J. Cole’s “Snow On Tha Bluff” and Noname’s Madlib-produced “Song 33” have created a large discussion on not just tone in Hip Hop but also brought in responses from the likes of Chance The Rapper and Earl Sweatshirt.
Now elder statesman Bun B has given his take on the matter and the UGK representative wants everyone to focus on the bigger issues at hand.
“I’ve known J. Cole for many years now. I’ve been a fan of Noname since ‘Lost,'” he wrote in a note he shared on Instagram. “I think both of their voices are extremely vital. While I understand the very human need to defend yourself and your position, I don’t want us to divert our attentions from what’s at the core of our cultural conversation right now. If we have issues with someone or need clarity on something, let’s try to have that conversation behind closed doors. We don’t need to choose sides right now. Because we are all in this together.”
Cole’s “Snow On Tha Bluff,” which initially gained praise for being Cole’s first release in more than a year was quickly criticized after many believed Cole was policing Noname’s tone as well as asking for the Chicago rapper and activist to educate him.
“I scrolled through her timeline in these wild times, and I started to read/She mad at these crackers, she mad at these capitalists, mad at these murder police,” Cole raps on the song, adding that he lowkey thought Noname was addressing him and that it’s “something about the queen tone that’s botherin’ me.”
J. Cole, Noname & 'Snow On Tha Bluff' Controversy: Everything You Need To Know
Days later, Noname directly responded to the track with “Song 33” addressing Cole’s track and also curious why would all of his attention be given towards her when the deaths of George Floyd, Oluwatoyin Salau, as well as Black trans men and women should take greater precedent.
“He really ’bout to write about me when the world is in smokes,” Noname rapped. “There’s people in trees when George was beggin’ for his mother/Saying he couldn’t breathe, you thought to write about me?”
Cole shared his support for Noname’s reply by tweeting “Song 33” on Thursday (June 18) but it’s unclear if either he or Noname will heed Bun’s suggestion in regards to keeping “family business” out of the public’s eye.
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You mfers are lame af. The culture, the culture, the culture. Lmfaooo sound like a bunch of dip shits.
…yet you’re here…
Shout out to Bun for taking action in order to calm the tension going on between these two. Bun’s an OG so when he tells you to cool off, he’s giving you a warning before you receive a smackdown. This beef is likely to be dead in the water now.
Couldn’t have said it better.In all the midst and storms,we shouldn’t forget who we are n how we were raised,conflicts will always be there since we humans bt let find a dignified manner to deal with them n we all of the african seed.1 love
“Shouldn’t forget who we are?” No one special should be the answer …. no matter the race … no matter what genders people try and create … we are all humans with the same inherent problem … human nature … the same evolutionary traits that help us survive are the very same traits that keep us in conflict and suffering … until humans truly realize that and create a system of governance and society that factors those traits in … we will continue to create conflict with those that are different than us because there are evolutionary benefits to do so … we are tribalistic and that includes race, gender, and any other difference you can think of …. and pain is not limited to a certain race because of history … every race has negatives in there history … but fixing those issues will never happen if you become that which you hate
Respect to the OG for that. I funks with both Cole and Noname.
Be the change and be healthy y’all.
It’s just like the political punk scene… they want to “fight the power”, but just end up criticizing each other for not being righteous & woke enough. Same old story.
It’s a lot of prejudice people here who enjoy ridiculing these small things…hey whites, latinos, or any other races on here that love pointing out things about blacks, go check out Trump news right now…I bet he could use a LOT of help