Clearing Things Up
Alicia Keys' shocking comments to Blender magazine sure has kicked up quite the firestorm for the singer.
Keys called-in to Ryan Seacrest' radio show Tuesday to do damage control "clear things up."
Overall, she thought the Blender article was great, but she is disappointed that the mag decided to put a 'negative spin' on her comments.
Alicia thinks she was misconstrued in the article and she'd like us to know….
- That she's a very positive person.
- Her only aim is to uplift people and spread love.
- She's not a conspiracy theorist.
- The government didn't create gangsta rap, just the term. And, she thinks they could have done more at the time to do something about the problems the rappers were talking about.
- She doesn't know who killed Biggie and 2pac, but she thinks the media sensationalized their deaths and their rivalry.
And there you have it!
If that Blender reporter has an audio recording of the Alicia interview, we'd LOVE to post it on PerezHilton.com!
[Image via WENN.]
Time To Kiss And Make Up
Give 'er the Colbert Bump
Go Alicia !
tranny mess
SHE SHOULD HAVE WORN A NECKLACE WITH THE DRESS.
first
She was raised right.
FIRST!!! yay
WOOOOW!!!
I don't believe that for a second…
I'm i first? fingers are crossed
I HATE HER DUMB 5 MIN SHOWS ON MTV. SHE IS RETARDED & SHE SHOW'S A WASTE OF SPACE.
guess what, because of the way her commets were reported, Blender sold more copies of their magazine- shock!!! not
Oh she is nasty…..
First!
she is full of you know what.
FIRST?!
HILLARY CLINTON IS DISGUSTING, STOP PUSHING FOR HER PEREZ, SHE HAS A BAGINA.
This has nothing to do with the article, but does anyone else think that Alicia is a lesbian?
lalalalalalalalalalalalala fucking bored already
yay 26thish
Oh damn. Get the recording
She looks cute. I saw her on "w e a l t h yR o m a n c e.c o m" last week. What is she looking for on that site?
Perez, please stop using this picture of Alicia, it's the worst ever!
I knew something was wrong with that story. Alicia Keys doesn't seem like the type of person to be a militant conspiracy theorist.
is it just me, or does she look like she's a little heavy on the botox?????
She looks halfwqy retarded in this picture…she usually has such a pretty smile. Oh well, I think she's another racist air head raised by her foremothers to believe the white man is out to get her.
She looks like she belongs on Star Trek
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Re: steph – Yeah, I've thought the same thing. But, kinda, who cares????? She sure is talented; lesbo or not; but maybe a bit hostile.
why doesn't the black community do something about what gangsta rap talks about - why is it the governments fault or responsibility.? it is time for the black community to take responsibility for themselves. just another excuse
she has seemed like such an arrogant person every time i've met her. i really doubt that those comments were anything but pr control. and she's definitely not classy…did anyone else see what she wore for her superbowl performance??
This is pure "damage control" by her press agent. She is black faced RACIST.
Don't buy her stuff.
Yeah, right, this is all damage control. Alicia showed her true colors in that Blender article. The damage is done, Girl, we won't ever be buying any of your music or going to any of your shows again, you paranoid racist asshole!!
Perez you got the "damage control" correct. She is a militant bitter lesbian who tries very hard to hide her "white" side and appeal more to the black community. Even her speech has a "ghetto jive" to it and she is no stupid ghetto girl.
she is a trainwreck, got the fatest ass I ever seen. perez , cabrona, te gusta eso?
That sounds better Ms. A keyes. I heard Alicia is getting married to Krucial.
perez, cerdo gordo, porque me has quitado lo que habia puesto?
YES !!! WHEN THOSE MTV CLIPS COME ON I REALLY FEEL AN URGE TO CLAW MY OWN EYES OUT..THAT WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN SITTING THROUGH THAT CRAP WHILE I'M TRYING TO WATCH THE HILLS..IT IS REALLY UNWATCHABLY AWFUL ..IT'S EMBARRASSING..SHE CANT ACT FOR SHIT..SHE ALWAYS SOUNDS SO TOUGH AND HARD LIKE A DUDE..SHE SHOULD DEF. STICK TO HER DAY JOB
This is some bullshit. Alicia Keys can't have an opinion??? Just because white people have been singing "No One"at the top of their lungs doesn't mean Alicia can't have militant views. Ya'll don't know her..she doesn't know us. Is this really a shocker?? MOST BLACK PEOPLE BELIEVE THE SAME STUFF!!! I know I do!
Why is it so hard to believe that the magazine put a negative spin on her words? Journalists do that all the time. Just look at Perez. In any case, before this one incident, when has she said or done anything to make anyone believe she's racist? I'm not saying she's a saint, but damn, give the girl some credit.
