Kex wrote Many black people, like 50 cent have backed him up.
The word isn't even powerful anymore, black people say it to each other on a daily basis and it's used in pretty much every verse in songs.
You shouldn't take offence to this, he was young. Most of his friends now are black anyway so I highly doubt he's racist.

So much this.
White people seem to be more offended by this than black people.

50 Cent, Mayweather, Lil Wayne, and countless others have defended him.

god damn TMZ, dont like em at all