Jul 25, 2016 And I heard someone say something that stuck with me a lot 'Bout how we need protection from those protectin' the block Nobody lookin' out for nobody Maybe we should try and help somebody or be somebody Instead of bein' somebody that makes the news So everybody can tweet about it And then they start to R.I.P. about it And four weeks later nobody even speaks about it d---, I just had to say my piece about it Oh, you gotta love it Not like anything happened in Texas or Louisiana for him to speak on. Dude wasn't wave riding black people getting murdered by police or anything. Swear guys.
Jul 26, 2016 Honestly, in all the wrong words, ASAP Rocky got it right with not getting involved in these controversies out of just a sense of duty or obligation. Because when you do, you come off like Drake. That statement was pretty insincere coming from him. I'm sure he felt moved by the events of the last few weeks (and years, and decades) but only while it was all the hype. Dude should stick to making hits, this isn't his lane. If he really feels moved by this stuff, then do more than an Instagram post. That's just my opinion tho.
Jul 26, 2016 It's not a knock on Drake to not be all the way invested in these issues, ASAP Rocky isn't either. It's just, ASAP Rocky admits that and doesn't speak up on it with a generic response that has the fingerprints of a PR intern all over it. I'm just saying, he lives in Calabasas next door to the Kardashians. ODB is living in his house with him, so are all the OVO boys. Women come through his place on a daily basis, and he gets his first pick every night. And when he's not at home, he's in the city with Rihanna, or Serena Williams, or Karrueche, or Rita Ora. Police brutality is probably less than an afterthought in his life. And I know I'm just assuming, but we're talking about perception here (originally saying he comes off as insincere), and according to perception, that's an absolutely fair assumption. All that said, Drake isn't wrong for not being passionate about this stuff, he has no obligation to be. It's just that when he talks about it, it doesn't have the same impact as when someone like MJ (who relates to it due to personal experience, and has put his money where his mouth is), or YG (who has experienced it), or the Banana Boat Boys even. ASAP basically tried to explain the above about guys like him (and Drake) not being obligated to talk on it, but got chewed up because he chose the wrong words. I just feel like ASAP played the situation better than Drake did. Not that it matters, I still like Drake's music and none of this is relevant to anything.
Jul 26, 2016 I think it's fine to speak on it. I just have an issue when he used it to brag in a dumb way. "You guys don't even really care. f---in' posers" - A noncaring f---in' poser
Jul 26, 2016 The problem is that Drake is so famous that he has to address it, even if he doesn't want to. He makes a living out of musical genres that emerged from Black American communities and police brutality affects those same communities. He'll issue a statement, maybe get on one song with that type of message, donate some money and keep it moving. His fanbase will be all right with that.
