Two months ago, a Mexican-American rapper named Swifty Blue made headlines when he emphatically stated that he would never sign with a Black-owned label during an interview with Bootleg Kev that went viral. Although the Los Angeles-based rapper has worked with Black artists such as Kodak Black fairly recently, he was subjected to an onslaught of criticism for stating his blatant refusal to be employed by one.
The "Cuerno De Chivo" rapper recently sat down with Cam Campone News to provide more context to his controversial statement by explaining the street politics behind his choice. When the interviewer reminded Swifty Blue that Black and Brown rappers from the Los Angeles area have a long-standing history of doing business with one another in hip-hop, going all the way back to the days when Mexican-American emcees like Frost and Toker were signed by Eazy-E, Swifty Blue doubled down on his stance.
"Not everybody understands the culture," Swifty Blue said. "Times change, things change, rules change...It is what it is...If the homie says, 'ain't no business with Blacks,' ain't no business with Blacks. It is what it was, I don't make the rules, I just follow the rules...maybe at the time when homeboy signed with Eazy-E, it was a different time; things change."
Later in the interview, Swifty Blue goes on to explain the role that gang culture has played in his business practices before acknowledging the threats that he received about the comments he made back in August.
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