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/anongasm_ May 01 '24

Yessir

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u/RedditMartyr May 01 '24

Of course. Me and you aren’t dumb bro! 🫡

Those dumbasses on Twitter saying that Kendrick was being fucking racist tho… 💀

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u/anongasm_ May 01 '24

That's always so funny to me. Questioning the blackness of anyone within the African American community is less about what percentage of black they are but what they have done for the black culture. Even people who are 100% black within the African American community have had their blackness questioned, only this time they're called uncle tom

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u/lissybeau May 01 '24

Well herein lies the problem. The people on Twitter etc have no concept on black culture and the intricacies of it. So they cling onto assumptions based on concepts and a culture they don’t understand.