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Lizzo Responds To Claim That She Makes Music For White People

By Daryl Nelson
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There's been a lot of Lizzo talk as of late. 

Kanye West recently said the body positivity surrounding Lizzo is part of a demonic plot to kill Black people.

Comedian Aries Spears brought up her size as well and compared her to a poop emoji.

In Lizzo's new interview with Vanity Fair, she talks about a myriad of topics. Ye or Spears' name didn't come up, but the pop star did talk about a claim that she only makes music for white people.

“It is such a critical conversation when it comes to Black artists. When Black people see a lot of white people in the audience they think, ‘Well this isn’t for me, this is for them,'" said Lizzo. "The thing is, when a Black artist reaches a certain level of popularity, it’s going to be a predominantly white crowd.”

“This has happened to so many Black artists: Diana Ross, Whitney, Beyoncé … Rap artists now, those audiences are overwhelmingly white," she added. " I am not making music for white people. I am a Black woman, I am making music from my Black experience, for me to heal myself from the experience we call life. If I can help other people, hell yeah. ... It blows my mind when people say I’m not making music from a Black perspective—how could I not do that as a Black artist?

Any reaction to Lizzo's words?

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