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[birthday-suit]

And what does his religion, race, and nationality have to do with him being real?

He's not a gangster rapper and doesn't rap about selling drugs. Rap has genres too, you know..

And why wouldn't you feature the best selling dude in the game right now?

You and everyone else keep talking about his authenticity but its simply not true. Dude takes hood inflections and even switches up his accents.

Like his verse on shit, "took niggas out the hood like I'm from there."

If drake was full white that shit wouldn't acceptable.

If You don't care, fine. I like his music too. But don't tell me he's real.

Exhibit A:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8x4I0rM1o

 

[riotous]

Like his verse on shit, "took niggas out the hood like I'm from there."

That line is literally him saying he's not from the hood. How is that not authentic?

He has some fakeness to him, but that was a weird example lol.

 

[Ke0]

You and everyone else keep talking about his authenticity but its simply not true. Dude takes hood inflections and even switches up his accents.

Like his verse on shit, "took niggas out the hood like I'm from there."

If drake was full white that shit wouldn't acceptable.

If You don't care, fine. I like his music too. But don't tell me he's real.

Exhibit A:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS8x4I0rM1o

What if scenarios are pretty bad arguments.

If Jay-Z was Asian whatever wouldn't be acceptable. If we I had $800m things would be different. If MS never made windows then blah blah, if Diddy was french then blah blah blah If this, if that, if blah blah blah blah.

 

[theignoramus]

What Drake does isn't any worse than what Rick Ross does.
I just don't like the dudes public persona,he's corny as fuck.

 

[birthday-suit]

That line is literally him saying he's not from the hood. How is that not authentic?

He has some fakeness to him, but that was a weird example ll.

The fact that he's able to say that and it not be corny because $$$$ trumps everything.

And he's the hot rapper of his era.

 

[riotous]

The fact that he's able to say that and it not be corny because $$$$ trumps everything.

And he's the hot rapper of his era.

Lots of people think Drake is corny; this entire forum makes fun of Drake endlessly most of the time.

 

[Ke0]

What Drake does isn't any worse than what 90% of rapper do.

Fixed. It isn't like any of these dudes have killed people and half of them never even sold drugs.

But hey, Drake cause Jew or something.

 

[AJLma]

I feel like American (hood) blacks in the industry took an L by letting Drake take over. Shits disgusting.

Letting a well off Jewish black Canadian boy take over rap and no one called him out on his fakeness.

uhhh.. drake being canadian and jewish is sort of a funny in-joke in hip hop, but only because occasionally he does drop a dope record and can rap circles around quite a few "hood" rappers.

It was never the type of issue you're pointing out which just seems to be straight up discrimination, lol.

 

[birthday-suit]

Fixed. It isn't like any of these dudes have killed people and half of them never even sold drugs.

But hey, Drake cause Jew or something.

I don't hate Drake because he's a jew.

I like drake...shit, I love him and hate him at the same time.

But he is fake as fuck.

And the fact that he don't write his own raps was like shit, because I actually thought he forced his way through sheer talent.

50 cent was right when he was talking about someone comparing drakes buzz to his and he said, uh no, his shit was on the radio, there was a machine behind that.

And y'all just going to ignore him saying nigger instead of nigga.

Something no black person who grew up around other black people would ever mistake.

 

[Byakuya769]

Rap's for "hood blacks" and no one else, I guess.here I thought it was just an art form...

 

[Ke0]

Rap's for "hood blacks" and no one else, I guess.here I thought it was just an art form...

This.

 

[birthday-suit]

Rap's for "hood blacks" and no one else, I guess.here I thought it was just an art form...

That is literally not what I said.

I listen to Mackelmore(see, I have white friends too).

 

[Ke0]

That is literally not what I said.

I feel like American (hood) blacks in the industry took an L by letting Drake take over. Shits disgusting.

Pretty much what you said. As if there isn't room in the game for a "fake" rapper amongst all those "real" killers turned rappers.

 

[birthday-suit]

Pretty much what you said. As if there isn't room in the game for a "fake" rapper amongst all those "real" killers turned rappers.

Why'd you take out the bottom half? So you can show that quote out of context?

Ok.

Are you from the six?

 

[Nabs]

tweet mill is back at it, arguing with some girl that works at hot97\
http://i.imgur.com/7ENMlxP.jpg

He's really typing up a storm: https://instagram.com/tttorrez/

 

[Tcab96]

And y'all just going to ignore him saying nigger instead of nigga.

Wait, when did that happen?

 

[GatorBait]

I feel like American (hood) blacks in the industry took an L by letting Drake take over. Shits disgusting.

Letting a well off Jewish black Canadian boy take over rap and no one called him out on his fakeness.

This ain't the 90s anymore. The top-selling rappers nowadays are mainstream artists with crossover pop-appeal. People who listen to them don't give a fuck about how "real" they are or where they came from. It's entertainment and all they care about is if the music sounds good.

 

[Ke0]

Why'd you take out the bottom half? So you can show that quote out of context?

Ok.

Are you from the six?

The point about calling him fake? Pointless overall since most rappers fall under that category. Especially those "hood niggas" you love to talk about so much.

 

[Fjordson]

Rap's for "hood blacks" and no one else, I guess.here I thought it was just an art form...

Seriously. This thread is...whew.

 

[birthday-suit]

The point about calling him fake? Pointless overall since most rappers fall under that category. Especially those "hood niggas" you love to talk about so much.

You're emotional about how I feel about another rapper. That's fine. Don't know where I was talking about "hood niggas", because I know my audience(neogaf being mostly white I'm not going to use that word in a personal context) I said black unless it was in the context of a quote or a song.

