COLORISM

Fans also brought up Kodak's reported colorist remarks while mentioning Lamar addressing sexual assault on "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers."

After calling out people for "bullying and hate speech," the songbird battled against the narrative that has haunted her for years.

A TikTok user shared a video where they claimed Kodak stopped making it rain when a dark-skinned dancer took to the stage.

Too $hort apologizes for the comments that he made during a live stream with Saweetie.

Short Dog told Saweetie about his love of mixed women in the video, and after it went viral, Saweetie was criticized for her reaction.

A Twitter user cited colorism while talking about the two singers' latest singles, but Ari called the post "negative and counterproductive."

Tyrese claims that he lost roles to the "Empire" star because Howard is the "lighter-skinned Black man with green eyes."

A woman named Ashley claims that Brown wouldn't allow her into his party because she was "too dark."

The rapper stated that he's "back Black," causing people to rehash his previous comments about dark-skinned women being "too gutter."

His latest project has been praised, but some critics accused Miranda & Co. of negating dark-skinned Afro-Latinos.

The rapper is responding to criticism regarding the diversity of the models in his latest visual "Drop."

Kweli wrote a lengthy post accusing Noname of comparing him to Tory Lanez but she says that's simply not true.

After announcing her forthcoming single with Ari Lennox, people brought up her old video where she spoke about "lil Black nappy-headed" girls.

She told a fan, "When [you] grow, [you] grow haters."

White radio host Rob Lederman came under fire for comparing Black women’s skin tone to toast.

Internet users held nothing back as they scrutinized the upcoming collaboration between the songstresses "Set Him Up."

Rob Lederman compared Black women's skin tones to toaster settings, saying he'd "never go to a Serena Williams level."

Stefflon Don admits to a colorist tweet she previously sent out, also commenting on her largely-discussed "feud" with Nicki Minaj.

The R&B singer is facing tremendous backlash after appearing on "The Mahne Tea" where she shared a few unpopular opinions.

The-Dream issues a statement following Kaiya and Just Brittany's comments on Rick Ross' resurfaced VH1 "Signed" clip.

As DaniLeigh's "Yellow Bone" controversy rolls on, Cardi B steps forward to once again explain her heritage to people who "can't research."

DaniLeigh said that she "dates a whole chocolate man" in the same video that she claims to not see skin color, angering her critics even more.

After singing "yellow bone is what he wants," the Def Jam artist faced accusations of colorism—especially after old tweets resurfaced.

Eliza mentioned that the singer is "laid up with a dark skin man with dark skin kids from dark skin mothers."

Although the Miami singer has issued an apology for the poorly-received song, many people, including Chika, are saying it simply isn't good enough.

After she shared a preview of the track, the Miami native was faced with backlash after fans pointed out questionable lyrics in the song.

Is it finally time for a change?

A$AP Rocky says he used to want to be "light-skinned" when he was younger in his new song for Cyberpunk 2077.