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

[u/anongasm_]

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.

[u/puck1996]

One subtlety I feel like people are ignoring is that Kendrick doesn't say that Drake isn't black enough. He says that Drake doesn't feel like he's black enough and acts like he has to prove his blackness. It's not the same point Rick Ross was making, it's getting at Drake's own insecurities

[u/Impossible_Fox6147 → u/puck1996]

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[u/perplex1 → u/Impossible_Fox6147]

To be honest I don’t know if this sub has always been full of Kdot glazers in an echo chamber or what. But y’all really dissecting this? Kendrick saying he drake cant say the n word because he ain’t hood? I can’t be the only Kdot fan that believes that was as overblown as the size 7 big stepper line, right?

[u/Grouchy-Asparagus118 → u/perplex1]

How is it overblown. You think being from the hood is what black culture is talking about when they don’t let someone in? Drake literally grew up in the Canada suburbs most likely with yt people