Those connoisseurs of black culture and "boxer braids", the Kardashians, have once again been accused of cultural appropriation and questionable copyright infringement practices.
This time it's not by a black, female up-and-coming designer who alleges to have gotten her entire lookbook pilfered, but instead, by none other than Voletta Wallace mother have fallen rap saint Notorious BIG.
You see, somehow for Kendall and Kylie Jenners t- shirt line (creatively named Kendall + Kylie ) they decided that they would superimpose (vandalize) their face over that of Biggies and somehow receive no static.
Ms. Wallace had a different idea:
Biggie wasn't the only one to get the "kk" treatment. The sisters also neon-superimposed their faces over that of Tupac, Big and Tupac together, and…Ozzy Osborne.
Sharon Osborne, who is also a proficient clap-backer, had a word of advice for the sisters:
Girls, you haven’t earned the right to put your face with musical icons. Stick to what you know…lip gloss. pic.twitter.com/BhmuUVrDBn— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) June 29, 2017
The shirts were selling for $125 and have since been pulled. The sisters have offered an apology, citing this particular need to place their face over slain black male cultural icons as a "learning opportunity".
???? pic.twitter.com/wfcNyNBgVe— Kendall (@KendallJenner) June 29, 2017
As a reminder, Biggie and Tupac do have an estate. And their imagery, though often seen on bootlegged merchandise, is not a part of public domain.