Definitely. I often cite Ewoodzie Jr’s excellent book “Break Beats in the Bronx” on the creation of Hip-Hop and the ways in which Hispanic contributions to the art were marginalized.
Don’t forget black immigrants aswell, DJ Kool Herc was born in Jamaica and many of the first hiphop stars were first generation immigrants like Biggie, Busta etc
A house full of family and kids on thanksgiving day and this man goes outside in the rain on a bathrobe to talk about drake and hip hop. he's really about that life.
Cotton mouth snakes are venomous because venom can only be injected by the fangs past the skin into the bloodstream, whilst poison does not require puncturing the skin to be injected as poison can pass the skin barrier. I don't want to educate and inform some white liberal prof just because it's awkward to correct a prof, but if you're a prof you are assumed intelligent therefore you should know the distinction there. So, no excuses here!😂😂
12:26 your more of a Penguin. You may be a bit out of your element, but you’re chill about it and do a great job participating without being disruptive
Hearing professor say that there’s no additional meaning to the use of duck and goose, then seeing all the comments sharing completely valid/possible references is giving me life
“Can a goose be a duck?” Is definitely a double entendre, the goose refers to Drake because of brand “Canadian Goose” and the duck refers to Kendrick because his last name is “Duckworth.”
8 Mile showed us it doesn’t matter if your black or white, hip hop doesn’t want their art separated from its origins, however in this case Drake is Clarence and he’s not from that life. Eminem being white yet being authentic and true to its origins won out. Drake just can’t imagine that he is Clarence.
Plus Eminem constantly says that he is a “white boy” and gives back to community, he never pretends to be a duck. Drake can’t understand that part and now, with these lawsuits, he solidified that he is not only not a duck or a goose but also that he is the worst kind of a snake! Close the door behind you Audrey 😆
@@lovetalantedpeopleEminem has always paid homage to the culture and has always shown humility when talking about those who influenced him. Eminem is definitely part of the culture. Drake is a fan. Nothing wrong with that, just remember who you are and don’t pretend to be something you’re not, cause it’ll bite you in the ass one day.
8 Mile was a movie and in reality hip hop was created in the Black community of Black experiences. THAT is a difference in itself. It’s not simply about rapping. Don’t take that away. It DOES matter. Many white rappers that have acted like it doesn’t matter have come and gone.
That's the problem with 8 mi and we knew it was going to be at the time. Eminem is not authentic. Eminem went to school in Warren Michigan because he's not built for Detroit. Eminem was getting beat up.
Drake is a show biz kid who happens to rap. He was a fan of Hip Hop culture, but didn't grow up in it. He is the product of his Suburban Canadian environment (I know he "was poor, in a rich neighborhood") that's called middle class in America. In Hip Hop culture when life doesn't go your way you make art out of it. In Show Biz culture when shit doesn't go your way you sue!
As a Theatre person I would like to say that this is more in the entitled Hollywood TV and Movie acting world and not really in Theatre. Mostly because in Theatre we work as teams to plan shows with the designers, composers, playwright, director, and actors so everyone who has a role in the show is comfortable.
This is it, in the beginning Drake wasn't like this, he was a hot "Canadian rapper" on the come up. We all loved the dude, but then somewhere along the way he started trying to be something else. I first started noticing us as a black community turning away from Drake around the time "Started from the bottom" was popping. That's when he started trying to paint himself green and black to be a duck. Kendrick like us, liked Drake early on, and then slowly started to despise him like us. That's why Kendrick won so easily, sure Kendrick is a cold MC, but in 2024 all the "ducks" in the pond started squawking and ran that big ass goose with green paint on its feathers, out of the flock. lol. It's crazy cause Eminem is swimming around carefree, because dude is authentic, that's all people want.
@@notNajimi Which album was this since you disputing what I'm saying ? As far as I know he only did accents and there's nothing wrong with doing accents. He's not hurting anyone 🤷🏾♂️
German rap fan and I too was impressed by the Prof because after US hip hop French rap was the next best thing to inspire our artists and hip hop culture. I was bumping Sefyu and Kerry James a lot^^
Cotton mouth snakes are venomous because venom can only be injected by the fangs past the skin into the bloodstream, whilst poison does not require puncturing the skin to be injected as poison can pass the skin barrier. I don't want to educate and inform some white liberal prof just because it's awkward to correct a prof, but if you're a prof you are assumed intelligent therefore you should know the distinction there. So, no excuses here!😂😂
I love this description! The Irish group Kneecap raps in Irish and English and they’ve been super controversial for doing so. That felt “authentic” to me because it was an oppressed group using hip hop to speak truth to power. Voice of the voiceless ✨
Also, if you want to know more about the BA culture, you can research Willie Lee Duckworth who was from Sanderville, Georgia and was stationed at Fort Slocum, NY military base in WW2 in 1944. He created and is credited for the very first Military Cadence in 1944. As a result, military cadences are used in all US military and globally. Furthermore, I would say, if it was not for PVT Duckworth, the term "hip hop" would not be coined by someone who goes by the name Keith "Cowboy" in 1970s was a Bronx, NY native making fun of his friend who was going into the military by mimicking the rhythmic military cadence of marching military soldiers, saying the word "Hip...Hop...."
You nailed Snoop’s (porn videos, misogynoir) and Ice Cube’s (stereotypes, politics) use of the culture in detrimental ways. This has been given a pass for decades due their continued commercial viability and 90s musical success. Your theory is legit 💯!! You might consider writing a book on it.
Excellent analysis/analogue. Drake showed his hand to us in such a weird way, it's honestly made me reel a bit. Shocking. Shameful stuff. Aubrey's investors are scrambling forming these silly lawsuits while their investment copes on stream with gambling and alcohol
The culture rejected Drake this year, and now. This is why he’s suing. He doesn’t have to follow the cultures rules anymore if he’s no longer part of it 🤷🏻♂️
Suing for being rejected?.... Did he think that being a part of the culture is a right? He basically is like: these people are no longer giving me money and fame anymore, so I must sue them. Lol not beating the coloniser allegations with that one.
@@dontayewhittaker5687 Addendum/Correction: Real Hip-Hop NEVER received him. . . .and we scratched our heads and side-eyed those who didn't gatekeep or check him for his ability to imitate and even duplicate for the dollars as if Black Culture was a Tubi Movie. But then, I blame Dennis.
@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 Let's not rewrite history. We were rocking with him in the beginning because his sound was new & creative, Hell I still listen to so far so gone til this day. It seems like the hatred towards him by the culture began once he started to become more successful then everyone else in the culture.
@NotExplicable If I could like this a thousand times, I would. This man is the walking definition of flimsy, mediocre artifice. With this lawsuit, I think he self-snitched and revealed what is at the basis of his so-called success: payola, bots, favouritism, cheating and artificial inflation of numbers...hence his obsession with numbers which can be manipulated and are integral to the mask he wears. It's the only way that a man without anything resembling MJ levels of talent could EVER be in the same conversation with an artist who was historically gift. The illusion is starting to unravel...hence his spiralling...
