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N.W.A.

American hip hop group

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Jan 25, 2026
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How has hip‑hop and popular culture influenced cross‑racial usage of the word 'nigga' and what controversies have resulted?

and broader popular culture helped transform the racially loaded slur “nigger” into the variant “,” a term that has been reappropriated in some Black intragroup contexts and amplified through music, c...

Jan 22, 2026

How has the usage of 'nigga' in hip-hop influenced public attitudes across generations?

accelerated the visibility and everyday circulation of the variant “nigga,” prompting both reappropriation within Black communities and widespread adoption among younger, multi‑racial audiences; schol...

Jan 17, 2026

How have Black artists and communities debated the reclamation of the N‑word since the 20th century?

Since the 20th century Black artists and communities have wrestled with whether to reject or reclaim the N‑word, producing a contested vocabulary of resistance that ranges from outright denunciation t...