These Artists Won’t Let Drake Forget He’s Half-White

By now, we know that Drake has several enemies in the rap game.  He has been hit with diss tracks from Kendrick Lamar and Rick Ross in recent weeks. Both rappers took aim at everything from Drizzy’s alleged cease and desist letters to his parenting styles. But Drake’s opponents also tend to take a common jab at him, questioning his race. While he has been vocal about having a white mother and a Black father, his identity is frequently challenged.  This is largely due to his proximity to African-American culture and his constant use of the N-word in his rhymes. He has also been called out for using Blackface in a past photoshoot before he became famous. Still, his fans seemingly have no issue with the mixed-race superstar, and these instances, but will hip-hop ever let him forget?

Rick Ross trolled Drake by calling him a “white boy“

In Rick Ross’s “Champagne Moments,” he rapped:  “Another white boy at the park wanna hang with the crew.” In the immense Instagram trolling that accompanied the beef, Rozay also referred to him as a “white boy” and claimed that Aubrey was eager to align himself with Black rappers at the start of his career. 

Pusha T accused Drake of trying hard to be Black

During his May 2018 diss track aimed at Drake, “The Story of Adidon,” Pusha T accused the Toronto frontman of trying to be more like his Black father, Dennis Graham. 

“Monkey-suit Dennis, you parade him/ A Steve Harvey-suit n***a made him/ Confused, always felt you weren’t Black enough/ Afraid to grow it ’cause your ‘fro wouldn’t nap enough,“ he rapped. 

Kendrick Lamar suggested Drake should not be saying the N-word

Kendrick Lamar has finally unveiled “Euphoria,“ which is the follow-up to his “Like That“ verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” album. In the over-six minute-long diss, the California lyricist slammed Aubrey for using the N-word.

“I even hate when you say the word “n***a,“ but that’s just me, I guess/ Some s**t just cringeworthy, it ain’t even gotta be deep, I guess/ Still love when you see success, everything with me is blessed/ Keep makin’ me dance, wavin’ my hand, and it won’t be no threat,” Lamar rapped. 

Drake has not shown any signs of concern about his race or those speaking on it. But as long as he makes enemies, people will undoubtedly draw attention to his half-whiteness and debate whether or not it’s possible for Drizzy to be a culture vulture.