I always wait for your take Professor Skye, you break everything down in a way that just makes sense to me! Particularly as someone who looks at things in a more academic way (if that makes sense). You scratch an itch I didn’t know I had 😅. Love how you have added to the hip hop conversation. Much appreciated x
I've just watched the film Kneecap about the Irish hip-hop group of the same name. Seeing them use hip-hop to revive their native language after it was banned in the North of Ireland was really amazing to see. Hip-hop is such an amazing force for revolution around the world!
Because hip hop has always been the voice of the voiceless 6:15 omg as I was typing this the professor said it 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯ok I’m gonna go play the lottery Today!
Thank you for respecting hip hop culture and breaking it down in its purest form. Even though u may not feel like you are apart of the culture, you represent it well. You took the time to study and appreciate it. Thanks for being self aware
I think we're getting to a very interesting time where there are more and more discourses around the diversity and non-monolith nature of "African-American/black communiti(es)." Drake's dad is African-American, he spent summers growing up in Memphis, but growing up primarily in Canada raised by a single mum Jewish-Canadian does give the perception that he's an outsider to his culture. Similarly, we saw how Kamala Harris bi-racial of Jamaican and Indian descent, primarily raised by her Indian single mum and who also spent her formative pre-teen and teenager years in Canada (something she conviently neglected to mentioned during the last campaign for obvious politically expeidant reasons lol) was seen as having a distinct experienced from what Professor Skye mentioned in his previous video about ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) or FBA (Foundational Black American). If I had to guess, I think a lot of this discourse/realization stems from the disappointment of Barack Obama (the son of a Kenyan immigrant primarily raised by his white grandparents in Hawai'i) and his failure to deliver for the African American community during his presidency as "the first black president." MLK Jr Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographer David J. Garrow (who also wrote a 1000-page biography of "44") writes how Obama made a conscious decision to adopt an African American identity after graduating from Columbia University and working on the South Side of Chicago as a community organizer. Prior to that (Garrow argues) growing up in multi-racial Hawai'i, spending some time in Indonesia, and hanging out with international students from Asia at Occidental College and the kids of diplomats, Obama's experiences (and how he most likely viewed himself) would not have aligned with what people would traditionally think of or call the African-American experiences of most mainland generational African Americans.
I’m a millennial who was in college when Obama was elected, and this comment really resonates with me. One of the things you mentioned that I found most thought-provoking is your comment about the “choice” to align with a culture, an alignment that outsiders don’t/can’t/won’t realize was a choice. What characterizes a person with the ability to re-align with a culture different from the one in which they were raised? Or different from their ancestry? What powers block outsiders from attempting to align (not the same but thinking about Beyoncé and Shaboozey and the CMAs)? Thanks for your comment, real food for thought!
About Kamala. . . .you missed facts and don't have a clue nor truth. Kamala was born and raised for the majority of her informative years in OAKLAND. . . .the WORKING CLASS area of OAKLAND, NOT in the Middle Class or Upper Class area of Oakland. The same "Aunties" who don't identity as "FBO/ADOS" but as African-American (and it is their personal right not to bow to Yvette Carnell's definition or new coined term) that raised her, raised folks in my immediate family too. Those of us from the Bay-Area who know about the 510-nickle&dime, who interacted with the Harris Family since Bancroft Avenue on down to International Way, those of us whose parents were a part of LINKS, or whose grannies/mothers/sisters/aunties are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc OAKLAND Chapter, or went to HU and spent time in "the Hall" know Kamala and Maya to be more than what Aubrey Graham tried to be for the dollars and fame since Dennis didn't raise him right. Don't get what you don't know personally twisted by what the media cut, gave and framed. We, the people from the EO (IYKYK). . .KNOW the depth of Kamala's and Maya's BLACKNESS and stand by the fact that she's more BLACK in life experience since birth than a whole lot of ADOS/FBA folks who may be skinfolk by birth, damn sure aren't kinfolk in the trenches (we shall keep their names out our Mississippi Migrated Mouths/Moufs).
@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 the way people try to claim that a girl who went to Howard & pledged AKA in the 80s isn't black blows my mind. It just doesn't measure up & all I can guess is that they don't know that culture?
Thank you!!! I finally feel validated. I never understood the draw to him. But then again, I watched Degrassi in HS so I couldn't unsee him as Wheelchair Jimmy.
This is not just Drake being ignorant of the culture, this is truly dangerous to the culture. If Drake wins these punk-ass lawsuits, major labels are gonna start sticking their noses into future rap battles.
Professor Skye you're appreciated! You always articulate your perspective on these topics really well, it's genuine and always respectful! So many others could learn a lot from you, but I think pride & hating the idea of "loving" something that they're a guest in get's in the way.. But if they truly "loved" it then they'd understand and take pride in being a guest.. That understanding makes your voice that much more appreciated & insightful to us all, even if we don't always agree. Solid!
“If you want to tell me the difference between the snakes… go fuck yourself…. Btw, I’m married to a science person” Your moments of savagery are so unassuming and unexpected, absolutely love it. Very cutesy, very hip hop! ❤
I appreciate the humanization of Drake here (oddly enough by comparing him to an animal). As hard as Not Like Us goes, Drake really just seems like a very flawed, misguided individual
The people saying Drake is a Karen are basically right, he's like that one wine aunt you have who thinks everyone loves her but has to invite herself to your Thanksgiving every time
Flaw is right, dude keeps sleeping with his friends wives and girlfriends, lol. Also the constant posing as a "rough individual" that had to do unsavory things to survive, it gets under peoples skin. Theres only so far I can believe he's misguided before I gotta realize it's him as a person, or whatever he's displaying to me as an image.
Happy Thanksgiving, professor! Shout out to your family for being supportive and letting you film a video on a holiday. Loved the angry eyebrows on the snake. AVAA
Prof. S- the man with the best academic analysis in social media town. A refreshing breeze from an observational standpoint. Stay on - bro. Dont get weary. If you do, then hop back on, gotta feeling theres gonna be rich soil soon as the river overflows.
Just for clarification “The Culture” is black culture. It’s our lives and experiences explained to the world. When ppl pretend to be hip hop it’s obvious, which is why most of us did not consider Drake a hip hop artist. We considered him a pop star type of entertainer. It’s those outside the culture that labeled him a hip hop artist. Kendrick merely showed everyone outside the culture the difference but, those of us in it already knew.
Yes, our favorite Ally professor is back. For anyone who hasn't gotten the Culture Notice, Aubrey is no longer allowed as a guest in our cultural Genres!! He was already on probation.. then he did the unthinkable by attacking, compromising the foundation of the art of Battle Rap. He's DONE, and real hip-hop artists ..aren't playing NOMORE👀.. (if you know you know) Thank you Sir, for helping us protect our few art forms creations that haven't been stolen yet💔🙏
Hip hop is truly the greatest gift African Americans gave to the world. The way you speak highly of French hip hop is the way I speak of Spanish hip hop. I am fortunate that I can appreciate these two different styles, language, and culture within hip hop. Many ducks around the world.
