Chance The Rapper criticized J. Cole’s new song “Snow On Tha Bluff” in a series of Twitter posts on Wednesday (June 17). The Grammy Award-winning artist took issue with Cole for lyrics widely assumed to be aimed at Chicago’s Noname.
“Yet another L for men masking patriarchy and gaslighting as contructive criticism,” he wrote.
In a follow-up tweet, Chance reacted to a fan’s problem with his words. While he noted Cole and Noname were both his friends, he explained why he felt the need to address the Dreamville Records boss’ polarizing track.
“They both my peoples but only one of them put out a whole song talking about how the other needs to reconsider their tone and attitude in order to save the world,” he told the fan. “It’s not constructive and undermines all the work Noname has done. It’s not BWs job to spoon feed us. We grown.”
Chance capped off his Twitter thoughts by noting his disappointment over watching Cole publicly clash with Noname.
“Everybody’s argument on either side is, we can’t personally attack each other if we really want to see a revolution,” he wrote. “I can agree with that and can apply it in my own life. I wish we could learn that w/o two artists I admire having a public dispute.”
J. Cole surprised fans with the release of his “Snow On Tha Bluff single on Tuesday night (June 16). But the song has been met with an intense backlash over its lyrics, which have been seen as policing a Black woman’s tone.
Although no specific person is actually named on the track, most listeners have inferred Cole is talking about Noname due to her criticism of mainstream rappers’ actions following the police killing of George Floyd. On Wednesday, Cole didn’t confirm he was talking about Noname but encouraged his Twitter followers to listen to her.
J. Cole Responds To 'Snow On Tha Bluff' Backlash: 'Follow Noname'
“Some assume to know who the song is about,” he wrote. “That’s fine with me, it’s not my job to tell anybody what to think or feel about the work. I accept all conversation and criticisms. But Let me use this moment to say this.
“Follow @noname. I love and honor her as a leader in these times. She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and the learning on the path that she truly believes is the correct one for our people. Meanwhile a nigga like me just be rapping.”
Listen to Cole’s “Snow On Tha Bluff” below.
This dude always sounds like such a fucking puppet. Doesn’t matter whatever he’s trying to say.
I will never understand what A Chance The Rapper is. I’m from the Southside of Chicago and this dude has NO CLout there. His debut album so SO Bad, not only did it Flop but it was So Trash Nobody even talks about it. It was so garbage he canceled his entire tour and basically acts like his whole album doesn’t exist. You could argue it’s the worst debut of all time, and before that he only had “No Problems” as a certified hit. I don’t get why this guy even has a platform. I’m not saying he’s trash but maaan, come with some hits first bruh
kanye isnt even mentioned in the article… what is this headline?
nvm its 2 different articles my bad.
Chance wack ass never raps on any social issues. Just wierdo backpacker shit. He’s taking up for old girl because she’s from the Chi too. This is why pro black shit never goes anywhere. Black people love to argue with the people standing next to them than anybody opposing them. Celebrities don’t have any bigger voice than anybody else. Imagine if Civil Rights people were like well, this mofo Jim Brown ain’t said shit instead of worrying about themselves. New generation is funny as shit.
Tell this gay to stick to Doritos commercials
Lupe Fiasco is the true king of chicago anyway
Somebody need to punch this weird looking phaggot right between the eyes asap
Chance don’t want that smoke
Chance the Flopper would be nowhere without his dad’s connections to Obama. That’s right, we have that loser to thank for the birth of this trash rapper. Dude is also married to a tranny just like Obama. What a coincidence.
Its not possible for a soy boy beta cuck like Chance to give anybody else an L.
FACTZ!!!! BITCH NIGGAS HAVE NO SAY
Chance is so corny
So he’s checking Cole for defending himself? “Hey J. Cole, you can’t talk to a black woman like that! If you feel some type of way, keep it to yourself, you know black women are to fragile for that! “. That’s literally all I get Everytime I read his shit
Interesting that when black person holds a different view than that which the masses expect he/ she is immediately reviled and denounced for thinking for him/herself rather than going with the crowd . Seems like these “revolutionaries” are pushing hard for a black monolith of thought, which ironically is itself is a very degrading and racist expectation.
How is this any different from when anyone else has an unpopular opinion on a popular topic?
I didn’t fuck with what Noname said and I don’t fuck with what JCole said either. Nobody needs to prove themselves by making a tweet in order to be activists. And I don’t need someone explaining shit to me like a child. Also, if Cole is really as uneducated on the topic at hand as he claims he is, then he either needs to educate himself (which is EASILY done via a few quick Google searches) or stfu. This whole song was pointless and did nothing but cause more in-fighting amongst those that actually care about what’s going on rather than wagging our fingers at our allies. I’m not a huge Chance fan but I’ll agree with him on one thing. Making an entire song about this shit was corny Jermaine. I expected better.
Wait…so she fired off a shot seemingly in his direction, and he now comes under fire for firing a volley back at her? Help me to understand.
Some black ppl Always be doing the most talking abt what YOUR expectation is abt someone else.. she need to just take a seat and do her own thing… he nvr said he was some activist or leader.. that was a cheapshot by her so she deserve what he said.. foh with all that..
And Chance… stop acting like a clown bruh .. you know better bruh.. old captain save a chick azz ninja