Lurkristocrat
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Pulled a Post malone?
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Lurkristocrat ;c-9655139 said:Pulled a Post malone?
MarcusGarvey;c-9655157 said:He doesn't understand black American struggle - facts. I'm Jamaican and wouldn't pretend to either, I can empathize but I'm not a product of American slavery. While drakes father is, he grew up a child star in Canada. He is who he is, he shouldn't pretend to be something he's not because that started from the bottom is fiction
DNB1;c-9655169 said:MarcusGarvey;c-9655157 said:He doesn't understand black American struggle - facts. I'm Jamaican and wouldn't pretend to either, I can empathize but I'm not a product of American slavery. While drakes father is, he grew up a child star in Canada. He is who he is, he shouldn't pretend to be something he's not because that started from the bottom is fiction
Hmmm...so Jamaicans were not originally transported from Africa during the slave trade?
I consider myself moderately intelligent and it does not take much for me to understand the black American struggle. I live in the UK and I am of Caribbean decent.
DNB1;c-9655158 said:I'm confused.
The songs he got Grammys for are not rap song.
What is wrong with what he said?
He wants to win in the pop category which is what his Grammy awarded songs are.
Furthermore this is nothing like Post Malone. Drake is not saying he is not a rapper.
Need to find another reason to hate as this one doesn't work.
*Non Drake stan
MarcusGarvey;c-9655179 said:DNB1;c-9655169 said:MarcusGarvey;c-9655157 said:He doesn't understand black American struggle - facts. I'm Jamaican and wouldn't pretend to either, I can empathize but I'm not a product of American slavery. While drakes father is, he grew up a child star in Canada. He is who he is, he shouldn't pretend to be something he's not because that started from the bottom is fiction
Hmmm...so Jamaicans were not originally transported from Africa during the slave trade?
I consider myself moderately intelligent and it does not take much for me to understand the black American struggle. I live in the UK and I am of Caribbean decent.
There are differences. Different histories - Jamaica gained independence and are a majority black country, JA has internal problems based on class and/or colorism. But the day to day importance of stark skin color, as in white-black, isn't there and I didn't experience that till I moved from JA. Now imagine that white-black experience multiplied by generations.
Add in the cultural differences. Like I said I can empathize but our experiences and what the government owes them (African Americans) reparations are different.
The man even said it himself, its one thing to say from afar that's fucked up, it's another thing to experience it day in day out and your forefathers did as well.
DNB1;c-9655158 said:I'm confused.
The songs he got Grammys for are not rap song.
What is wrong with what he said?
He wants to win in the pop category which is what his Grammy awarded songs are.
Furthermore this is nothing like Post Malone. Drake is not saying he is not a rapper.
Need to find another reason to hate as this one doesn't work.
*Non Drake stan
DNB1;c-9655192 said:MarcusGarvey;c-9655179 said:DNB1;c-9655169 said:MarcusGarvey;c-9655157 said:He doesn't understand black American struggle - facts. I'm Jamaican and wouldn't pretend to either, I can empathize but I'm not a product of American slavery. While drakes father is, he grew up a child star in Canada. He is who he is, he shouldn't pretend to be something he's not because that started from the bottom is fiction
Hmmm...so Jamaicans were not originally transported from Africa during the slave trade?
I consider myself moderately intelligent and it does not take much for me to understand the black American struggle. I live in the UK and I am of Caribbean decent.
There are differences. Different histories - Jamaica gained independence and are a majority black country, JA has internal problems based on class and/or colorism. But the day to day importance of stark skin color, as in white-black, isn't there and I didn't experience that till I moved from JA. Now imagine that white-black experience multiplied by generations.
Add in the cultural differences. Like I said I can empathize but our experiences and what the government owes them (African Americans) reparations are different.
The man even said it himself, its one thing to say from afar that's fucked up, it's another thing to experience it day in day out and your forefathers did as well.
Ok fair enough. I personally find it hard to understand how any person of colour who is in touch with current affairs cannot understand the black mans plight in America or around the world for that matter, now and historically.