WTF! WILL.I.AM SHOWS UP TO THE VMA'S IN BLACKFACE & WTF IS THAT ON HIS HEAD?

At the 2010 VMAs, rapper Will.i.am wore a costume that for some evoked stereotypical images of African American people in "blackface."
The Black Eyed Peas front man defended his fashion sense.

"1st. just because I where (sic) all black including head mask as expression and emphasize my outfit, it shouldn't be looked at as racial," he tweeted. "Let go of the past. there are far more important things 2 bark about. (Jobs, health, education) not a black man wearing all black everything."

Television host Toure took exception to Will.i.am's move.

"Will.i.am in blackface. Really? If @MTVJ was real she'd talk about Will.i.am in blackface pissing off lots of Black people," he said.

Some took to comedy as commentary, as did Lil' Duval.

"I think will i am took a dip in the oil spill for that performance," Duval joked.

Will.i.am joined rapper Nicki Minaj for a VMAs pre-show performance.