"...it manages to stay, a "the culture"..." Is such a delightful expression to me. An indefinite article followed by an interpetation of a noun formalized by the definite article. It generalizes and specifies the words and the subjects of the expression simultaneously. Chefs kiss language expression 👨🍳✍️
So, this theory is amazing, and you are amazing for coming up with it. But I do see more than one version of Drake. The version that started out that was not alienated from the Ducks. The version that had connection to his roots and was a goose amongst the ducks. The goose that Eminem for example was and continues to be. And then there is this new Drake, the one of the past 5 years. The one who is the GOAT of geese but also secretly feels like he's the GOAT of all ducks and geese and wants to put away the category. When Kendrick says, "Not like Us", I believe it echoes more than he's not a duck. He means he's neither a duck nor a goose. He's an amorphous blob who doesn't categorize nor transcend.
As a 50yr old Af. American, hearing you say “pop off” was hilarious! Loved the video. Gonna watch more of your stuff to see you “pop off” 😂😂😂 PS As for Russell( the fugitive) I’m married to a Australian and he gets mad at black Americans because we always ask “are there black people in Australia?” His reply is “yeah they’re called the aboriginal people or African Australians” but we mean black like us, while not understanding that Af. Americans/ Afro Caribbeans are unique. Not special, just unique in how we came to be and that makes us somewhat myopic.
So thankful for professor skye. For explanations & breakdowns & his commitment to bringing us everything, even with a full house, in the rain, with crows. ❤ #avaa
Your cultural shift take reminds me of a lyric from an underground hip hop group, Binary Star from like 20 yrs ago. "You have 'hip hop', and you have 'hip-pop'.
I promise ve this metaphor, as a nerd i love academic sryles discussions on anything, the animal metaphor is cute and fun, and i think this comparison does a great job at taking the nebulous vague concepts and words them explicitly, exposing the conflict's foundation of what is easy to understand through 'vibes' but not communicate to others. The part that you "just get it".
I don't think it's a coincidence that American culture rejected Drake at the exact moment we are becoming more closed and isolationist in our national character. The rise of trump is not a white phenomenon alone (as we assumed it was in 2016) but a genuine American moment that has swept across our different subcultures. In the context of "America First," the sudden rejection of Drake from all corners of American society can be understood much more clearly.
MaxMiller! So well said! Profound level of nuance being explained succinctly and with savvy! I began thinking this myself in a nebulous way pre-election, what with all Kdot's National pride and regional love (expressions) (at first I wrote 'signaling' then 'signals' but realized I don't know what Kenny was doing, only he does. Maybe this was the best play for landing the Superbowl gig! Which sorta denotes a level of manipulation that I honestly don't have a problem with and I do actually respect; but which is also pretty colossal But in that case, it would be manipulation practiced on ginormous corporate entities (like Jay-Z, same diff) And because I feel/felt like I knew the general intent, I don't/didn't find fault with it To me, it's neither here nor there) And by NOOO stretch of the imagination would I ever be saying that Kdot was pulling for Trump (& I assumed that someone with as much savvy and nuance as yourself would instinctively know that), I do recognize that there are tides in the zeitgeist, trends and movements and currents in modern thought and specifically in our national stew pot, well represented by the TH-cam reactor etcetera community; Tides that create an ever-reinforcing system for a culture's regard of itself
@@MaxMiller94 Dude. This time it says your name.. Tf Anyway, I just had one more thought to share I just love that last comment you spit, because it was a total BAR And you •must• know that! But for the slow people in the back, I will explain: The concept of a substrate being made by myriad hands and minds and opinions On which an independent 'culture' (like a Regal Bacterium) has the ability now to live And sustain independently And be sovereign And •didn't• have that until •that exact moment• Is •such• a profound metaphor of: the culture, The timing, and the correct conditions in which the culture can grow and blossom
Absolutely poetic that the Crows decided to chime in their two cents on bird culture! 😂 I also want to point out that the bird symbolism was used beautifully in the not like us video with the owl in a cage.
"Maybe an occupation popular with demons and ducks Made any mingling akin to bein' seasoned and stuffed" -Aesop Rock, sneak-dissing Drake on his 2016 track Dorks
To further explain my theory of gnx its as if the protagonist of the movie has the antagonist captured and is contemplating on killing them on the spot. Its like a dialog before the hero's ultimate decision
@@professorskye 8:24 I’m an expert on Hip Hop (Afro American 90s baby from Miami a prominent city in the history of the culture). The original four quadrants of the HH was Break dancing/graffiti/emceeing (MC)/DJ. As you’ve noticed, we’re constantly shift our culture over time. This is due to influences coming from unknown/underrepresented sections/areas of Black America (btw we’re BROWN our skin is BROWN) outside of the original batch from the 80s (NYC/MIA/LA) who made the largest waves. Technological advances and changing laws and regulations also impact the shifts as newer generations take hold and steer the ship. Today the four pillars of Hip Hop are: Commercial Rap/Fashion/Battle Rap/Screened Programming. For the latter think: Love and Hip Hop or Bad Girls Club and other shows. Battle Raps growth has seemed to stagnate in recent years so it may be the first to shift away from the pillar and be replaced soon. If it does then it seems Hip Hop oriented podcasts will take its spot. Fashion is likely to be static. Commercial Rap is the sole constant. Money must be made to ensure the talent pool is refilled/overflowing. That’s where we’re at today. The televised programming is what keeps our women so strongly engaged in Hip Hop. It’s why Ari (rapper G Herbo’s baby mama) can be so popular and influential. She’s Hip Hop. And televised programming is where she shines. While he shines over in Commercial Rap. Women are 50% of the community. They assemble en masse to scripted and unscripted Hip Hop programs. They’ve built a community within the community, around it. Pioneers from the 80s to modern day have broken into fashion industry norms. Kanye has been the biggest in recent times to hold the culture at the forefront of influence there. Graffiti has taken a backseat and is either popular in Miami for art (btw ALL MIAMI GRAFFITI STARTED OUT IN THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY OF OVERTOWN WHICH IS WHY WYNWOOD GRAFFITI LOOKS SO SIMILAR IT’S RIGHT NEXT DOOR) or Gang Banging (which is an ever growing section of the culture over the past decade). DJs have largely been replaced by the internet playlists. I love my culture. My people built this country against all odds, and went on to survive and create art. To the racists & ignorant fools that are constantly upset about us proudly boasting about OUR culture. Y’all don’t do that to anyone else. Mexicans don’t get attacked for holding down mariachi music. Italians don’t get attacked for pasta dishes. Japanese don’t get attacked for manga. Y’all are extra sure to give props to every other culture but Black Americans. Which means it’s racially fueled. Y’all need to remember we gave y’all: rock, country, blues, jazz, disco, funk, soul, r&b, DANCE, HOUSE. Y’all took every one of those but R&B and Soul and Funk from us. We popularized American sports and grew them into multi billion dollar businesses despite not owning any of them; solely as the product and consumer. The sports industry was built on our backs by our sacrifices while Y’ALL got the lion’s share. The MOVIE INDUSTRY (I’m a film student) was born by disrespecting us and painting a negative depiction of us to the entire world which the effects last to this day as we experience racism globally: with the film Birth of a Nation. So protection and overseeing Hip Hop is critical for us. It’s OURS. The world can enjoy chicken Alfredo and tacos yet we all are sure to give props and DEFER to the Italians and Mexicans when discussions of how to do these things properly pop up. The world can enjoy manga and anime but we all give props and DEFER to the Japanese when discussions of what is proper in those mediums pop up. Guess what? That damn sure applies to Hip Hop. WE are the ones y’all must defer to in regard to our culture. And NO IT’S NOT THOSE OREOS WHO grew up next door to you in your neighborhood with very little Black folk in it. They wouldn’t know, and they grew up with y’all so y’all have significantly shaped their perspective on life. They tend to clash with us. Y’all tend to weaponize them as tools against us. Go down to the nearest predominantly Black community or travel to a state that has one, and mingle with the people and get a sense of what we’re feeling and thinking. It’s generally the same across the country with tiny variations based off local issues. Black and Brown for example is an LA thing. It certainly is NOT a Miami thing. We call ourselves Brown in Miami. We also don’t tolerate racism the way our counterparts do in LA. Mexicans can openly say the N word in LA in front of Black folk with no issue. Hispanics in Miami watch their mouths around us. Or it gets violent. Immediately. Great breakdown Professor. You’re acute.
