Chris Goossens
Rap veteran Royce Da 5'9" is the voice of reason. Following the recent controversy between rappers J. Cole and Noname, he's taken to Instagram to clear up the air and also air out a famous Hollywood star.
Royce x Terry
Royce went off on Terry Crews, who spoke about white and black supremacy earlier this week.
“We have the money and resources to build our own ecosystem. We don’t need white people to do that. All we need is collective solidarity. You think we’re so “small” … smh… why? Our culture took over the world long ago. With the little solidarity we have in these protests, we’ve seen more results than ever. White people wouldnt be throwing billions at this problem if they had it figured out already. If we didn’t hold any value they would’ve wiped us out long ago. There’s trillions of dollars being generated by us, it just comes along with oppression. Wake up. I’m launching a mental health initiative next week so i’m already building it. Jump in whenever you’re ready”
High-Key Details
On a podcast, the actor said he’d seen black supremacy. Royce went to his social media to share a clip of Crews speaking.
Wait, There’s More
He spoke about the poor timing of J. Cole’s single release “Snow on Tha Bluff,” which Noname responded to with her own track “Song 33.”
Noname has released her first solo song of the year. “Song 33” references the killings of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and also appears to address J. Cole’s new track, “Snow on Tha Bluff.” On the Madlib-produced single, the Chicago rapper discusses Salau’s disappearance and killing. “A baby just 19/I know I dream all black/I seen her everything immortalized in tweets, all caps/They say they found her dead,” she raps. “One girl missing another one go missing/One girl missing another. (Rolling Stone)
Before You Go
On Friday, the hip-hop lyricist went to his Instagram page to repost No’s “Song 33” artwork. The rap heavyweight also shared a massive co-sign for her anthem.
