My niggas. Some niggas that's really do or die.

My niggas. Ain't no longer living a lie.

My niggas is stong. My niggas is real."

Does this artist use the word nigger in the same way that racists have and still are? The answer to this question is a simple one- no. Today's urban society have changed, not only the definition, but also the spelling of this word, which was once used to belittle those of African-American decent. Now, the definition as proved through today's urban youth holds many denotations- positive and negative. But has the definition really changed? Or are today's urban society just being ignorant and socially blinded by the hardships of our ancestors as they continue to use a word that held such great racial tension when used in the 1800's? Two answers for this one- yes and no. Yes the definition has changed, but not totally to where it's precedent has been forgotten. In fact, urban youth are so socially powerful that they can take a word and totally flip it and use it within themselves but when one of another race uses it, they return it back to the old definition and the racial remarks commence.

The definitions of the word nigger

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1. a companion, one close to another (You can't talk about Diana because that's my nigga.)

The offensiveness of the term has increased over time, especially in the 20th century. Two 16th century quotes that are commonly cited in dictionaries are from scholarly tracts. A 1700 quote by judge Samuel Sewall uses the term in a denunciation of slavery. Gradually, however, polite discourse increasingly used the term negro (which dates to at least 1555) and nigger became relegated to the vulgar tongue, increasing in offensiveness over the centuries.

5. "Nigger" Webster's Third New International Dictionry

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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)