Injects in some AggressionĪnd whereas Cole, as aforementioned, takes a humble disposition at first, by the time all is said and done, we can say he is rather passive-aggressive. However in acknowledging her sentiment he also seems to imply that the situation at hand is not the type which calls for spontaneous, emotionally-driven action. In other words, the whole scenario is steeped in a deep, centuries-long history. Or as the rapper metaphorical puts it, “freedom like trees” which “can’t grow… overnight”. And fandom has concluded that the singular person who most provided this impetus is a fellow rapper called Noname who, in a roundabout way, criticized Cole and other rappers whose “whole discographies be about Black plight” for their inactivity amidst the protests.Īnd throughout the first half of the song, Jermaine seems to acknowledge Noname in this regard, without ever actually namedropping her. Instead he addresses a “young lady” who, amidst criticizing certain celebrities, he feels is ‘talking about him’. And upon realizing that her criticisms are indeed “valid”, he gave them his ear. 'That would be dumb on 5 to 7 different levels.First off it must be stated that for the most part he takes a very-humble approach. In fact what he basically says from the onset is that despite being perceived as a conscious artist, he actually needed a wake-up call before springing into action concerning the aforementioned issue. 'If Cole has a problem with Noname there is no way in the whole wide world that he's dumb enough to send bars at her,' Mike wrote. Noname's fellow Chicagoan Open Mike Eagle named both parties in his remark.

His message might of been taken the wrong way by some or misunderstood by some but that's what happen with Art, everyone going to decipher it and connect with it differently. I know what the intention of his message was and I agree with him, I think some people see it differently and that's fine. He's not under attack lol some people disagree with his message, or disagree with how he went about it or just don't like him already and I respect that.

Cole's manager and Dreamville co-founder Ibrahim 'Ib' Hamad responded to the conversation on Twitter, writing, ' some people disagree with his message, or disagree with how he went about it or just don't like him already and I respect that.'

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