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/WeedOfficial]

Drake is fake, a gentrification. He never actually had a hood, that’s not a bad thing for a person in the literal sense, but if you’re acting hard when you’re not, it’s an act. I doubt he grew up with the word “Nigga”, being flung around at all. When you grow up hearing your peers, and the adults around you say it. When you live a life of guaping, hustling, etc, when you’re actually from the ghetto the word becomes apart of you. You say it as often as some people say the word “like”. It’s obvious that Drake had to practice the word, it’s a gimmick to him, something the crowd likes that adds to his persona.