In response, rapper Q-Tip replied to the Aussie star that hip-hop only exists because of its roots, which include race and politics.
Buckle up, and you might learn something.
Times were particularly tough for black kids in poor neighborhoods, Q-Tip begins.
Amid those circumstances, kids growing up on the streets found a creative outlet.
But adversity didn't disappear, Q-Tip continues.
Still, the music and movement grew.
Eventually inspiring a white Australian girl named Amethyst Amelia Kelly. That's great, Q-Tip says.
And they're still affecting black people today, Q-Tip says.
A friendly heads-up from one artist to another.