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Michael Eric Dyson speaks on Drake blackness being questioned. Raises important points regarding Kendrick and Not Like Us. Mentions Drake black father, musician uncle Larry Graham and the fact his grandmother was a babysitter to Aretha Franklin. Plus much more important discussions ⬇️

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(#AD) — Professor Michael Eric Dyson revealed that Jay-Z contacted him directly after he publicly criticized how Kendrick Lamar questioned Drake’s Blackness during their rap beef. Dyson said Jay-Z strongly disagreed with his stance. Dyson had argued that Drake, as a biracial artist from the Black diaspora, is undeniably part of Black culture and that questioning his authenticity reflects a larger issue of policing who belongs in the culture.

(#AD) — Professor Michael Eric Dyson revealed that Jay-Z contacted him directly after he publicly criticized how Kendrick Lamar questioned Drake’s Blackness during their rap beef. Dyson said Jay-Z strongly disagreed with his stance. Dyson had argued that Drake, as a biracial artist from the Black diaspora, is undeniably part of Black culture and that questioning his authenticity reflects a larger issue of policing who belongs in the culture.

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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is taking the Kendrick vs Drake beef way too literal. Dot Knows Drake is Black. It was strategy. It was hyperbole. It was an angle that he selected based on a weakness & Drake walked into the Trap with his bar about Freeing slaves.

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is taking the Kendrick vs Drake beef way too literal. Dot Knows Drake is Black. It was strategy. It was hyperbole. It was an angle that he selected based on a weakness & Drake walked into the Trap with his bar about Freeing slaves.

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Akademiks reacts to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson revealing that Jay Z confronted him because he disagreed with the narratives that Kendrick was trying to push on Drake during their beef. Ak believes Jay & Drake really stopped being cool with each other after Drake didn’t sign with Tidal and went with Apple instead, and Charged Up is really more of a diss to Jay instead of Meek.

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Professor Michael Eric Dyson foolishly compared Kendrick Lamar to Trump because Kendrick’s assertion that Drake is “Not Like Us”. JAY-Z texted him, because that’s what they do, & made him understand that the comparison was faulty because Kendrick is a RAPPER who picked at the vulnerabilities & insecurities of his opponent in a RAP BATTLE… while Donald Trump is the literal PRESIDENT & a much more “sinister force”.

Professor Michael Eric Dyson foolishly compared Kendrick Lamar to Trump because Kendrick’s assertion that Drake is “Not Like Us”. JAY-Z texted him, because that’s what they do, & made him understand that the comparison was faulty because Kendrick is a RAPPER who picked at the vulnerabilities & insecurities of his opponent in a RAP BATTLE… while Donald Trump is the literal PRESIDENT & a much more “sinister force”.

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You can’t fake influence kendeick and UMG🤣 Drake’s family got ties to the real greats, not the industry-made narratives like kendrick, kbots. His uncle Larry Graham invented the slap bass, a technique that changed music forever. And his great-grandmother? She babysat Tina Turner in Memphis. Meanwhile, a well-known musician like Jerry Lee Lewis had to grow up in the same town just to hear greatness Drake’s family was actually connected to it, with his father drumming in Lewis's band. That’s not “influence.” That’s bloodline. Drake didn’t stumble into greatness, he comes from it. He made his own path, and became the greatest.

You can’t fake influence kendeick and UMG🤣 Drake’s family got ties to the real greats, not the industry-made narratives like kendrick, kbots. His uncle Larry Graham invented the slap bass, a technique that changed music forever. And his great-grandmother? She babysat Tina Turner in Memphis. Meanwhile, a well-known musician like Jerry Lee Lewis had to grow up in the same town just to hear greatness Drake’s family was actually connected to it, with his father drumming in Lewis's band. That’s not “influence.” That’s bloodline. Drake didn’t stumble into greatness, he comes from it. He made his own path, and became the greatest.

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So let me get this straight: Kamala Harris mother is Indian, and was born and raised in India.. Kamala’s father is mixed with Jamaican and Indian, and he was born and raised in Jamaica.. Kamala does not have a Black American parent, and she was raised in Canada — so how did she become a Black American or an African American woman? Taraji P Henson hosted the 2024 EBT awards, and she opens the show dressed like Kendrick Lamar rapping to his diss song aimed at Drake, titled “They Not Like Us.” Then there’s a segment during the awards show where Taraji and Kamala are chatting on the phone — when Kamala tells Taraji “They Not Like Us,” referring to Kendrick’s diss song about Drake not being a Black American or from the Black American culture…Kamala puts on her sister girl persona, while using Black American colloquialisms to seem more relatable to the Black American audience and the culture — but, the Democrats were setting the stage for her presidential campaign… According to Kendrick, Drake is a culture vulture and a fraud because he was raised mostly in Canada by his white Jewish mother.. Hence, the title “They Not Like Us.” However, Drake’s father is Black American, born and bred in Memphis, Tennessee — and he is the Descendant of American chattel slaves.. Drake was also raised with his Black American father/family in America, throughout his childhood and as an adult…So how is Drake “Not Like Us,” but Kamala Harris is?

