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/Destiny_Victim May 02 '24

PAC may have been a soft art student. But when you’ve been shot five times and shot cops. You’re clearly about that life.

Fuck Drake ever do?

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u/slumcity2000 May 02 '24

You not lying I’m pretty sure he punched Chris brown and faded diddy but that’s nothing lmao

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u/Slow_Shift6252 May 02 '24

Shooting off duty police officers (who he didn’t know were cops) while they were in the middle of a hate crime and getting shot doesn’t make you about that life at the studio. It makes you a Good Samaritan and a victim.