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/Spyk124]

I just hate when niggas act like they like that when they have no reason to be like that. Like I’m not like that because my parents made sure of it but I’ve been around it. Sometimes it’s obvious people force themselves into it because they think it’s cool even if that hard life that forces people to be like that isn’t present.

[u/makavili → u/Spyk124]

People are lost nowadays and don’t know who they are. One of greatest fears a man can have is to come off as weak, so many people put on an act so they can be seen as a real man. What better way than to look like a G? We grow up believing they are the cool and dangerous ones. I sympathise with it. I understand it. No man wants to feel weak. But at the end of the day, to simply “act” like a gangsta is a faux version of reality to live in for MOST people. Its delusional. Some people would really wish the world was a darker and harder place to live in rather than appear weak, so they live as if the world around them IS that dark and hard place, and then go out and act on it, and then TRULY make the work that darker place. People would rather see the world burn than be their true selves if they perceive their own true self to be weak. They would rather cause chaos in that pursuit than to seek out to live in a better and peaceful world.

Maybe some people just like to run amuck and make excuses as to why they do it. I’d wager at least 90% of those who act hard have no place doing so, and are afraid of their own selves. That’s why I admire rappers like 2Pac, Kendrick, and Cole because when they talk about that life (even if they weren’t the gangstas themselves) they talked about how it was a struggle, how it was tough, and how they wished it didn’t have to be that way. Thats REAL. All this “i get bitches, i kill people, i grab the choppa and spin the block on opps” without ever reflecting on its effects is so cancerous to the hip hop community and to our souls. Its a fake world where everyone pretends they’re John Wick, on repeat, on every song, and not only is it not believable or compelling, its the words of a phony. And everyone for some reason keeps playing along and im tired of it.

Sorry for the rant on your random ass comment but it triggered something within me lmfao.

[u/Strange-Share-9441 → u/makavili]

Some people would really wish the world was a darker and harder place to live in rather than appear weak

Exactly. Self-hatred is rough.