During an appearance on The Richard Sherman Podcast, Lil Wayne suggested that Drake is not as popular in the hip-hop community because he is “light-skinned”. Wayne credited his mentor and Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman for showing him how to select great artists. Sherman referred to Drake as Wayne’s protégé and asked why he faces so much criticism in the rap industry. Wayne replied that American history has favored light-skinned individuals, which has led him to believe that Drake is disliked because of his skin tone.
This is not the first time a hip-hop star has criticized Drake’s music. Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, recently suggested that Drake is a “pop” star whose music is suitable for shopping. Drake responded to the criticism by sharing a video of Method Man describing what hip-hop is. According to Dexerto, Drake was not forgiving towards Yasiin Bey and called him a “crackhead” in an Instagram post. In addition to Yasiin Bey, Joe Budden has also criticized Drake’s music. Budden said that Drake’s music is geared towards kids and that he has not made any mature-sounding music recently.
In other news, Drake and J. Cole will go on tour with “It’s All A Blur – Big As What?” this spring. This tour will be the follow-up to Drake’s previous “It’s All A Blur” tour with 21 Savage, which was the highest-grossing rap tour of all time. The North American excursion will feature the sequencing of Drake’s hit album More Life and J. Cole’s hit album For Your Eyez Only.
Lil Wayne’s comments about Drake and being light-skinned have stirred up controversy in the hip-hop community. Critics have accused Wayne of promoting colorism, which is the prejudice or discrimination with light-skinned people against individuals with darker skin tones. Despite this, Wayne remains a successful and influential figure in rap music
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