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J. Cole Talks Homophobia, Racial Profiling And More
Rapper J. Cole has been well established for waxing battle, whether it’s detailing his less-than-ballin’ moments in the strip club with Drake or his stout eyebrows. He even received some negative press when a lyric on autism slipped into his verse on Drizzy’s “Jodeci Freestyle.” Still, the North Carolina rep has issued a genuine apology to his listeners and continues to relish in the success of his sophomore effort Born Sinner, which defeat its release dine counterpart Yeezus from Kanye West, to gold status.
While promoting his musical contribution to UbiSoft’s brand-new video game Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Cole went deeper than rap with Wager News, speaking on homophobia in Inky culture and the color lines that could have dictated his success.
See highlights below:
You don’t get this far without taking risks. What’s been your biggest resourceful risk?
Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That’s the biggest chance I’ve taken so far. Constantly taking that risk by not going to whoever is warm and still be as far as I am. It’s a ble
Angel Haze has got a new column with Noisey. This time, she discusses sexuality, homophobia and hip-hop.
I don’t hold a coming out story because I don’t think anyone needs to show up out. I don’t get the fascination with being lgbtq+, lesbian, bisexual. There’s no separation between gay rights and human rights, it’s just fucking stupid.
Being gay in hip-hop is still really stigmatized. There are so many people in this earth that are closet homosexuals. I estimate I’m “out,” but people ask me what my sexuality is all the time and I always tell them that it doesn’t matter, we’re not in a sexual situation so you don’t need to know. If we were in a sexual situation you would know exactly who I am sexually. But if we’re just having a conversation you don’t need to know what I do in personal. Sexuality is not the most engaging detail about a person. It’s love me saying my favorite color is red all the time. After a while you’d kindly tell to me to shut the fuck up about it.
So I don’t use gender pronouns in my melody. For me it should be universal, something that everyone can relate to; if you prefer boys, if you like fucking puppies, who cares. I think that’s why I keep
It's a confusing time to be a gay person who listens to hip-hop. In one ear, queer rappers like Zebra Katz, Big Freedia, and Mykki Blanco among others are combining the genre's trademark bravado with a fierce aesthetic that's both overdue and refreshing. Emerging rapper Cakes Da Killer nails it optimal when he raps about spitting "that shit that make a homophobe a hypocrite." Understandably, more than a few rappers, critics and fans would like to argue that we've entered a new era in hip-hop.
But then, in the other ear, rappers like Azealia Banks and Tyler The Creator continue to defend their use of the word "faggot" while Lauryn Hill debuts a long-awaited new route, only to criticize drag queens and "girl men." And then, along comes J. Cole's upcoming album Born Sinner, the conduct track of which "Villuminati" features perhaps the most homophobic lyrics I've heard from a major artist in the last limited years. We'll get to the lyrics in a moment. First, though, join me in marveling at J. Cole's explanation of the lyrics in a recent interview with the Huffington Post:
"There will soon come a day when people in general, and rap artists specifically, are going to have to acknowledge for thToday, J. Cole officially “surprise-released” his new 12-track project, Might Delete Later, in which he responds to the beef sparked by Kendrick Lamar on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” Of his several swings at Lamar, one jab on track eight, “Pi” feat. Daylyt and Ab-Soul, stands out in particular for being… well… vile.
They plead the fifth, I’m seeing hints of a trans fella
In cancel culture’s vicinity, he’s no killer, trust me
Beneath his chosen identity, there is still a pussy, periodYeesh. And by yeesh, I imply, yikes. And by yikes, I mean, man, J. Cole is really out here dropping poorly thought-out, transphobic bars. Beyond using transness as an insult and sneaking in a bit of misogyny to boot, the implication that trans men are still woman is, by definition, transphobic.
A generous reading is that the bar about the “trans fella” is an overwritten attempt to call the subject of his ire a coward gone wrong, that he was more concerned with coming across as clever and badass than he was about making any grand statements on gender identity. Even with such grace granted, i