Chicago rapper Noname spoke out recently after receiving criticism for releasing her song "Balloons" featuring Jay Electronica where he expresses what many view as antisemitic sentiments.
In his verse, Jay Elec raps: "Some f**kboy 85er come run up and press me/ It’s all a hoax, quite simple, a joke like Zelenskyy /If anybody asks, tell ’em Farrakhan sent me/ It’s the war of armageddon and I’m beggin’ the listener/ If you ain’t fighting that mean you either dead or a prisoner.”
He also mentions the Rothschild family who has been subject to conspiracy theories for decades. "Saw the Roth' family in half to get my clout back," he raps on the song. "In the heart of Knightsbridge, pullin' bunnies out top hats."
In response to the backlash, Noname took to IG where she wrote:
"Here's the truth. No, I'm not anti-Semitic," she wrote. "I don't hate groups of people. I am against white supremacy which is a global system that privileges people who identify as white. I've been clear about this for years. I'm not going to apologize for a verse I didn't write. I'm not going to apologize for including it on my album. If you feel I'm wrong for including that's fair. Don't listen. Unfollow and support all the other amazing rappers putting out dope music. Your disappointment truly means absolutely nothing to me and I say that with love."
