So Nickki Minaj and Will.i.am recently collaborated on their new song "check it out". As of week 42 2010, "check it out" was 28 on the Hot 100 Billboard. Now, in the past on the MTV Video Music Awards, Will.i.am had gotten some comments on his wearing his "blackface" outfit while performing "check it out".
Though he says it was not a racially charged choice, it still offended many people. The Black Eyed Peas' star responded with some twitter action (tweets).
"1st. just because I where all black including head mask as expression and emphasize my outfit, it shouldn't be looked at as racial," Will tweeted. "Let go of the past. there are far more important things 2 bark about. (Jobs, health, education) not a black man wearing all black everything."
"Are you guys serious? my outfit set 'black people back 100 yrs' choose your twits wisely," Will typed. "No education sets people back, no jobs, bad health."
More specifically related to the song, the MV shows the pair in front of a Korean audience, with Hangul (Korean language) floating around them. Even the intro in entirely in Korean.
Will.i.am has a close relationship with some k-pop idols such as, 2ne1. Here's a video of the girls at Will.i.am's studio:
credit: aatheory, http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2010/10/the_problem_with_william_and_n.php, http://www.directlyrics.com/nicki-minaj-check-it-out-lyrics.html
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