Alicia's mother is white people highly unlikely that she'd be racist to the woman who raised her…..and i'm not responsible for the entire black community people jus cause i'm black people make choices if you choose to just listen to gansta rap then that's your problem not mine.
I THOUGHT YOU WERENT TALKING ABOUT SONY/BMG ARTISTS ANYMORE GAY FATBOY
Um Yeah, she has a point about the government and perhaps listening to what the rappers were talking about. And 2pac, why can't anyone figure out who killed him? Because they don't want to….I'm white and I don't trust "the man". She has a right to say what she wants just like Perez, except her statements might actually make a difference and we all know Perez's won't ever make any difference EVER!
Of Re: bcannad – Black people believe the same SHIT because it's a classic case of…
MONKEY SEE…MONKEY DO!!!
HAH!
I guess this should rate higher on my "who gives a shit" list, but I just can't seem to give a rats ass ………….
I'm sorry, but who is this chick???
it's fashionable to be black. he blackness sells records.
new material is crap, especially "no one" but america loves crap as long as it's black.
the girl is half italian. she should be proud of both heratige, but suddenly miss suburbs is all black power and ghetto.
please.
Yeah right, it's the government's fault. They should stop all the problems rappers rap about. What about personal responsibilty, Alicia? Does that not exist where you come from?
Well, you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to know who killed Biggie and 2Pac, and it wasn't the government. I'd like to hear the tape too, because it had that ring of truth "celebrities spouting off" to it.
I'm disappointed to find that Ms. Keyes is so racist and ignorant.
The government invented the term gangsta rap, but you're not a conspiracy theorist?
Um. Ok.
Yea - the "government" whatever that means, is sitting around plotting terms against this "music." The music in question, does glorify the gangster "anti-cop" anti-woman mentality - but that's just beside the point? The REAL point is, that as heinous as this music's lyrics are, it's not the responsibility of the authors of the music but the "government" that named and categorized the music as violent? Hmmm. That makes a lot of sense.
I'm sick of this ignorant ridiculousness! Get a clue! Get involved! Have you ever been to Washington? Have you ever attended congressional meetings or hearings? I didn't think so.
Grow up! Stupido.
Boycott this ignoramous. She won't see another of my dollars.
Whateva Lesbo !! She tries too hard to be femm ……
All she's doing is trying to misdirect the attention to other absurd topics and spin her way out of her own racist remarks.
AHHHH, and the spin begins. CLASSLESS
Fugly! Fugly! Annoying voice! Horrible music! Keep the bun, give her long locks, she'll look like Amy Winehouse.
i still say she looks like something off Star Trek
another hotheaded black with no education, sense or taste. Let's write em all a check cuz that's what they look for in the mail box. y=mx+b will set you free
The government has enough stuff to do. Why does she think it's the government's job to interfere? If they HAD done something, we'd never hear the END of it.
Wow, she looks really pretty in this picture.
Sounds like a racist bitch to me.
NOT HER AGAIN, SHE NEEDS MORE SHOE POLISH
SHEEZ LOOKIN TOO LIGHT
She look like a cheap whore that is trying to pretend to have class
What about the AK47 necklace? And the "killing 'em dead" comment…yeah spread the love honey…
She did say something controversial - but why shouldn't she talk about the facts? It's true that gangstar rap has all these blood thirsty lyrics, sexual content and things that are overtly not spoken in conversations. It only makes black people look bad and stupid !
How much more proof does the world really need that the VAST MAJORITY of the "stars" of music and/or film are actually not very bright or informed and should keep their mouths fully closed when NOT singing or acting. And, trying to spin your way out of it (badly) is just the act of a bigot and a coward. Her stupidity is embarrassing.
Alicia Keys' music is still Boring As Shit to listen to, second only to hearing her talk. What an elitist fuck. And she's got thick legs. The better to backpedal with, my dear. Someone needs a bukake bath. Buh-bye!
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YOU RACIST CUNT!
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SHE SAID THOSE THINGS…
THERE'S NO WAY TO SPIN WHAT THEY MEAN.
SHE SOUNDED LIKE AN IGNORANT BITCH WHEN SHE SAID THEM…
NOW SHE SOUNDS EVEN MORE IGNORANT.
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GOOD JOB, YOU NUGLY CUNT. YOU MAKE OTHERS LOOK BAD.
THE GOVERNMENT NAMED IT GANGSTA RAP?
SHE'S DELUSIONAL-HOPE SHE DISAPPEARS.
SHE IS THE MOST OVERRATED CUNT I'VE EVER SEEN.
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another racist asshole…why can't we all just be americans, that is why this country is going to s.h.i.t
Now she can join Obama's Church!
