Lionel Richie Disapproves of Kanye West's "N-Word" Usage in "All Day" Performance
Liam Gallagher wasn’t the only person to not feel Kanye West’s phenomenal “All Day” performance at
Liam Gallagher wasn’t the only person to not feel Kanye West‘s phenomenal “All Day” performance at the Brit Awards. Legendary songwriter-producer-singer Lionel Richie, who presented that night, expresses his disapproval of Kanye’s usage of the “N-word” throughout the expletive-filled performance. Speaking with Mirror, Richie explains: “Am I a fan of the N-word? Not coming from the 1960s and ’70s; whereas the new world has embraced it. I don’t think it’s okay for a black man to use the ‘N-word.’ I don’t like it — and I am a black man.” After he went on to proclaim that today’s music business is “more attention-driven” than it was back in his day and that the “All Day” performance was driven by “shock value.” He proclaims: “Kanye is giving us the generation shock value. How he carries on for the next 10 years we will see.” Lots of hate directed towards Ye; do you agree with Lionel’s criticisms?