Ciara defends use of the N-word in her songs

B106 artist Ciara has revealed that using the 'N-word' isn't a big deal to her as she can 'identify' with it and also manages to 'have fun with it'.

"As an entertainer you have fun and it's all about the context it's used in. I am an African-American woman, so I can identify with that word in different ways, " the 'Body Party' singer told Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday (June 25).

"I know where I'm coming from... If we have fun with it and you can understand where it's coming from, then you can probably receive it in that way."

She added, "I have the power to speak in a light-hearted way about it... (but) I cannot hear another person of another race saying, 'You this and you that'. It's all about how you say it... You know when you're using it one way."