Glasses Malone has made an argument that Drake isn’t Hip Hop, with the West Coast mainstay comparing the 6 God to Madonna and all but calling him a culture vulture.
On Thursday (November 2), the “Sun Come Up” rapper stopped by the Holdin’ Court podcast, where he compared Drizzy to the Material Girl — and not in a good way.
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“Why is it crazy that I’m telling you that Drake is Madonna, as a musician?” he began. “So if you’re not from street urban culture, you’re not a Hip Hop artist.”
Holdin’ Court host Big Court, however, disagreed with the Compton native’s assessment. “You have Hip Hop artists that are from the suburbs,” he offered.
“They’re not Hip Hop artists,” Glasses Malone replied, noting that Eminem is Hip Hop because he’s “not from some wealthy community, middle class community.”
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Later on in the interview, the rapper revisited the issue of Drake, emphasizing once again that the “Best I Ever Had” rapper didn’t come “from the streets,” and therefore, wasn’t part of the Hip Hop culture.
“Drake is a middle class, that grew up in a middle-class community and Jewish community. He just literally does what Madonna does. He literally colonizes sounds and ideas. He’s not from the culture. Just because you’re Black, doesn’t mean you’re from the culture.”
Check out the interview below:
Glasses Malone is currently doing a promotional run for his new album, Cancel Deeez Nutz, which dropped in September, and features artists like Joey Westside, Suga Free, and even comedian Cedric the Entertainer.
The West Coast rapper has never been scared to speak out on topics he feels strongly about. Back in 2021, he took umbrage with Ma$e’s “unpopular” opinion that all young Black men who join gangs are “less than” individuals.
Glasses, who has never shied away from his Crip roots, told HipHopDX that the former Bad Boy MC who used to rap under the moniker “Murda Mase” (alongside Cam’ron and the late, great Big L, among others), should not only understand the delicacy of the situation but use his resources a little better than social media posts.
“Over the years I’ve noticed different things with Ma$e. Being critical of people that come from the kind of background that he comes from and him to act totally clueless and ignorant to it, it’s kind of ridiculous. I kind of feel bad for him for even saying that.
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“Ma$e is fucking tripping. He knows why [kids join gangs]. This is not new. Especially since everybody’s reason for joining is different. Most of the time, you from where you from before you claim. Everybody else is going to tell you where you from, for the most part. And if people are your friends, like gangbanging ain’t nothing but a bunch of players who are trying to survive.”
