Sunday, July 09, 2006

Oprah HipHop BlackLash Ends?


Ludacris, Ice Cube and 50 Cent are piling on Oprah Winfrey , claiming she doesn't like hip hop. But recently exonerated rap producer Irv Gotti thinks they should lay off. "I love Oprah, but she's 50 years old," Gotti, 36, told us. (Um, actually, she's 52.) "She's like my aunt and my mom, and they don't love hip hop. Maybe she'll come around." Oprah's pal Gayle King argues that the Talk Queen "isn't trying to take on hip hop. She just finds some of the lyrics hard for her to take. A lot of women — and men — feel that way. As for being old, I got to give Irv a call about that!"