Reminder that Hip Hops creation was a collaboration between Black Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York.
Definitely. I often cite Ewoodzie Jr’s excellent book “Break Beats in the Bronx” on the creation of Hip-Hop and the ways in which Hispanic contributions to the art were marginalized.
Don’t forget black immigrants aswell, DJ Kool Herc was born in Jamaica and many of the first hiphop stars were first generation immigrants like Biggie, Busta etc
WORD!!! ❤❤❤
90% African American I dont credit the 10% of Caribbean artists in hip-hop @@professorskye
Wrong and loud it’s a Black American creation with students from other cultures. This has been settled.
A house full of family and kids on thanksgiving day and this man goes outside in the rain on a bathrobe to talk about drake and hip hop.
he's really about that life.
Authentic goose action.
He’s a whole professor too…
To recognize game you gotta study the streets and this man is a professor.
He's really living that hip hop life
😂😂😂😂
Hey Skye, herpetologist here. The main difference between a grass snake and a cottonmouth snake IS, in fact, the presence of angry eyebrows.
I don't know why I laughed so hard at this.
I got a good chuckle out of this comment 😃
I googled and you're right
Cotton mouth snakes are venomous because venom can only be injected by the fangs past the skin into the bloodstream, whilst poison does not require puncturing the skin to be injected as poison can pass the skin barrier. I don't want to educate and inform some white liberal prof just because it's awkward to correct a prof, but if you're a prof you are assumed intelligent therefore you should know the distinction there. So, no excuses here!😂😂
how does someone who studies herpes for a living know so much bout snakes
Thesis Statement: Drake is a silly goose.
i chortled
if drake was had to be a silly goose he would be a sexy goose leave him alone 😭💕
Read that in Warmbo's voice, obviously.
@@lambypieasmr7437lol nope! Can't be sexy when u out here attacking women (i.e. Serena, Meagan,Rihanna)every chance you get🤦🏾♀️
Ohh shit... I hope Kendrick goes there!
Kendrick last name is Duckworth so you may be onto something professor 🦆
And guess what else...a male duck is called a Drake 🤨
@@rockymcgee1 lol thats crazy. Drake rhymes with snake so it cancels out though.
@@rockymcgee1 and the big 3 are really connected because jcole middle name is lamar😂 this shih was inevitable. Written by the gaaaawds
@Helen4Q word❗ can't make this sh!t up.
@@NousagiCaptain 🦆+🐍🟰🚫..😉🤭😂
12:26 your more of a Penguin. You may be a bit out of your element, but you’re chill about it and do a great job participating without being disruptive
And I’m a Butterly , because I’m …. Hey, look, a flower!!! 💐
Perfect . I love this video.. I am new to the page.. ❤
Nah he's a duck
Hearing professor say that there’s no additional meaning to the use of duck and goose, then seeing all the comments sharing completely valid/possible references is giving me life
drake thinks cause he has feathers he can be a goose, duck, raven, eagle, or chicken at the end of the day he's just a culture vulture
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Bars !
Hmmmphhh 😤
Facts bruh
Culture of what ? Sagging pants ? Ebt fraud 😂
Don't apologize for crows or birds, they are beautiful. You are a human living a human life.
It also weaves an appropriate bird theme through the video. Basically a concept album.
THIS!!
Crows are very intelligent and obviously agree with the Prof lol.
I love this ❤. Ambient cawing is part of the charm!
AVAA
Maybe the crows are saying, "Prof, you mom approves" RIP
#AVAA
“Can a goose be a duck?” Is definitely a double entendre, the goose refers to Drake because of brand “Canadian Goose” and the duck refers to Kendrick because his last name is “Duckworth.”
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We’ll actually a Drake is a male duck
@2:35 dude literally says he chose the duck randomly. You probably see pictures of Jesus in your toast.
@@jool4867 they were probably joking but it's a fitting metaphor even if its unintended lol
Professor is dropping bars
8 Mile showed us it doesn’t matter if your black or white, hip hop doesn’t want their art separated from its origins, however in this case Drake is Clarence and he’s not from that life. Eminem being white yet being authentic and true to its origins won out. Drake just can’t imagine that he is Clarence.
Plus Eminem constantly says that he is a “white boy” and gives back to community, he never pretends to be a duck. Drake can’t understand that part and now, with these lawsuits, he solidified that he is not only not a duck or a goose but also that he is the worst kind of a snake! Close the door behind you Audrey 😆
@@lovetalantedpeopleEminem has always paid homage to the culture and has always shown humility when talking about those who influenced him.
Eminem is definitely part of the culture. Drake is a fan. Nothing wrong with that, just remember who you are and don’t pretend to be something you’re not, cause it’ll bite you in the ass one day.
8 Mile was a movie and in reality hip hop was created in the Black community of Black experiences. THAT is a difference in itself. It’s not simply about rapping. Don’t take that away. It DOES matter. Many white rappers that have acted like it doesn’t matter have come and gone.
I wonder what would folks say about Beastie Boys now ?
That's the problem with 8 mi and we knew it was going to be at the time. Eminem is not authentic. Eminem went to school in Warren Michigan because he's not built for Detroit. Eminem was getting beat up.
Drake is a show biz kid who happens to rap. He was a fan of Hip Hop culture, but didn't grow up in it. He is the product of his Suburban Canadian environment (I know he "was poor, in a rich neighborhood") that's called middle class in America. In Hip Hop culture when life doesn't go your way you make art out of it. In Show Biz culture when shit doesn't go your way you sue!
Drake was never poor, even middle class. He grew up very comfortable.
I'm sure you view Will Smith the same way.
As a Theatre person I would like to say that this is more in the entitled Hollywood TV and Movie acting world and not really in Theatre. Mostly because in Theatre we work as teams to plan shows with the designers, composers, playwright, director, and actors so everyone who has a role in the show is comfortable.
@@TheChariot99i dont think thats true actually
@@muchamajonga8000That was a tv show. Fresh Prince was not Will Smith’s real life.
"Can a goose be a duck?"
insert gif of Gunna writing with fire
Nah frl
Bruh that gif was GUNNA? The more you learn
@@Birdyboys 😂 Hol on, you never listened to Hot?
@@Xgil2Playmaybe just never watched the video
@@0_Cardboard_0 can a professor be a Dumbledore libtard?😂
This is it, in the beginning Drake wasn't like this, he was a hot "Canadian rapper" on the come up. We all loved the dude, but then somewhere along the way he started trying to be something else.
