*Trevor Noah hit up “The Breakfast Club” Wednesday and spoke candidly about who can use the N-word as it relates to rap music.
“In America, there’s a fundamental confusion that happens in and around hip-hop,” Noah said. “Some people don’t understand the sensitivities that they need to have in and around words that they use. … As Black people, it’s like the one perk to the oppression is getting the N-word in a weird way.
“Everyone knows how to censor themselves, especially when it comes to hip-hop,” he concluded. “I know that it’s Black people who should be deciding the thing [about who can or cannot say the N-word]. … But if you are not Black, I can save you a lot of stress in your life by just saying don’t do it.”
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Noah’s comments come one week after actress Gina Rodriguez faced backlash over her use of the N-word.
Rodriguez, who is of Puerto Rican heritage, posted a video on Instagram last week of herself singing the n-word.
In the clip, the “Jane the Virgin” actress sings along to the Fugees hit “Ready or Not” while getting her makeup done — but folks quickly slammed Gina for dropping the N-bomb during Lauryn Hill’s verse.
She later deleted the video and apologized on Instagram.
“Hey, what’s up everybody. I just wanted to reach out and apologize,” she said in her apology video. “I am sorry. I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing along to the Fugees, to a song that I love, that I grew up on. I love Lauryn Hill. And I really am sorry if I offended you.”
Rodriguez doubled-down on her apology the following day, posting on Instagram: “Whatever consequences I face for my actions today, none will be more hurtful than the personal remorse I feel.”
She added: “The word I sang carries with it a legacy of hurt and pain that I cannot even imagine .. I have some serious learning and growing to do and I am so deeply sorry for the pain I have caused.”
Watch the video above to hear more from Noah about his take on the N-word, starting at 4:35.
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