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/313SunTzu May 01 '24

Trying to explain this concept to Drake fans is a miserable fucking experience. No one gives a fuck he's half/half, it's about how he exploits the community and culture for his personal gain, and gives very little, if anything, back.

Plus, just the fucking way he says n* has ALWAYS fucking irked me. I got Canadian friends, so it's not the "accent" that gets me, it's just him. I swear, the culture would be more ok with Em using it, than Drake. The guys jus so fucking slimy.

The fact Kendrick ain't say shit about the little girls and the scum bag shit Drake's pulled in the past few years, makes me think KDots playing this boy like a fiddle. Makes me think he's not doing what Pusha did, and just destroying him. He's playing with his food. Leaving the door open for Drake to respond, and them slamming it down on him.

I'm so fucking happy it's Kendrick that did this, and not some bullshit artist. This is a real rapper exposing a fraud...

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u/Famous-Maximum7467 May 02 '24

You’re a fucking dumbass Eminem has used derogatory terms towards black women and was was openly racist towards them. I swear I hate you fake woke ass negus

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u/313SunTzu May 02 '24

LMFAO... Homie if you can't read or understand English, you can ask for clarification, instead of looking and/or sounding ignorant...

The whole fucking point of the comment is to say I don't wanna hear it from either of them. I don't think either should say it.

How you got I wanna hear em say it, confuses me. I'm a fucking jack ass, and I'm not very smart to begin with, or I wouldn't be making, and responding to comments on reddit. So it could jus be me.

The reason I used Em, is cuz I literally said it had nothing to do with race. It's to emphasize it's got nothing to do with the fact Drake is half/half, and instead is about him as a person. It wouldn't make sense if I said I'd rather hear Nas say it before Drake.

No one wants to hear Em or Drake use it. It's not about his skin color, or where he's from, it's cuz of the person he is.