I first started noticing us as a black community turning away from Drake around the time "Started from the bottom" was popping.
That's when he started trying to paint himself green and black to be a duck. Kendrick like us, liked Drake early on, and then slowly started to despise him like us.
That's why Kendrick won so easily, sure Kendrick is a cold MC, but in 2024 all the "ducks" in the pond started squawking and ran that big ass goose with green paint on its feathers, out of the flock. lol. It's crazy cause Eminem is swimming around carefree, because dude is authentic, that's all people want.
That song *sounds* like a parody now.
Drake has never painted himself some kind of way 😂 foh
@ Yea O-kay, so we all just hallucinated the “Mob ties” era Drake. Foh boi.
@@KG-tt3nl I guess he never did that album with the bad patois?
@@notNajimi Which album was this since you disputing what I'm saying ? As far as I know he only did accents and there's nothing wrong with doing accents. He's not hurting anyone 🤷🏾♂️
As a French hip hop head, hearing Prof skye mentioning Kool Shen and Supreme NTM is so pleasing 🙏🙏
AVAA
Right! I was like how the f he knows about NTM? Kook Shen. Next think you know he is going to cite mc solaar
German rap fan and I too was impressed by the Prof because after US hip hop French rap was the next best thing to inspire our artists and hip hop culture. I was bumping Sefyu and Kerry James a lot^^
I learned French for three years so I could understand NTM after I saw Live 98. Prof. Skye now earned even more respect.
ca m'a choqué mdr. meme la prononciation est niquel
Je pense qu’il doit avoir vécu en france durant sa jeunesse… son effort de prononciation est impressionnant
Something poetic about the crows’ presence while discussing ultimately… a vulture?
👀👀👀👀
Discussing a death lol
Crows are awesome, way cooler than Drake. Don't do 'em dirty like that.
Crows are not vultures tho
Crows cry while the Duck murders the Goose
This breakdown is insane
Just saw someone on Boxden call drake a goose... It's all happening 🏆AVAA!
😂😂😂
Things like this makes you happy because you get a hard-on seeing another man fail. I will be here to remind you when it backfires
Professor, if it is venomous, it bites you, you die. Poisonous, you bite it, you die.
Wow. I learned something today
How I learned was spit venom and swallow poison
@@jdbb3gotskills it's got same mnemonic as righty tighty and lefty loosy
Cotton mouth snakes are venomous because venom can only be injected by the fangs past the skin into the bloodstream, whilst poison does not require puncturing the skin to be injected as poison can pass the skin barrier. I don't want to educate and inform some white liberal prof just because it's awkward to correct a prof, but if you're a prof you are assumed intelligent therefore you should know the distinction there. So, no excuses here!😂😂
@@jdbb3gotskills No, you always spit 😂
Gives Duckworth a whole new meaning ✍🏼
This guy gets it. Simply put.
Facts
This!
Prof. Skye if you read this I just want to say that I enjoy your thumbnails just as much as your analysis. 😂 It’s the “Quack” for me.
Thanks!
😊🫂👍🏽@@professorskye
I love this description! The Irish group Kneecap raps in Irish and English and they’ve been super controversial for doing so. That felt “authentic” to me because it was an oppressed group using hip hop to speak truth to power. Voice of the voiceless ✨
As a person who is completely outside the culture, looking in and trying to understand better, this really helped me. Thank you! AVAA
Hip hop, black American culture if it was taught schools. People would’ve had o perspective.
Also, if you want to know more about the BA culture, you can research Willie Lee Duckworth who was from Sanderville, Georgia and was stationed at Fort Slocum, NY military base in WW2 in 1944. He created and is credited for the very first Military Cadence in 1944. As a result, military cadences are used in all US military and globally. Furthermore, I would say, if it was not for PVT Duckworth, the term "hip hop" would not be coined by someone who goes by the name Keith "Cowboy" in 1970s was a Bronx, NY native making fun of his friend who was going into the military by mimicking the rhythmic military cadence of marching military soldiers, saying the word "Hip...Hop...."
I see you on Dr Hondas videos lol
You nailed Snoop’s (porn videos, misogynoir) and Ice Cube’s (stereotypes, politics) use of the culture in detrimental ways. This has been given a pass for decades due their continued commercial viability and 90s musical success. Your theory is legit 💯!! You might consider writing a book on it.
✅ Why not❔📚
But Cube and Snoop where better at it.
Coming from Drake it's just soo much more... sleazy, purile and artificial.
At least to me.
Sure thing C Delores Tucker…
@@V4Now Nah. It’s because they are not biracial.
@@kingjoeblack5 What does Tupac gotta do with this, mutherf’?
DUCK DUCK GOOSE.. to the so called aforementioned "big 3" 😂! Thank you for this video professor!!
😂😂😮🤯💯💯💯
Quack quack quack 3, qua-quack quack quack quack me. Quack QUACK!!
Like the word play with drake and duck
Excellent analysis/analogue. Drake showed his hand to us in such a weird way, it's honestly made me reel a bit. Shocking. Shameful stuff. Aubrey's investors are scrambling forming these silly lawsuits while their investment copes on stream with gambling and alcohol
✅
The culture rejected Drake this year, and now. This is why he’s suing. He doesn’t have to follow the cultures rules anymore if he’s no longer part of it 🤷🏻♂️
Forever
Correction: The Hip-Hop rejected him in 2014
Suing for being rejected?.... Did he think that being a part of the culture is a right?
He basically is like: these people are no longer giving me money and fame anymore, so I must sue them. Lol not beating the coloniser allegations with that one.
@@dontayewhittaker5687 Addendum/Correction: Real Hip-Hop NEVER received him. . . .and we scratched our heads and side-eyed those who didn't gatekeep or check him for his ability to imitate and even duplicate for the dollars as if Black Culture was a Tubi Movie. But then, I blame Dennis.
@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 Let's not rewrite history. We were rocking with him in the beginning because his sound was new & creative, Hell I still listen to so far so gone til this day. It seems like the hatred towards him by the culture began once he started to become more successful then everyone else in the culture.
Drake is a gifted mimic. The Meryl Streep of hip hop.
Give him an Oscar
A boosted gimmick, in a subsection of hip-hop in a fairly weak era of hip-hop carried by social virality for validation.
I don't get the Meryl Streep reference 🤔
@NotExplicable If I could like this a thousand times, I would. This man is the walking definition of flimsy, mediocre artifice.
With this lawsuit, I think he self-snitched and revealed what is at the basis of his so-called success: payola, bots, favouritism, cheating and artificial inflation of numbers...hence his obsession with numbers which can be manipulated and are integral to the mask he wears.
It's the only way that a man without anything resembling MJ levels of talent could EVER be in the same conversation with an artist who was historically gift.
The illusion is starting to unravel...hence his spiralling...
@@NotExplicable💯🫡
I always wait for your take Professor Skye, you break everything down in a way that just makes sense to me! Particularly as someone who looks at things in a more academic way (if that makes sense). You scratch an itch I didn’t know I had 😅. Love how you have added to the hip hop conversation. Much appreciated x
I concur... love the thesis, background, evidence, and example framework.
