The delighted response to the novelty rapper’s parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) of black culture reveals how race really operates in post-Brexit UK“H to the O to the N to the E to the Y to the G; it’s Honey G,” bellowed the X Factor contestant Anna Gilford. Her performance of Tupac Shakur’s California Love was committed to her people in the “ends”. In case you’re wondering, that would be Harrow in north-west London, or as G calls it,“North Weezy”. Related: From Honey G to Gifty Louise: meet this year's X Factor finalists Honey G’s tinfoil gold tracksuit, shades and florid hand gestures betray what the whole act is aboutContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com