LZ Granderson says he was at a party of mainly white people singing along to hip hop music . He was shocked when they all started chanting the n - word along with Kanye West song . ` ` What is it with white people and that word ? '' he asks , but then realizes that Kanye made it up . The Greek for sort of getting the ball rolling in 1988 . Writer : Sounds too freighted and hurtful to be tossed around by Uncle Luke or anyone else .
LZ Granderson says he was at a party of mainly white people singing along to hip hop music . He was shocked when they all started chanting the n - word along with Kanye West song . ` ` What is it with white people and that word ? '' he asks , but then realizes that Kanye made it up . Writer : Sounds too freighted and hurtful to be tossed around by Uncle Luke or anyone else .