@@daaimdaanish7016not a soul can compare! Sooooo good!
I've just watched the film Kneecap about the Irish hip-hop group of the same name. Seeing them use hip-hop to revive their native language after it was banned in the North of Ireland was really amazing to see. Hip-hop is such an amazing force for revolution around the world!
Before you wrote this comment, I was thinking about Kneecap at 7:22 . 🍀
That's your example, lol 😂
Because hip hop has always been the voice of the voiceless 6:15 omg as I was typing this the professor said it 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯ok I’m gonna go play the lottery
Today!
Thanks on behalf of Ireland as irish lad who loves hip hop so much .
☘️@AVGriffinMusic-c6b
The crows and every other nature sound in your videos is a plus bro ✊🏽
He’s in the trenches…of nature! The background birds are a nice touch, Professor
What's a crow to a gull?
What's a duck to a goose?
What's a goose to a non believer?
Who don't believe in anything
pfp is fire
No ducks in the wild. ( Sorry, I couldn't resist 😁)
Tears on the embassy floors
@@HoneyPistoI fine. I'll listen to watch the throne again
Professor skye the greatest pidgeon of hiphop avaa
Thank you for respecting hip hop culture and breaking it down in its purest form. Even though u may not feel like you are apart of the culture, you represent it well. You took the time to study and appreciate it. Thanks for being self aware
💙
🤮 Thanking a white guy for liking the most popular music on earth? You sound like you belong in a cell with Andrew Shultz…
such an original metaphor! kudos! we welcome all tourists that show appreciation and respect
“…but if you like my style…” STOP RIGHT THERE. By which I mean please carry on because I love your style Professor.
😂
I wholeheartedly agree and align myself with this comment.
I think we're getting to a very interesting time where there are more and more discourses around the diversity and non-monolith nature of "African-American/black communiti(es)." Drake's dad is African-American, he spent summers growing up in Memphis, but growing up primarily in Canada raised by a single mum Jewish-Canadian does give the perception that he's an outsider to his culture. Similarly, we saw how Kamala Harris bi-racial of Jamaican and Indian descent, primarily raised by her Indian single mum and who also spent her formative pre-teen and teenager years in Canada (something she conviently neglected to mentioned during the last campaign for obvious politically expeidant reasons lol) was seen as having a distinct experienced from what Professor Skye mentioned in his previous video about ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) or FBA (Foundational Black American).
If I had to guess, I think a lot of this discourse/realization stems from the disappointment of Barack Obama (the son of a Kenyan immigrant primarily raised by his white grandparents in Hawai'i) and his failure to deliver for the African American community during his presidency as "the first black president." MLK Jr Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographer David J. Garrow (who also wrote a 1000-page biography of "44") writes how Obama made a conscious decision to adopt an African American identity after graduating from Columbia University and working on the South Side of Chicago as a community organizer. Prior to that (Garrow argues) growing up in multi-racial Hawai'i, spending some time in Indonesia, and hanging out with international students from Asia at Occidental College and the kids of diplomats, Obama's experiences (and how he most likely viewed himself) would not have aligned with what people would traditionally think of or call the African-American experiences of most mainland generational African Americans.
I’m a millennial who was in college when Obama was elected, and this comment really resonates with me.
One of the things you mentioned that I found most thought-provoking is your comment about the “choice” to align with a culture, an alignment that outsiders don’t/can’t/won’t realize was a choice.
What characterizes a person with the ability to re-align with a culture different from the one in which they were raised? Or different from their ancestry? What powers block outsiders from attempting to align (not the same but thinking about Beyoncé and Shaboozey and the CMAs)?
Thanks for your comment, real food for thought!
About Kamala. . . .you missed facts and don't have a clue nor truth. Kamala was born and raised for the majority of her informative years in OAKLAND. . . .the WORKING CLASS area of OAKLAND, NOT in the Middle Class or Upper Class area of Oakland. The same "Aunties" who don't identity as "FBO/ADOS" but as African-American (and it is their personal right not to bow to Yvette Carnell's definition or new coined term) that raised her, raised folks in my immediate family too.
Those of us from the Bay-Area who know about the 510-nickle&dime, who interacted with the Harris Family since Bancroft Avenue on down to International Way, those of us whose parents were a part of LINKS, or whose grannies/mothers/sisters/aunties are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc OAKLAND Chapter, or went to HU and spent time in "the Hall" know Kamala and Maya to be more than what Aubrey Graham tried to be for the dollars and fame since Dennis didn't raise him right.
Don't get what you don't know personally twisted by what the media cut, gave and framed. We, the people from the EO (IYKYK). . .KNOW the depth of Kamala's and Maya's BLACKNESS and stand by the fact that she's more BLACK in life experience since birth than a whole lot of ADOS/FBA folks who may be skinfolk by birth, damn sure aren't kinfolk in the trenches (we shall keep their names out our Mississippi Migrated Mouths/Moufs).
@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 🎯💯
Bigger world out there buddy 😂 it’s not the 1960 😅 stop being so insular!!! Wake up!
@@bihsaidwhatnow2392 the way people try to claim that a girl who went to Howard & pledged AKA in the 80s isn't black blows my mind. It just doesn't measure up & all I can guess is that they don't know that culture?
Love the crows. They add ambience. More TH-camrs need nature in their videos.
I feel nerdy when this guy talks about the science of hiphop. It's just that I relate to this talks but my friends won't.
Now multiply your friends by millions and you start to see the issue.
@@Ues2DC jeeeeeez when you put it like that
I'm a white woman from Europe who thinks Drake is cringy. If I think he is cringy, I can't imagine what black Americans think 😂
Thank you!!! I finally feel validated. I never understood the draw to him. But then again, I watched Degrassi in HS so I couldn't unsee him as Wheelchair Jimmy.
@@theressakWhite recognizes white lmao
This is not just Drake being ignorant of the culture, this is truly dangerous to the culture. If Drake wins these punk-ass lawsuits, major labels are gonna start sticking their noses into future rap battles.
Kendrick Duckworth i see what you did there😅
I’m loving these visual aids
You touched on an extremely important conversation that many haven't been able to articulate. Thanks professor
This vulture made poor ducks ghostwrite for him in order to look like a duck . deceptive and exploitative. he's not even a goose
Y'all are so funny 😂😂😂
Them duck lips on every damn selfie have a new meaning now
Professor Skye you're appreciated! You always articulate your perspective on these topics really well, it's genuine and always respectful! So many others could learn a lot from you, but I think pride & hating the idea of "loving" something that they're a guest in get's in the way.. But if they truly "loved" it then they'd understand and take pride in being a guest.. That understanding makes your voice that much more appreciated & insightful to us all, even if we don't always agree. Solid!
“If you want to tell me the difference between the snakes… go fuck yourself…. Btw, I’m married to a science person” Your moments of savagery are so unassuming and unexpected, absolutely love it. Very cutesy, very hip hop! ❤
Hip-hop is fun in general, but it's just so much more when it's also cute. I wonder if Prof realizes how much it rubs off on him
I appreciate the humanization of Drake here (oddly enough by comparing him to an animal). As hard as Not Like Us goes, Drake really just seems like a very flawed, misguided individual
He managed to guide himself into Bella Harris's DM's.
