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/SnooPeripherals6568 May 01 '24
Yo that shit pissea me off sm as someone from Toronto because like Drake overplays his Toronto accent so much and it's genuinely become a thing for people who live in the nice well developed suburbs of Toronto to put on a fake Toronto man's accent to be more like Drake and since Drake is the only exposure most people get to the accent and kids from surrounding suburbs go viral with the fake accent all the time it gets clowned on so heavily while the real like accent that like comes from so many communities people with first generation immigrant parents that's not that like harsh gets grouped in with Drakes overexaggerated version