SOHH Squad
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West is showing major support for Smokepurpp. The hip-hop star has saluted Smoke for putting an immediate remix to his “Lift Up” song.
Yeezy went to Twitter Saturday (April 28) to show J. Cole‘s low-key rap rival a solid co-sign.
I'm posting this but not as a diss to J Cole. I love J Cole. I also love where Purp took his flow
— ye (@kanyewest) April 29, 2018
This week, J. Cole addressed his controversial “1985” song and simmered down hype about possibly going at rappers like Smokepurpp.
“It’s really a ‘shoe fits’ situation — several people can wear that shoe,” Cole says cryptically. “Why you yelling at your show? You must feel attacked in some kind of way, must feel offended, and if you feel offended, then that means something rings true, something struck a chord. That’s cool with me. That’s all I ever want to do.” (Vulture)
Cole took things a step further by explaining his overall observations with today’s rap game.
“If you exclude the top three rappers in the game, the most popping rappers all are exaggerated versions of black stereotypes,” he says. “Extremely tatted up. Colorful hair. Flamboyant. Brand names. It’s caricatures, and still the dominant representation of black people, on the most popular entertainment format for black people, period.” (Vulture)
Last week, Cole sparked speculation about going at Lil Pump and Purpp with some dicey “1985” lyrics.
“I heard one of em’ diss me, I’m surprised/I ain’t trippin’, listen good to my reply/Come here lil’ man, let me talk with ya’/See if I can paint for you the larger picture … I must say, by your songs I’m unimpressed, hey/But I love to see a Black man get paid/And plus, you havin’ fun and I respect that/But have you ever thought about your impact?/These white kids love that you don’t give a f*ck/‘Cause that’s exactly what’s expected when your skin black” (“1985”)
😂 @lilpump responds to the @realcoleworld disses on 1985. Low-key right or naaaaaah? pic.twitter.com/c2TiIvg3cf
— SOHH (@sohh) April 20, 2018