The people saying Drake is a Karen are basically right, he's like that one wine aunt you have who thinks everyone loves her but has to invite herself to your Thanksgiving every time
Flaw is right, dude keeps sleeping with his friends wives and girlfriends, lol. Also the constant posing as a "rough individual" that had to do unsavory things to survive, it gets under peoples skin. Theres only so far I can believe he's misguided before I gotta realize it's him as a person, or whatever he's displaying to me as an image.
Well, he’s certainly the world’s softest man.
Professor literally called him out for potentially being the poisonous snake?? Are there 2 different Drakes? Did we watch two different videos?
I really hope Professor Skye’s students do well because i can see him being a dope teacher from where im sitting 🙏🏽💥
Professor Skye genuinely best youtuber imo. Analysis of Vince Staples' Dark Times is the most recent watch that reminded me of this fact.
A goose can’t be a duck, but a Drake is literally the name of a male Duck.
🤣🤣🤣🦆🦆🦆
Drake = lame duck
Drake is not his real name , Aubrey is
@@thomasmachok4088 and we should call him Aubrey.
Perfect name for someone PRETENDING to be a Duck 😏
@@thomasmachok4088
Sit down somewhere.
Now you care about his real name?
🤡🤡🤡
You have a fan from South Africa. I watched the watch the party die. you are legend
Shout out to Professor Skye from Southern Africa
Love from Botswana
@@freelancehoneybadger5900Love from 🇷🇼
Ooo lekker another South African
Love it when the crows give the Skye a flyby
Love your take Prof. Skye! It’s always a pleasure listening to your analysis, theories, and ideas! Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏽
The Canadian goose took me out 😂
My GOATED professor ❤️
As a student of master myself, I really love your essay video.
So, he is like the Elvis of Hip Hop?
That would be Eminem
People thought it was Eminem 😂😂😂😂
@@joejett5084 he the only white person that qualifies for that spot
To me, Drake is Michael Jackson
No, he’s not the first king
of controversy
he is the worst thing
since Elvis Presley
to do Black music so selfishly
and use it to get himself wealthy
@@amamihe6465Bars✍🏿
Happy Thanksgiving, professor! Shout out to your family for being supportive and letting you film a video on a holiday. Loved the angry eyebrows on the snake. AVAA
Prof. S- the man with the best academic analysis in social media town. A refreshing breeze from an observational standpoint. Stay on - bro. Dont get weary. If you do, then hop back on, gotta feeling theres gonna be rich soil soon as the river overflows.
Afflack, say OVO say OVO. This piece is genius. The grey goose reference is magnificent!!
Y’all Quacking me up..😅
“How much is a Duck Worth?” 😂
The “voice of the voiceless” is a powerful take
He's a goose a Canada goose🤣 . In all seriousness I felt that down to the feather 🪶
“He was supposed to address the shit through rap.” Summed up everything. Great video Absa!
To me in any music but particularly in Hiphop authenticity is the most key aspect of an artist.
Just for clarification “The Culture” is black culture. It’s our lives and experiences explained to the world. When ppl pretend to be hip hop it’s obvious, which is why most of us did not consider Drake a hip hop artist. We considered him a pop star type of entertainer. It’s those outside the culture that labeled him a hip hop artist. Kendrick merely showed everyone outside the culture the difference but, those of us in it already knew.
Yes, our favorite Ally professor is back. For anyone who hasn't gotten the Culture Notice, Aubrey is no longer allowed as a guest in our cultural Genres!! He was already on probation.. then he did the unthinkable by attacking, compromising the foundation of the art of Battle Rap. He's DONE, and real hip-hop artists ..aren't playing NOMORE👀.. (if you know you know)
Thank you Sir, for helping us protect our few art forms creations that haven't been stolen yet💔🙏
He was always a guest at best but we were called haters for telling him to wait outside and forcing him to speak when he enters the house.
Hip hop is truly the greatest gift African Americans gave to the world.
The way you speak highly of French hip hop is the way I speak of Spanish hip hop. I am fortunate that I can appreciate these two different styles, language, and culture within hip hop.
Many ducks around the world.
I love you analogy. I’m really enjoying your content and perspective.
"...it manages to stay, a "the culture"..." Is such a delightful expression to me. An indefinite article followed by an interpetation of a noun formalized by the definite article. It generalizes and specifies the words and the subjects of the expression simultaneously. Chefs kiss language expression 👨🍳✍️
Professor Skye youre on point, amazing theory you just laid out here. Props from a 1st generation Caribbean Mixed Race American!
Dude broke down the whole beef with one phrase. “Drake is a goose that quacks like a Duck.”
Inauthentic: Superbowl Shuffle, Rapping Duke, Kid Rock
We love and appreciate all the hard work you do Professor skye!
AVAA. Love when the graphics dept gets a shoutout.
So, this theory is amazing, and you are amazing for coming up with it. But I do see more than one version of Drake. The version that started out that was not alienated from the Ducks. The version that had connection to his roots and was a goose amongst the ducks. The goose that Eminem for example was and continues to be. And then there is this new Drake, the one of the past 5 years. The one who is the GOAT of geese but also secretly feels like he's the GOAT of all ducks and geese and wants to put away the category.
When Kendrick says, "Not like Us", I believe it echoes more than he's not a duck. He means he's neither a duck nor a goose. He's an amorphous blob who doesn't categorize nor transcend.
Great perspective!!! People really don’t realise that since Scorpion, Drake has become the worst version of himself that was not him when he started!
I clapped in my room for this one. Good lesson Prof.Skye
As a 50yr old Af. American, hearing you say “pop off” was hilarious! Loved the video. Gonna watch more of your stuff to see you “pop off” 😂😂😂 PS As for Russell( the fugitive) I’m married to a Australian and he gets mad at black Americans because we always ask “are there black people in Australia?” His reply is “yeah they’re called the aboriginal people or African Australians” but we mean black like us, while not understanding that Af. Americans/ Afro Caribbeans are unique. Not special, just unique in how we came to be and that makes us somewhat myopic.
G-Goat
greatest goose of all time
that was a good one.
Perfect title. Soon as I saw it I knew exactly where this conversation was going and clicked immediately.
Gr8 Analogy Professor...Shared this upload today..Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️..And ahout out to the gr8 est 🦆...
So thankful for professor skye. For explanations & breakdowns & his commitment to bringing us everything, even with a full house, in the rain, with crows. ❤ #avaa
Your cultural shift take reminds me of a lyric from an underground hip hop group, Binary Star from like 20 yrs ago.
"You have 'hip hop', and you have 'hip-pop'.
I promise ve this metaphor, as a nerd i love academic sryles discussions on anything, the animal metaphor is cute and fun, and i think this comparison does a great job at taking the nebulous vague concepts and words them explicitly, exposing the conflict's foundation of what is easy to understand through 'vibes' but not communicate to others. The part that you "just get it".
I don't think it's a coincidence that American culture rejected Drake at the exact moment we are becoming more closed and isolationist in our national character. The rise of trump is not a white phenomenon alone (as we assumed it was in 2016) but a genuine American moment that has swept across our different subcultures. In the context of "America First," the sudden rejection of Drake from all corners of American society can be understood much more clearly.
