No' its back in fashion big time with Rap Artists.
Have a listen the call each other Nigga all the time.
For the last several years, rap artists have increasingly used "nigger" in their lyrics, ... In his song "Straight Up Nigga,Action Bronson raps, "I'm a nigga in Africa, and ... black rappers portraying gang members call one another "nigger" almost as ... Slain artist named Lucky Dube, hijacked ... I'm a nigger, he's a nigger, she's a nigger, we some niggers .... he's talking about a song called ''Bitherphobia'', were Eminem CLEARLY call his best friend, Proof, ''Nig'' instead of ''Nigga'', go see ...
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24 Jan 1993 - One of America's oldest and most searing epithets -- "nigger" -- is flooding into the ... For the last several years, rap artists have increasingly used "nigger" in their lyrics, ... and indeed, a large portion of his record sales are in white America. ... black rappers portraying gang members call one another "nigger" ...