{"id":205216,"date":"2019-10-18T16:55:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T21:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/fugees-pras-says-gina-rodriguez-cant-necessarily-sing-n-word"},"modified":"2019-10-18T16:55:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T21:55:43","slug":"fugees-pras-says-gina-rodriguez-cant-necessarily-sing-n-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/fugees-pras-says-gina-rodriguez-cant-necessarily-sing-n-word","title":{"rendered":"Fugees&#039; Pras Says Gina Rodriguez Can&#039;t Necessarily Sing I-Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-122498\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"27.1813826146\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"46.7022308438\">\n<section id=\"cb-8f0ea7bf91249ff1e62a5c67c8042a8c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-78e9d741-5741-508e-a2b7-f372a4455122-640535547-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/101819-pras-4655393-0-gncos0lb\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-78e9d741-5741-508e-a2b7-f372a4455122-640535547-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Fugees039-Pras-Says-Gina-Rodriguez-Can039t-Necessarily-Sing-N-Word.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0ab173d3341ac5d8f2859f4b30c56980\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"26.9024390244\">\n<p>Fugees rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pras\/\"><strong>Pras<\/strong><\/a> says when it comes to singing the n-word \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gina-rodriguez\/\"><strong>Gina Rodriguez<\/strong><\/a> has to earn a pass. Question is \u2026 has she?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-16a16f0679d2d9ea56c1aa7b6bcfe65c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Pras hopped on \u201cTMZ Live\u201d Friday and let it be known that only certain Latin people who have contributed to the culture and those deeply embedded in the black community are given an honorary pass to say the word while singing a song.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0b7a0c15933beecbce58ddc95dbad06f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>As far as Gina\u2019s concerned \u2026 Pras says he knows she\u2019s Latina but doesn\u2019t know her background well enough to speak on whether to issue her an honorary pass or not.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-05006171b07b4fffaf7e2f06151b65cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4923a2f0-349c-5495-856e-4d87e12ef266-1525882998-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/gina-rodriguez-sings-n-word-0-ibzdokpc\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-4923a2f0-349c-5495-856e-4d87e12ef266-1525882998-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1571256557_493_Boyz-II-Men039s-Shawn-Stockman-Gives-Gina-Rodriguez-a-Pass-For-Singing-039Na039.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e257af2b2a0c262711669adb6e766458\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"28.4509803922\">\n<p>As we reported \u2026 Gina got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/16\/shawn-stockman-gina-rodriguez-n-word-fugees-latino-black-boyz-ii-men\/\"><strong>a lot of heat<\/strong><\/a> earlier this week for saying \u201cn***a\u201d while singing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lauryn-hill\/\"><strong>Lauryn Hill<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s verse on the Fugees\u2019 1996 hit, \u201cReady or Not.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-44956b9a8f449222f253171107de1e5a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"22.9194630872\">\n<p>\u201cLove &amp; Hip Hop Miami\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amara-la-negra\/\"><strong>Amara La Negra<\/strong><\/a> and Boyz II Men singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/shawn-stockman\/\"><strong>Shawn Stockman<\/strong><\/a> say Gina\u2019s earned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/18\/gina-rodriguez-n-word-singing-amara-la-negra-love-hip-hop-miami\/\"><strong>the green light<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 but seems the debate rages on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7552965c3ced46e37b441467ca18aa27\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>BTW \u2026 Pras says there\u2019s a certain group of folks who definitely can NOT sing along to the n-word. The rapper also delivers a stern warning. Watch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/18\/fugees-pras-gina-rodriguez-singing-n-word\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/fugees-pras-says-gina-rodriguez-cant-necessarily-sing-n-word\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video contentExclusive TMZ.com Fugees rapper Pras says when it comes to singing the n-word \u2026 Gina Rodriguez has to earn a pass. 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