Actor Michael Rapaport, who starred in the film Higher Learning, resembled more of the racist skinhead he played in that John Singleton movie than the cool Caucasian who always shows up at the Black cookouts and recites rap music after recent comments he made.
Yes, this is the same Rapaport seen hanging with Michael Bivens at the NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles one year, or mixing it up with LeBron James at the pre-Super Bowl parties in Dallas another year. He has made it his business to be in proximity to Black people when acting roles were scarce.
Rapaport was shown the door when he violated the “code” of disrespecting Black royalty, aka Janet Jackson. He ranted that Janet hasn’t had a hit in over a decade and that the #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay — which trended No. 1 on Twitter on the same day that Justin Timberlake was invited to perform at the Super Bowl — was about nothing. Janet fans came for Rapaport.
Even Questlove tried to warn him to chill:
Naw man. Don’t.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 5, 2018
And what was the last Timberlake song that was #popping??? pic.twitter.com/9SyuOLCAx5
— Aurelius♈️ (@lyricalmar) February 5, 2018
Rapaport, just as belligerent and defiant as the his character Remy in Higher Learning, continued to espouse idiocy even as he sought cover from the avalanche of criticism was about to bury him. And while he questioned the relevancy of Janet, he never got around to answering the question that many fans posed him about the last major motion picture that he starred in.
You literally look like you wake up and die everyday please spare me the cheap weave jokes pic.twitter.com/7PDgXsKpaK
— 5ft assassin (@southernjawn) February 5, 2018
Can anybody crying for Janet Jackson right now tell me the last Janet Jackson song that was popping?
Motherfucka’s wanna make nothing something 24/7/365 & Super Bowl Sunday— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) February 5, 2018
— Maurice Burns (@BDmburns555) February 5, 2018
— Wanderer Undefined. (@Showbiz1992) February 5, 2018
It’s nowhere near as long since you were relevant or had a career though. #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay pic.twitter.com/PfR4eNsWjB
— Jay Roc (@xlostnspacex) February 5, 2018
I’m 17 and I know who Janet Jackson is….however I don’t know who you are. Don’t come for her!!!!
— BlackCat1990 (@BCat1990) February 5, 2018
Can anybody crying for Janet Jackson right now tell me the last Janet Jackson song that was popping?
Motherf–a’s wanna make nothing something 24/7/365 & Super Bowl Sunday— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) February 5, 2018
Dude. Just stop. Now. Janet is the Queen. Lay off on her. pic.twitter.com/afsAeBmtTf
— Ⓥ KKB (@SoWo99) February 5, 2018
And she’s been on a tour that’s done very well and gotten great reviews. Not bad for someone that’s “irrelevant.” So he has no point or argument.
— Frank Castle (@lorenvanzant) February 5, 2018
Pretty rich trying to call Janet a has been then LMFAO
— You’re listening to radio happy (@tottobutt) February 5, 2018
This is what you get from inviting just anybody to the cookout.
— National Library of Wakanda (@biafradenmark) February 5, 2018
So what was the last thing you done sir? Because I’m pretty sure no one under the age of 25 knows who you are.
— whereismyedges? (@cantfindmyedges) February 5, 2018
So what was the last thing you done sir? Because I’m pretty sure no one under the age of 25 knows who you are.
— whereismyedges? (@cantfindmyedges) February 5, 2018
U mean her album that was her 7th that went number one or her tour that sold out? Go find attention elsewhere. What’s the last movie u did again? pic.twitter.com/Ux8v0g8cPw
— Raymon Strong (@ZoStar89) February 5, 2018
You’re living on borrowed time when it comes to relevancy and nothing you’ve ever done, will do or future offspring will accomplish will ever amount to a fifth of Ms.Jackson legacy. Stay in your lane
— high-shy-sub (@alteregobae) February 5, 2018
And what was the last Timberlake song that was #popping??? pic.twitter.com/9SyuOLCAx5
— Aurelius♈️ (@lyricalmar) February 5, 2018
