Whoa !

Did Hip Hop give people a pass to use the N word?

I mean, this isn't directed towards just one heritage, this is for blacks, whites, and hispanics alike. There are times when you'll just be sitting there and you'll here someone say "Hey! that's by N--!" On top of this, you'll fing different spellings of the word floating around, but aren't we (Blacks) using the word a little too freely, therefore doing the same as Hip Hop and making it seem as if its ok for others to use it although the word wa used against us so many years ago?