That's not even to say any of the criticism against him is wrong, simply that it had no cultural surface to latch onto until now.
MaxMiller!
So well said!
Profound level of nuance being explained succinctly and with savvy!
I began thinking this myself in a nebulous way pre-election,
what with all Kdot's National pride and regional love (expressions)
(at first I wrote 'signaling' then 'signals'
but realized I don't know what Kenny was doing, only he does.
Maybe this was the best play for landing the Superbowl gig!
Which sorta denotes a level of manipulation that I honestly don't have a problem with and I do actually respect; but which is also pretty colossal
But in that case, it would be manipulation practiced on ginormous corporate entities
(like Jay-Z,
same diff)
And because I feel/felt like I knew the general intent, I don't/didn't find fault with it
To me, it's neither here nor there)
And by NOOO stretch of the imagination would I ever be saying that Kdot was pulling for Trump
(& I assumed that someone with as much savvy and nuance as yourself would instinctively know that),
I do recognize that there are tides in the zeitgeist,
trends and movements and currents in modern thought and specifically in our national stew pot,
well represented by the TH-cam reactor etcetera community;
Tides that create an ever-reinforcing system for a culture's regard of itself
@@MaxMiller94
Dude. This time it says your name.. Tf
Anyway, I just had one more thought to share
I just love that last comment you spit, because it was a total BAR
And you •must• know that!
But for the slow people in the back, I will explain:
The concept of a substrate being made by myriad hands and minds and opinions
On which an independent 'culture' (like a Regal Bacterium) has the ability now to live
And sustain independently
And be sovereign
And •didn't• have that until •that exact moment•
Is •such• a profound metaphor of:
the culture,
The timing,
and the correct conditions
in which the culture can grow and blossom
Foundational Black Americans are taking a stand against all others in the Black Diaspora.
America for Black Americans only is the new movement.
Absolutely poetic that the Crows decided to chime in their two cents on bird culture! 😂
I also want to point out that the bird symbolism was used beautifully in the not like us video with the owl in a cage.
Let this man cook -1:30
"Maybe an occupation popular with demons and ducks
Made any mingling akin to bein' seasoned and stuffed"
-Aesop Rock, sneak-dissing Drake on his 2016 track Dorks
To further explain my theory of gnx its as if the protagonist of the movie has the antagonist captured and is contemplating on killing them on the spot. Its like a dialog before the hero's ultimate decision
The animals helped explain it well, thank you!
17:28 I was NOT expecting that but damn that made me laugh. Love ya Skye!❤
This is brilliant. I appreciate your appreciation, style, and analysis.
Great Analogy 👍🏽💯
you bring me joy and knowledge, professor Skye 😂
C’est une analyse brillante professeur, je partage avec les amis ! Ils vont apprécier les compliments sur la culture hip hop française. Merci !
Merci!
@@professorskye 8:24 I’m an expert on Hip Hop (Afro American 90s baby from Miami a prominent city in the history of the culture).
The original four quadrants of the HH was Break dancing/graffiti/emceeing (MC)/DJ.
As you’ve noticed, we’re constantly shift our culture over time. This is due to influences coming from unknown/underrepresented sections/areas of Black America (btw we’re BROWN our skin is BROWN) outside of the original batch from the 80s (NYC/MIA/LA) who made the largest waves. Technological advances and changing laws and regulations also impact the shifts as newer generations take hold and steer the ship.
Today the four pillars of Hip Hop are: Commercial Rap/Fashion/Battle Rap/Screened Programming.
For the latter think: Love and Hip Hop or Bad Girls Club and other shows. Battle Raps growth has seemed to stagnate in recent years so it may be the first to shift away from the pillar and be replaced soon. If it does then it seems Hip Hop oriented podcasts will take its spot. Fashion is likely to be static.
Commercial Rap is the sole constant. Money must be made to ensure the talent pool is refilled/overflowing.
That’s where we’re at today. The televised programming is what keeps our women so strongly engaged in Hip Hop. It’s why Ari (rapper G Herbo’s baby mama) can be so popular and influential. She’s Hip Hop. And televised programming is where she shines. While he shines over in Commercial Rap. Women are 50% of the community. They assemble en masse to scripted and unscripted Hip Hop programs. They’ve built a community within the community, around it.
Pioneers from the 80s to modern day have broken into fashion industry norms. Kanye has been the biggest in recent times to hold the culture at the forefront of influence there.
Graffiti has taken a backseat and is either popular in Miami for art (btw ALL MIAMI GRAFFITI STARTED OUT IN THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY OF OVERTOWN WHICH IS WHY WYNWOOD GRAFFITI LOOKS SO SIMILAR IT’S RIGHT NEXT DOOR) or Gang Banging (which is an ever growing section of the culture over the past decade).
DJs have largely been replaced by the internet playlists.
I love my culture. My people built this country against all odds, and went on to survive and create art.
To the racists & ignorant fools that are constantly upset about us proudly boasting about OUR culture. Y’all don’t do that to anyone else. Mexicans don’t get attacked for holding down mariachi music. Italians don’t get attacked for pasta dishes. Japanese don’t get attacked for manga. Y’all are extra sure to give props to every other culture but Black Americans. Which means it’s racially fueled. Y’all need to remember we gave y’all: rock, country, blues, jazz, disco, funk, soul, r&b, DANCE, HOUSE. Y’all took every one of those but R&B and Soul and Funk from us. We popularized American sports and grew them into multi billion dollar businesses despite not owning any of them; solely as the product and consumer. The sports industry was built on our backs by our sacrifices while Y’ALL got the lion’s share. The MOVIE INDUSTRY (I’m a film student) was born by disrespecting us and painting a negative depiction of us to the entire world which the effects last to this day as we experience racism globally: with the film Birth of a Nation.
So protection and overseeing Hip Hop is critical for us. It’s OURS. The world can enjoy chicken Alfredo and tacos yet we all are sure to give props and DEFER to the Italians and Mexicans when discussions of how to do these things properly pop up. The world can enjoy manga and anime but we all give props and DEFER to the Japanese when discussions of what is proper in those mediums pop up. Guess what? That damn sure applies to Hip Hop. WE are the ones y’all must defer to in regard to our culture. And NO IT’S NOT THOSE OREOS WHO grew up next door to you in your neighborhood with very little Black folk in it. They wouldn’t know, and they grew up with y’all so y’all have significantly shaped their perspective on life. They tend to clash with us. Y’all tend to weaponize them as tools against us. Go down to the nearest predominantly Black community or travel to a state that has one, and mingle with the people and get a sense of what we’re feeling and thinking. It’s generally the same across the country with tiny variations based off local issues. Black and Brown for example is an LA thing. It certainly is NOT a Miami thing. We call ourselves Brown in Miami. We also don’t tolerate racism the way our counterparts do in LA. Mexicans can openly say the N word in LA in front of Black folk with no issue. Hispanics in Miami watch their mouths around us. Or it gets violent. Immediately.
Great breakdown Professor. You’re acute.
this is a very important topic professor Skye, needs to be discussed more and more!
Keep doing what you do Doc. Good shit.
Ayyy caught Professor Live! Looking forward to hear your take 🙌😁
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