Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea Hip Hop Beef: Solange, Q-Tip Question Action Bronson Over 'Civil Rights' Comments

By Mereb Gebremariam (m.gebremariam@mstarsnews.com) | Dec 22, 2014 10:31 AM EST

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Rapper Q-Tip gives Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and Action Bronson brief Hip Hop history lesson on twitter after their back-back-forth with rapper Azealia Banks.

After Azealia Banks's controversial Hot 97 interview, the young star was bashed, Iggy Azalea and Action Bronson. Celebrity Q-Tip defended the 23-year-old via twitter to address the young artist passionate interview, "Never forget that Hip Hop is the Civil Rights Movement's love child," she added, "Coming off the heels of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT and approaching the end of the Vietnam war it was a crossroads 4 America."

Q-Tip added, "HipHop is a creative artistic and socio-political movement/culture that sprang from the disparate ghettos of NY in the early 1970's."

After Action Bronson questioned Azealia's comments questioning Hip Hop importance to the black community, which to her seemed to be getting whitewashed, he tweeted her, "BOOOOO *PEOPLE THIS IS UR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST*??? COME ON."

Both Singer Solange Knowles and rapper Tyler The Creator came to her defense via twitter.

The "Sol-Angel" singer question Action Bronson for his "Civil Rights" statement before hinting that she may have added Azealia to her team, "Signed......a music fan. A black girl."

Jumping to the young rapper's defense, Tyler showed support writing, "I LOVE PASSIONATE PEOPLE SPEAK YOUR FUCKING MIND BE A FREE BIRD FUCK EVERYONE YES."

What a weekend!

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