The government didn't have shit to do with gangsta rap. It was gross and disgusting and all the people who loved it then want to shift blame for the stupidity of it all to someone else now. Anyhow, I think the government was busy creating grunge music and assassinating Kurt Cobain and that guy from Blind Melon. Get real, bitch!
Just like a liberal democrat, blame the government when your own shit doesn't seem to flush.
Re: HOLLA – AH, so nice to see that the racists have finally gotten out of bed to come on PerezHilton to talk shit about others. I guess thats what hick red necks do, sleep in all day as they collect welfare checks and food stamps for their 5 kids under the age of 4, while they gracefully smoke their Marlboro lights and chug down a can of Coors.
I read the first blog on this subject and people were calling Alicia a racist and that people should boycott her music. Why is Alicia racist when she says things like this. Im not saying the comments are true but it seems like anytime people question the government its like blasphemy. I thought we lived in a country were we have the right to question anyone. Unfortunately Alicia can't prove what she believes… But i don't think its too far fetched. For those idiots who cant fathom what Alicia is talking about read the FBI files on the Black Panthers. Former Fbi director Hoover said the Panthers were the biggest threat to national security when they were doing things like feeding and educating poor blacks and latinos in the ghetto. Theres no denying that theres a special agenda for minoritie groups in this country. If you think about the fame and influence that Pac had and his ties to the Black panthers you dont have to be a genious to see he posed a threat to the powers that be. I still dont see how shes a racist. If i Say that slavery existed in this country am i a racist????? No.. its a fact.
Kill Whitey!
(what? It will hurt my record sales if people know that I'm a racist? Oh, let me "clarify" my statement. Kill Whitey! What? Oh yeah, sorry, DON'T kill Whitey. Yeah, that's it.)
Funny, because if Blender missrepresented her comments, and since the interview would have been taped, she could force them to print a correction. She has not done that, which means that they reported her comments correctly and she is just trying to lie her way out of it now. Again, Alicia, if they reported what you said WRONG, why aren't you having your lawyers ask for a retraction? Because they would just release the tape and prove you are lying.
HOLLA BACK - I think you're mixing up the kettle and the pot.
LupeFiasco - I think you need to go back and read her comments in their entirety. She commented on more than just a governmental system. She IS a bigot and racist, - at least on the par as Imus.
'The government didn't create gangsta rap, just the term. And, she thinks they could have done more at the time to do something about the problems the rappers were talking about.'
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No one cares if thugs kill each other off, it called Darwinism.
Re: YumYum – THE BIGGEST JOB THE GOVERNMENT HAS IS TO KEEP THE THE PEOPLE IN ORDER. uSING SCARE TACTICS (I.E TERRORISM, DOOMSDAY) AND TO KEEP THE SOCIAL ORDER RIGHT. eVERYTHING ELSE IS FOR SHOW or to make money. INCLUDING WARS(all respects to servicemen doing their jobs) AND economy crisis. Ever wonder why in supposed recessions only the working class get F*$ked and the rich get even richer. Open your eyes sheep!!! Get informed!!!! Stop caring about dumb celebs!!!!
LupeFiasco, - no, I don't think you're a racist, but I DO think you're stupid. Saying that the Black Panthers only represented "good" is an EXTREME misrepresentation of the ACTUAL facts.
The people who are calling Alicia racist are morons! She has a black father and a white mother.. So I highly doubt that is the case. Get a grip!
..On a more positive note. I think Alicia is a class act from A to Z. Beautiful, talented and creative. I will be spending money on every single album she makes! Love her!
Re: Quit Spinning – Again show me How she is racist. PLease quote it! The proper word is pro black. PROUD of her heritage and history. Maybe angry about injustices done to her people in the past. NOT RACIST. Racist is a strong word the should be used with caution.
#78 - Sunshine
And Darwinism is exactly why you wont get very far in life!.. Good luck!
'If i Say that slavery existed in this country am i a racist????? No.. its a fact.'
Ummm okay, and what part of Alicia's interview was factual?
alicia came to my college like 2 weeks ago to flim her new video for teenage love affair and she was suchhhh a bitch. wouldn't let ANY white people be extra she specifically said only blacks. and she wouldnt say hi to any of her fans either
Re: Doofus Alert – Im definately not saying they were all little angels. But to say they were the greatest threat to the nation when there was a war overseas and a cold war against communism is just plain racist on Hoovers part. Before you comment back to me do some homework on the subject instead of speaking out of your ass doofus.
'And Darwinism is exactly why you wont get very far in life!.. '
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that's the best you can do….??
the government invented the term 'gangsta rap'?!?!? even if that were true, is that supposed to be a worse thing than the actual music itself, which promotes killing each other, killing cops, raping, etc?
god, what a way to shirk responsibility. by the way, i do like gangsta rap, anyway.