So let me get this straight: Kamala Harris mother is Indian, and was born and raised in India.. Kamala’s father is mixed with Jamaican and Indian, and he was born and raised in Jamaica.. Kamala does not have a Black American parent, and she was raised in Canada — so how did she become a Black American or an African American woman? Taraji P Henson hosted the 2024 EBT awards, and she opens the show dressed like Kendrick Lamar rapping to his diss song aimed at Drake, titled “They Not Like Us.” Then there’s a segment during the awards show where Taraji and Kamala are chatting on the phone — when Kamala tells Taraji “They Not Like Us,” referring to Kendrick’s diss song about Drake not being a Black American or from the Black American culture…Kamala puts on her sister girl persona, while using Black American colloquialisms to seem more relatable to the Black American audience and the culture — but, the Democrats were setting the stage for her presidential campaign… According to Kendrick, Drake is a culture vulture and a fraud because he was raised mostly in Canada by his white Jewish mother.. Hence, the title “They Not Like Us.” However, Drake’s father is Black American, born and bred in Memphis, Tennessee — and he is the Descendant of American chattel slaves.. Drake was also raised with his Black American father/family in America, throughout his childhood and as an adult…So how is Drake “Not Like Us,” but Kamala Harris is?

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Professor Eric Dyson continues to defend Drake’s blackness on Stephen A Smith ‘s show- calls out Kendrick Lamar as well as others who called Drake a colonizer & a culture vulture. He says “I’m pissed that Drake gets dismissed, off the scene, when he’s been Drake for 15 years & you act like you didn’t know that, now he’s not really black?” He continues “Drake is a brilliant rapper, what he’s done to expand the horizon of Hip-Hop is underestimated, even artistically […] We have to stop this narrow, punishing, pernicious, limited viewpoint about blackness”. Watch the full segment here:

Professor Eric Dyson continues to defend Drake’s blackness on Stephen A Smith ‘s show- calls out Kendrick Lamar as well as others who called Drake a colonizer & a culture vulture. He says “I’m pissed that Drake gets dismissed, off the scene, when he’s been Drake for 15 years & you act like you didn’t know that, now he’s not really black?” He continues “Drake is a brilliant rapper, what he’s done to expand the horizon of Hip-Hop is underestimated, even artistically […] We have to stop this narrow, punishing, pernicious, limited viewpoint about blackness”. Watch the full segment here:

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🚨 Rory & Mal react after Michael Eric Dyson revealed he had a conversation with Jay-Z about his comments on the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar battle Mal says there’s no real Jay-Z vs Drake beef, calling it mostly internet speculation Adds Jay likely told Dyson people are overthinking it and a rap battle is just rap.

🚨 Rory & Mal react after Michael Eric Dyson revealed he had a conversation with Jay-Z about his comments on the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar battle Mal says there’s no real Jay-Z vs Drake beef, calling it mostly internet speculation Adds Jay likely told Dyson people are overthinking it and a rap battle is just rap.

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DJ Akademiks alleges that Elliott Wilson & Drake fell out because Elliott felt like he was owed an interview, and speaks on Kendrick Lamar calling him a "rat" for switching sides: "Him and Drake fell out 'cause he felt entitled to Drake giving him an interview. He went to the 'Not Like Us' video... Kendrick called him a rat straight to his face." "How you diss the man who gave you multiple interviews, run to the other side, and the man not even happy that you switched sides?"

DJ Akademiks alleges that Elliott Wilson & Drake fell out because Elliott felt like he was owed an interview, and speaks on Kendrick Lamar calling him a "rat" for switching sides: "Him and Drake fell out 'cause he felt entitled to Drake giving him an interview. He went to the 'Not Like Us' video... Kendrick called him a rat straight to his face." "How you diss the man who gave you multiple interviews, run to the other side, and the man not even happy that you switched sides?"

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Many Kendrick fans are calling him out lately! He literally said, “I’m Israel, don’t call me Black no more.” Now his fans are disrespecting an American Scholar Michael Eric Dyson👀👀 No one policed Kendrick for redefining himself. No one questioned his identity when he chose to frame it differently. He reject labels for yourself… but then turn around and question another man’s Blackness? If you get the freedom to define who you are, that same freedom applies to everyone else. Kendrickdoesn’t get to create his own identity while trying to assign one to Drake who never rejected his🎯

Many Kendrick fans are calling him out lately! He literally said, “I’m Israel, don’t call me Black no more.” Now his fans are disrespecting an American Scholar Michael Eric Dyson👀👀 No one policed Kendrick for redefining himself. No one questioned his identity when he chose to frame it differently. He reject labels for yourself… but then turn around and question another man’s Blackness? If you get the freedom to define who you are, that same freedom applies to everyone else. Kendrickdoesn’t get to create his own identity while trying to assign one to Drake who never rejected his🎯

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Lil Yachty speaks on the allegations during the Drake vs Kendrick, artists tagging in, and Not Like Us ending it "ped*philia... a woman abuser... theres no proof to either one... I wished it was only Drake & Kendrick... when Kendrick came like 'I hate this n*gga' everyone was like I hate him too... which is kinda p*ssy... it was a good battle, we'll never get something like that again... I think it ended with Not Like Us" via A Safe Place

Lil Yachty speaks on the allegations during the Drake vs Kendrick, artists tagging in, and Not Like Us ending it "pedphilia... a woman abuser... theres no proof to either one... I wished it was only Drake & Kendrick... when Kendrick came like 'I hate this ngga' everyone was like I hate him too... which is kinda p*ssy... it was a good battle, we'll never get something like that again... I think it ended with Not Like Us" via A Safe Place

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Zaire Franklin and his cohost says they have a issue with J Cole always playing the little brother role to Kendrick Lamar and Drake and being scared to tell kdot he’s on some weird shit if that’s what he’s on

Zaire Franklin and his cohost says they have a issue with J Cole always playing the little brother role to Kendrick Lamar and Drake and being scared to tell kdot he’s on some weird shit if that’s what he’s on

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ray daniels believes kanye west going at Kendrick Lamar for being on the Playboi Carti was a ploy by him to show Drake his loyalty. He thinks Drake and Kanye west will to a collab album.

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Drake denies sending a cease and desist to Kendrick Lamar to not perform not like us at the superbowl The west coast holds another L for lying on The Boy

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