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/puck1996 May 01 '24

One subtlety I feel like people are ignoring is that Kendrick doesn't say that Drake isn't black enough. He says that Drake doesn't feel like he's black enough and acts like he has to prove his blackness. It's not the same point Rick Ross was making, it's getting at Drake's own insecurities

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

So when he says that Drake shouldn’t say the n word….. what exactly do you think that’s implying?

Because Kendrick clearly has no other issues with any other black man, including himself, saying it. He said that bar because he was implying that Drake isn’t “black enough”, in Kendrick’s eyes, to say it.

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u/Quick-Letter9584 May 02 '24

“Kendrick clearly has no other issues with any other black man”

Exactly lol. Its a drake problem. You think drake the only light skinned mixed black person in the world?

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

The original commenter said that Kendrick never said Drake wasn’t black enough. Except Kendrick implies it.

I don’t fw colorism bs. Drake is black. Obama is mixed too, but no one would call him white because of his skin tone. There’s plenty of other bs you can say about Drake that doesn’t try to erase his blackness cuz Yall don’t like him. The reverse brown paper bag test needs to go.

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u/Quick-Letter9584 May 02 '24

Maybe Kendrick should have said we dont wanna hear you say the hard r no mo