They imply that he is somehow a lesser rapper — that his claim to hip-hop and black American culture is now illegitimate . I remember the first time someone told me that I am not black. The first time I heard th e world “black” used like it meant something dirty, I was around 9 or 10 years old. I know where I come from.” And then my mother’s swift rebuttal: “Here, our sons are black. Years later, I remember this conversation when I am being followed in a store.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2019 18:45 UTC