Nick Cannon Debuts Cheetah-Print Hair, Defends Whiteface Pics

Cannon then hit GMA in a white suit and black tie with colorful shoes that matched his new dye job. During his GMA appearance, the White People Party Music crooner defended his whiteface antics, saying it was all in fun to promote his new album.

"It was one of those things, obviously, even when naming my album title and doing the character, I knew it would spark some controversy," Cannon said. "But I feel like it's a conversation that's needed because we all have differences, we embrace it."

"It's even funny they're using this term ‘whiteface,'" he said. "Like, I don't really know what that is. I know blackface is a term that was created in 1869 to describe offensive minstrel shows. Whiteface, if you look it up and Google it, it's a ski slope up in upstate New York. I was doing a character impression. Blackface is about oppression." "

"To me, this was to have fun," Cannon said. "Yes we have issues with race in this country, this world, but it doesn't have to be with hatred. There's a big difference between humor and hatred."

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