I don't hate Jews. I don't hate rappers that aren't black. I don't even really hate drake.

But I don't like fakeness and people blatantly getting away with it.

Yes, other rappers are fake, but they lie about events, not their actual culture.

 

[Byakuya769]

You're emotional about how I feel about another rapper. That's fine. Don't know where I was talking about "hood niggas", because I know my audience(neogaf being mostly white I'm not going to use that word in a personal context) I said black unless it was in the context of a quote or a song.

I don't hate Jews. I don't hate rappers that aren't black. I don't even really hate drake.

But I don't like fakeness and people blatantly getting away with it.

Yes, other rappers are fake, but they lie about events, not their actual culture.

How has dude lied about his background? Spent summers in memphis, dad is black, dealt with people making fun of him for being black in Canada is dealing with some people now saying he's not black enough...

I mean, if you want to argue he's corny or w/e, not going to disagree with that.. but you're kind of attacking dude for being interracial and telling him how he should identify.

 

[birthday-suit]

How has dude lied about his background? Spent summers in memphis, dad is black, dealt with people making fun of him for being black in Canada is dealing with some people now saying he's not black enough.

Do you think a black person who grew up saying nigga would mistake it for the er version?

I know they wouldn't.

That small thing says volumes.

Its not about solely about being Black
But him being Black is why he gets away with the fakeness

 

[TrumanBurbank]

This thread has gone into the gutter

Release it Meek for fucks sake already!

 

[PhoenixDark]

We'll see...

 

[SSReborn]

Lol ahh the Canadian/American card got pulled up lol can't believe I skimmed by it.

 

[theignoramus]

Do you think a black person who grew up saying nigga would mistake it for the er version?

I know they wouldn't.

That small thing says volumes.

Its not about solely about being Black
But him being Black is why he gets away with the fakeness

Actually Jay Z said the er version in some of his earlier songs lol.
He would say it real condescending like too haha.

 

[block tower]

Rap's for "hood blacks" and no one else, I guess.here I thought it was just an art form...

i await Drakes new hit single "Strictly 4 My Hood Blacks".

 

[riotous]

I once over-heard a real live hood black use the -er version from across the street once.

 

[Blastoise]

Has any website done a recap? I only followed up on day 1 stuff.

 

[abstract alien]

This thread has gone into the gutter

Release it Meek for fucks sake already!

Gaf enters fucking bizarro land when we have to wait on things without a specified time.

 

[riotous]

Has any website done a recap? I only followed up on day 1 stuff.

If you like cringing The Verge did a write-up.

 

[block tower]

Has any website done a recap? I only followed up on day 1 stuff.

youtube DJ Akademiks channel. he does entertaining hiphop news and recaps of this beef. youtube THATISTHEPLAN channel run by Anthony Fantano, he gives a good perspective and recap of the beef as well.

 

[soul creator]

Actually Jay Z said the er version in some of his earlier songs lol.
He would say it real condescending like too haha.

He says it on the Get By remix, lol. It actually does kinda catch me off guard.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Gaf enters fucking bizarro land when we have to wait on things without a specified time.

Kid ain't lying.

 

[birthday-suit]

Actually Jay Z said the er version in some of his earlier songs lol.
He would say it real condescending like too haha.

Conscious decision vs oops that's how I thought its supposed to go

 

[SSReborn]

Conscious decision vs oops that's how I thought its supposed to go

Are you fucking kidding me? Like seriously?

 

[birthday-suit]

Are you fucking kidding me? Like seriously?

100% facts.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Kid ain't lying.

It's like Mad Max, but instead of Aqua-Cola we thirst for the drama.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Conscious decision vs oops that's how I thought its supposed to go

Nah.. You just straight hating now. I can get behind you if you just say you don't like him point blank.

 

[jaypah]

i await Drakes new hit single "Strictly 4 My Hood Blacks".

Lmao! This thread continues to deliver. Actually hyped for this response. I fux with both artists so this is pure entertainment for me.

 

[birthday-suit]

Nah.. You just straight hating now. I can get behind you if you just say you don't like him point blank.

I like his music...sure.

I dislike Jay-Z too but for unrelated reasons. Lol no one casually slips that out that er when they meant a in a real life conversation.

And im not trying harp on it, since this is the wrong place to discuss it, but that's the biggest thing that sticks out to me that you can't defend...I'm just waiting for this meek mill track like the rest of you.

 

[Dynomutt]

Actually Jay Z said the er version in some of his earlier songs lol.
He would say it real condescending like too haha.

Reasonable Doubt early?

 

[jaypah]

Conscious decision vs oops that's how I thought its supposed to go

100% facts.

Niggaer plz, hoodblack trippin.

 

[Az]

Meek needs to drop. Dudes losing it in here

 

[BronsonLee]

Why y'all expecting a response to that Drake diss track
HE LITERALLY HAS MEEK IN HIS RAPPER NAME
He be hidin'

 

[Tcab96]

 

[jbug617]

Flex got the Meek track and playing around with it. Played like 2 seconds of it and then put on Future.

 

[jaypah]

Flex got the Meek track and playing around with it. Played like 2 seconds of it and then put on Future.

Gotta milk the moment bruh.

 

[oc]

Flex got the Meek track and playing around with it. Played like 2 seconds of it and then put on Future.

he was playing this tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0jvDIYtEvE

EDIT: okay NOW he's playing the first few seconds of the diss track

 

[x24hrs2livex]

Flex is really starting to irritate me with these pump fakes...this track better be worth it