Niggas Vs. Black People

Niggas vs. Black People is the title of one of Chris Rock's most famous and most controversial comedy routines. This "bit", which appeared as track 12 on his 1997 album, Roll With the New, as well as his 1996 comedy show, Bring the Pain, is widely considered to be the breakthrough routine that established his status as a permanent comedy fixture after he left Saturday Night Live.

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Chris Rock - Controversial - 1997 - Album - Roll With the New - 1996 - Bring the Pain - Saturday Night Live

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Essentially an eight-minute rant about behaviors that Rock sees within the black community; he describes "niggas" as a certain segment whose behaviors that are usually to the detriment of other black people's image. He describes the condition succinctly as being a "low-expectation-havin' muthfucka". The "Niggas", he said, glorify ignorance and sloth, and show excessive pride for any bearing of token responsibility.

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The controversy caused by Rock's constant use of the word "nigga" led him to remove the piece from his act. He has not apologized for it or distanced himself in any way, though he has stopped performing it live in an attempt to avoid any further controversy. In the course of the routine, Rock's tone alternates between sarcastic glee at the idea of joining the KKK, and rage at people who refuse to educate themselves.

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Nigga - KKK

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