Alexandra Boutros

(she/her)
Canadian rapper Drake at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019. Drake’s recent beef with American rapper Kendrick Lamar highlights how Canadian rap is often seen as distant from American hip hop culture. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Why do American rappers see Drake as not Black enough?

Beefs often target Drake’s race, constructing him as a Canadian who is not Black enough to claim an authentic connection to African-American hip hop culture.

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