There have been plenty of controversies regarding the n-word that have caused the term to be placed at the front of social media conversations. There are debates over who can and cannot use it, there are fights when someone uses the slur to whi another person, but rarely has there been an epiphany like that of Ja Rule who shared with his followers that he’d finally learned with that n-word meant.

The rapper took to Twitter to share his confusion regarding the meaning of the n-word, leaving the public just as perplexed as he was. “Wow I just learned something that blew my mind my whole life I was taught the word N*gger didn’t mean black it meant ignorance but I just looked it up and it’s always meant black smh tell the kids the truth…” he wrote.

Ja later added, “I’m so confused. I need my history majors on this. If the word n*gger just means black, how did it become a derogatory term???… Is anyone else confused by this??? I was taught the word n*gger meant ignorant now I look it up it says it means black…” There were people who chimed in to give the rapper a history lesson, while there were others who thought his lack of knowledge was something to laugh about. Check out Ja’s tweets, along with a few responses, below.

Ja Rule

@jarule

Wow I just learned something that blew my mind my whole life I was taught the word Nigger didn’t mean black it meant ignorance but I just looked it up and it’s always meant black smh tell the kids the truth…

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Ja Rule

@jarule

I’m so confused I need my history majors on this if the word nigger just means black how did it become a derogatory term???

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Ja Rule

@jarule

Bro I thought it meant ignorant too I just looked it up… shit crazy!!! https://twitter.com/damedollarsmhfk/status/1192092413852028929 

DÅM-ÖÑ@DameDollarsMHFK
Replying to @jarule

It don’t mean black bro .. delete this! On Queens 😩

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Ja Rule

@jarule

Is anyone else confused by this??? I was taught the word nigger meant ignorant now I look it up it says it means black…

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Ƭonỿ! Ƭoni! Ƭoné! Stark@StarkTTT

Did Ja Rule really just claim to not know the hurtfullness of the N-word?

He collaborated with J.Lo on “I’m Real” where she famously used it herself (and caught righteous heat for it).

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Taylor H.@tay_naomi

Ja Rule is slowly learning where the N-word came from/means and is live tweeting the process. This is so sad (the content I need today).

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Frederick Joseph

@FredTJoseph

Hi @jarule,

You’re a fucking idiot.

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Morgan Jerkins

@MorganJerkins

In the words of Dave Chappelle, “Who gives a fuck what Ja Rule thinks at a time like this?”

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ThoseNotBuffsFam🇸🇴🏁@jawnlouis

Did Ja rule just confuse the Spanish word négro for Nigger ?

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inchoate.@cierrasaidso

This nigga Ja Rule had the nerve to say nigger doesn’t mean black it means ignorant………..

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Finessa Hudgens@Miss_TiffyBaby

Ja Rule is 43 and was today years old when he found out the meaning of the word “nigger.” SOOOOOOOOO many adults failed him in his life and I just want him to log off and latch on to a mammy titty.