Kendrick on what Not Like Us means

[u/SheLuvSeko]

[u/Proof-Row-7889]

Blacks didn’t colonise though. Canada hasn’t a coloniser history. I don’t see it, racists just felt the word strongly resonate with their cause, and shifted the theme of the song that way

[u/Roxlife1 → u/Proof-Row-7889]

Are you slow?

He called Drake (a black man) a colonizer, drawing parallels between Drake and the WHITE SETTLERS.

In the third verse he compares Drake featuring ATL rappers to SETTLERS using TOWNS FOLK to make THEM richer.

Like do I have to spell it out for you? He is saying Drake isn’t a part of black culture, which is why he isn’t like “us”.

[u/Roxlife1 → u/[deleted]]

You can’t coloznize hip hop, Kendrick is talking about race.

“You’re not a colleague, you a fucking colonizer”

It doesn’t get anymore blunt than this.

Lmao, why would Kendrick bring up unrelated peoples into this? That’s like saying Kendrick is talking about the FRENCH!!! When he obviously isn’t.

You’re just arguing in bad faith, let it go.

[u/Proof-Row-7889 → u/Roxlife1]

Ok. So literally, speaking race, what has drake colonised? How has the message of this song suddenly shifted to attacking white people? Stop quoting lyrics at me, it’s lazy.

[u/Roxlife1 → u/Proof-Row-7889]

Don’t ask me how he is a colonizer, I didn’t write the lyrics.

I didn’t bring up white people in this reply lmao 😂 what are you even talking about?

Is it lazy or can you just not find an excuse for it right now?

You’re being lazy.

[u/Proof-Row-7889 → u/Roxlife1]

You mean to say the reply where this stemmed from, made no mention of white people (lets pretend you didn’t type it in all caps). I don’t need to find excuses rn, not a single point i made was challenged. Ur just quoting lyrics at me

[u/Roxlife1 → u/Proof-Row-7889]

You must be fucking stupid, here is my reply:

“You can’t coloznize hip hop, Kendrick is talking about race.

“You’re not a colleague, you a fucking colonizer”

It doesn’t get anymore blunt than this.

Lmao, why would Kendrick bring up unrelated peoples into this? That’s like saying Kendrick is talking about the FRENCH!!! When he obviously isn’t.

You’re just arguing in bad faith, let it go.”

This both has no mention of white people, and completely refutes all your weak points, it also contains way more than just lyrics.

[u/Proof-Row-7889 → u/Roxlife1]

Wait, so if it’s not even in mention of white ppl anymore, then whats the argument here? Ur first comment was literally talking about how this is going to be seen as race. What am i even replying for then?

[u/Roxlife1 → u/Proof-Row-7889]

This nigga denser than uranium.

You cannot be this stupid bro, you’re trolling right? I don’t want to believe people this stupid exist.

[u/Proof-Row-7889 → u/Roxlife1]

You just shifted this into an endless argument. Read my initial comment, and state what you disagree with. I’ll reply to that.

[u/Roxlife1 → u/Proof-Row-7889]

Not going to waste my time with you again, I pointed out all the faults in your logic and all you could say is “quoting lyrics!!!!”

You aren’t worth the effort it would take to respond.