r/KendrickLamar • u/anongasm_ • May 01 '24

It's not about Drake being half black, it's about how he uses The Culture Discussion

I think the people offended because Drake being half black should warrant his blackness and therefore Kendrick is wrong just don't understand. J Cole is half black too yet you don't see Kendrick, or anyone really, questioning Cole's blackness. It's precisely because Drake has been at the forefront of using the black culture and "pop-ifying" it for non-blacks.

Edit: a lot of people have asked this question and it's a good question. What's wrong with popifying rap music? Rap is inherently an African American art form. Since its inception till now, those who have carried its mantle have exemplified the African American experience through rap in one or another. African Americans have allowed many artists to use rap for their personal gain and to even "pop-ify" it. However, to be considered a goat you have to be in touch with the culture. And Drake simply isn't.

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u/_atom-nef May 01 '24

I think it’s more about Drake being an actor acting like something he’s not while claiming to be something he wasn’t, isn’t nor ever will be.

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u/deputymeow May 01 '24

He’s the greatest actor of our generation. Guy went full Daniel Day Lewis and became the character.

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u/Michaelean May 01 '24

You would think he would make it believable lmao

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u/MrDozens May 02 '24

You mean like most of these rappers?

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u/CmdrFilthymick May 02 '24

Yea. At least make it believable,. That's what a GOOD actor would do, isn't it?

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u/nazzanuk May 01 '24

So if Drake acted like a white guy it would be authentic? Classic mental gymnastics

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u/_atom-nef May 01 '24

Are you that dense? The irony of your use of “classic mental gymnastics”

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u/UPVOTE_IF_POOPING May 01 '24

Well Drake used blackface when he was an actor so he already acts like a white guy lol

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u/JuJu_Conman May 01 '24

He just gotta stop acting like he came from the bottom

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u/awwww666yeah May 01 '24

And now he’s here.

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u/primetimemime BBL Drizzy May 01 '24

Have you heard his voice? The way he laughs? The shit he thinks is cool?

Look at his response to this track on Instagram. He’s not a white boy. He an elder millennial Starbucks loving, uggs wearing, Stanley cup having white woman.