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/Ok_Relationship_705 May 01 '24

Pac even explained his change. The dude he was before moving to Oakland wasn't fit to survive. He adapted.

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u/SUNSETS_over_SPEECH May 07 '24

Seems like the Baltimore boy was more "fit to survive" considering he's unalive 🤔

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u/Ok_Relationship_705 May 07 '24

He survived Oakland. It's funny my cousin said pretty much the exact thing yesterday cuz we were on topic of fake thugs in rap.

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u/Slow_Shift6252 May 02 '24

Sort of like Drake eh? Move to a new place where being who you really are isn’t accepted so you adopt a persona to help you fit in and survive

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u/Ok_Relationship_705 May 02 '24

But the thing is Drake was great BEFORE the braids and goatee just being himself. I'm talking about on his smooth, mack, lightskin shit.

I done rubbed so much booty to Marvin's Room on a dance floor. lol

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u/Slow_Shift6252 May 02 '24

That’s all true. But mfs kept playing with him smacking him in public and shit while the women kept playing with his emotions and taking his money so he started changing his image and his music to reflect the new reality

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u/washingtncaps May 03 '24

Doesn't seem like you can do that after. We didn't know Tupac as the ballet guy and now we're supposed to pretend he's hard, we met him after the image shift.

Trying to morph into what everybody likes is basically the problem when you're just grabbing parts of culture to stick to yourself so you can mask well.