Any true admirer of Ms. Keys knew upon reading a quote here and a quote there, had to know that it was BS.
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Alicia is one amazing individual; I'd love to marry her!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder why she didn't "clear up" her reason for promoting senseless murder by wearing an AK-47 necklace - even her own mother was shocked by that little revelation of hers.
The government needs to fix rappers problems? Please. Get over yourselves and your "problems". Slavery's been over for 150 years and when my family got here in 1929 from Italy, they were treated just as badly as blacks but they didn't stand around with their fucking hands out waiting for welfare, they went to work 14 hours a day in sweatshops and eventually opened 2 restuarants. The only thing holding black people down is themselves. Such spoiled children, it's no wonder your race never gets anywhere.
Why does the media perpetuate the bullshit that blacks couldnt possible be racist!! Holy cow! We are not that stupid. She not only fanning the flames, she is full of shit, pushing a line of baloney to sell records to blacks. It is an insult to both races, white and black, and she is obvioulsy trying to pin one against the other. SHE IS SELLING HER WARES PEOPLE. SEE THROUGH THE HYPE.
So basically what she's making are two blanket statements, which are both incredibly racist and stereotypical.
A) She is saying is that all white people are evil.
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B) All black people are stupid morons because they were easily convinced by the evil white man to partake in 'gangsta rap' and therefore bring down their entire race.
I think that great black leader, Fred G. Sanford - and the G stands for 'Goddamn, that Alicia Keys is stupid' - said it best: "Big Dummy".
Oh and by the way, blacks created gangster rap and the MEDIA coined the phrase, not the government. Although the "rappers" are very must like the government because they sold out their own people and convinced the young black minds that killing each other indescriminately and robbing, raping, thugging, going to jail, being an uneducated asshole, is cool. Nice work fellas!! And why did they do all that? TO MAKE MONEY FOR THEMSELVES, so that the little people can go to prison and they can have kids and live in Beverly Hills, live happily to middle age and then do reality specials with Hank Williams and Faith Hill. Even the rappers themselves admit it was all a bunch of bullshit to make money. MLK died in vain because of the blacks, not the government and not because of white people or anyone other than themselves. Wake up! you are killing each other. Whitey has nothing to do with it anymore.
Re: me not you – Are you fucking serious!!!!!! tO SAY THAT YOUR ITALIAN FAMILY WAS TREATED THE SAME AS BLACK PEOPLE IS THE MOST IGNORANT COMMENT IVE HEARD ON THIS WEBSITE!!!!!! Theres gotta be an ward for this.LOL.I WISH WHITE PEOPLE can just take responsibilty for what theyve done and take a little verbal criticism when given.
abuse about it. You sound like a biggot if youcant see all the injustices done by the white man to blacks, native americans and other minorites.
Lupe Fiasco. - you're spinning again. Trying to call a black racist "pro black" is just another way of saying RACIST.
She is so fkn UGLY!
LupeFiasco, you are a complete idiot. Your statements about the Black Panthers are complete fantasy, not to mention total lies. You are in serious need of an education.
Re: TRUTH – Lol!!!!……and the asshole of the year goes to……aIDS DIDNT EVEN EXIST back then you IDIOT. I dont know if they have internet connection in trailer parks but look up aids. iT WAS MAN MADE IN THE 1970S. i KNOW YOU WILL LOVE THIS PEREZ. THERE HAS BEEN GAY AND BLACK PEOPLE FOR A LONG TIME. aIDS JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE IN THE LATE 1970S. wHO MADE IT???? YOU BE THE JUDGE. Man i could spend all day educating you dumb bloggers.Its been fun but Why dont you guys get educated yourselfs.
She has to be one of the most ugliest bitches I have ever seen.
She is so nasty looking - YUCK!
This bitch is a racist and a big mouthed idiot-same old story…white people are always keeping a brotha'..I mean sista' down. Give me a break-If you you open your fat piehole Alicia, just stick to singing only.
Re: Barnum Was Right – bARNUM I THINK YOUVE BEEN LIVING IN A CIRCUS. Shoot me your email and i will send you the fbi docs backing every fact that i have stated written by the Fbi themselves THAT GOES FOR ANYONE QUETIONING ME. Dont be scared to find out the truth. I think your the one that is in a fantasy race equal world. I wish i COULD live there too. im brown so i dont think ill be let in THOUGH. LOL
LupeFiasco, the way you throw around the words "white people" just shows that you are of the ilk that thinks all white people are at fault for what was do to some "black people" way back when. By your reasoning, if anyone of your color has ever committed a crime on someone of any other color, then you are ALL guilty. That kind of self-serving logic has been played-out for years. Only the real fools still try to use it. You need to stop the racist remarks.