Yesterday, Rolling Stone published a piece by Andre Gee which looks at how rappers made Tina Turner’s ex-husband and abuser, Ike Turner, a “beacon of domineering idolatry.”
“Ike Turner’s music career never recovered, but far too many rappers made him a beacon of domineering idolatry. Fishburne’s depiction of Ike made him ripe to be referenced as a representation of force, despite his violence being aimed at a Black woman.”
“But with hip-hop’s inability to reckon with Tory Lanez, Chris Brown, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, or any of the community’s other beloved, festival headliners with multiple abuse accusations, one wonders if rappers spit bars like Quavo’s ‘Ike Turner with the left hand’ in spite of him violating a Black woman, or because of it.”
By: Andre Gee
Source: Rolling Stone
