

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 6, 2019
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He later added, “I’m so confused. I need my history majors on this. If the word n—-r just means black, how did it become a derogatory term???”

I’m so confused I need my history majors on this if the word nigger just means black how did it become a derogatory term???

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 6, 2019

Ja has fired off other, uh, questionable tweets this week, including taking shots at the mayhem surrounding the Popeyes chicken sandwich.

“Y’all really out here acting like n—-s over a f–king chicken sandwich… smh,” he wrote on Twitter. “Now I’m never gonna eat one on principles (sic) alone!!! F–king idiots. Y’all are what’s wrong with our people. I’m so disappointed in my ppl. We better than this…”

Y’all really out here acting like niggas over a fucking chicken sandwich… smh… now I’m never gonna eat one on principles alone!!! Fucking idiots y’all are what’s wrong with our people… I’m so disappointed in my ppl we better than this…

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 5, 2019
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Fans were quick to respond to the rapper, calling him out over the ill-fated Fyre Festival.

He almost gave a bj to someone so YOUR festival could have water. We didn’t forget pic.twitter.com/jGsZkhR7g1

— Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) November 5, 2019

At least we getting fed unlike at the Fyre Festival… pic.twitter.com/9lHNOlCXdC

— Problematiqué (@NegroClarkKent_) November 5, 2019

But it seems none of this was enough to stop the chicken sandwich hater, who later tweeted, “Smh, so f–king embarrassing… idgaf if nobody wanna say it YALL ARE F–KING BUGGING it’s a chicken sandwich…Some people will never see the forest through the trees…”

Smh so fucking embarrassing… idgaf if nobody wanna say it YALL ARE FUCKING BUGGING it’s a chicken sandwich… https://t.co/ZkveoOdHm3

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 5, 2019

Some people will never see the forest through the trees…

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 6, 2019

“Here’s the funny s–t I live in a white neighborhood and guess what Popeyes didn’t have when my son went THE CHICKEN SANDWICH… 🤔 hmmm wonder why???”

Here’s the funny shit I live in a white neighborhood and guess what Popeyes didn’t have when my son went THE CHICKEN SANDWICH… 🤔 hmmm wonder why???

— Ja Rule (@jarule) November 6, 2019

Hmmm, well, we guess that’s food for thought.

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