If the black community gate kept their identity as a collective we wouldn’t even be having these discussions. Black people have co-signed the one drop rule so much that everyone on earth is Black

Drake is weird. He's been running around borrowing cultures, being misogynistic, and begging to be black enough for awhile. As a biracial person, this shit is so odd. You can be more than one thing, embrace YOUR cultures. It's not that difficult to grasp. I'm sick of that man, too.

I've never been anywhere near Jamaica, but based on his "Jamaican accent" neither has Drake.

I now believe Drake is Aubrey's best and most convincing role of his career.

I feel like we keep coming back to this: biracial ppl have the capacity to strategically enter spaces as whatever they wish. Black ppl are constantly checked about gate keeping blackness from biracial ppl so, just as you said, fear will allow him to continue to take over whatever culture he wants to assume and his colorist remarks will go unchecked. Anywho- amazing dissection as always! ❤️

Allowing him to call himself "lightskin" is weird to me. As a lighter toned, fully black person...i reserve that for people like me. He's biracial, raised by his mom, and ambiguous. That's a different experience than growing up with 2 black parents. Being multiracial is more common now. Common enough for them to come together and celebrate their experiences together.

The Caucasity in this man is beyond me 😭😭😭😭😭

“It’s getting weird” 😂PERFECT way to describe Aubrey G. The way he preys on every sub/culture in the diaspora is making me itch.

I am biracial and you're100% right about our proximity to white privilege. There is a second side to it. My mom died when I was little and her parents raised me. I've had to cut off that relationship because of their racism. I was kept away from my dads family and the amount of covert and overt racism that I faced is truly disgusting. That's something that I don't think a lot of people realize. Even being considered "one of the good ones" is a disgusting feeling. But otoh Ive met biracial people in similar situations that eat that shit up. its complicated.

I feel like Drake gets away with a lot because black ppl don't wanna feel like they're telling mixed folks who to be and how to identify. We kinda let mixed ppl define themselves a and just go with what they say.

I find it to be making a mockery of 🇯🇲. Many ppl find it funny since “In Living Color, with Hey Mon”. I find none of it comical. My culture is not a joke. Remember, Drake started his career as an actor.

Mayowa, I have known for a long time that Drake is a race-shifter, Black cosplayer……I knew this and because of this, I’m going to continue to apologize to BW for ever support that man’s music. It was the colorism for me AND the Misogynoir, that’s what ended my support for him. And you made an excellent point Drake has a weird relationship with Blackness. And lastly, it wasn’t hard to cut him off. Easy work. Love your look today, you look like a pixie/fairy….super cute….thanx for the video!

He clearly he equates being an N to dark skin. He and Chris Brown are one in the same. Although I didn't take time out to watch this year's Grammies, I heard tale of Kelly Rowland rushing to defend Chris Brown as if he's some poor defenseless creature that needs tending. I understand one's calling for grace. However, in this case, it was completely unnecessary. I feel as though Kelly used Chris Brown's abusive history towards women as a weapon to use against those who refuse to support him, rather than her look at the person for who he truly is. It's not just the domestic violence. It is also his colorist views and derogatory language used towards darker complected women.And to willfully ignore it is not only problematic, but it reeks of desperation in the sense that him just giving a compliment suddenly separates her from "the others". It gives off: Well, he's not like that with me. Around me, he's different. This is classic co-signing of abuse. It's being an enabler for a toxic entity. A toxic entity who devalues and then discards💯

Also Im glad you addressed this because people usually don’t address the colorism against lighter skin men as well and how problematic it is to associate light skin with femininity and dark skin with masculinity. I date men all of shades. I think it’s ridiculous to refuse to date a man for being lighter than you. I’m dating a light skin black man and it doesn’t matter his complexion. I love him for who he is not his skin color.

Yalll that clip of him tryna sound Jamaican I CANT 😭😭 IM CRYINGGGG

In terms of cultural appropriation, drake is the Bruno Mars of hip-hop.

Women like you and the videos you make have made me seriously consider changing my major to AA studies/ black studies. So thank you.

I have to go back to work but I’m definitely watching this after I get off work. I have say I never liked Drake and I been warning people about him for years. I thought he was corny and didn’t fall for his “ nice guy persona “.

This aged Well!

lmao he dipped into pretending to be Arab for a bit too. Had 2 lines of mispronounced Arabic and said "Arabic ting tells me I look like Youssef" ? I think he enjoys to pretending he's every kind of biracial and it's def cultural appropriation-y but Arab guys I know like him cuz he's wealthy/famous and project themselves on him 😐

You need to chime in on this K-Dot // Drake Beef! You did it first!

Prince never featured any darker-skinned women as his love interests or dancers in his videos or live shows. He featured Nona Gaye in one of his videos but she is famous as the daughter of Marvin Gaye and would be considered brown-skinned. Nick Cannon has a bunch of "babies' mamas," all of whom are light-skinned or racially ambiguous. Tiger Woods had women coming out of the woodwork stating they had an affair with him. All of them were white. Bill Cosby's accusers were either white, light-skinned black women or racially ambiguous women. The list goes on and on. I don't follow Drake but I'm not surprised to learn here that he also does not feature any darker-skinned women in his videos or shows.

Growing up, is realizing how embarrassing it is being a Drake fan.

I've always said to myself 'do you know how much Drake wants to pivot into K pop' the man is a colonising leech of the music, he jumps on every current and lit wave to maintain his presense and popularity like an evil trend forecaster lmaooo. He does shadey things but he's like a cat with nine lives and is never held accountable, his misogyny and recently the Meg the stallion situation, his colourism... I've had enough of him, he's so annoying

Remember drake's uncle is one of the greatest funk bass players of all time. Larry Graham. He has hits for at least 3 decades so the connections he has in the industry are even stronger and deeper than many realize.

We need to start calling him by his government name😅

When he got Rihanna that non existent inner Caribbean EGO went through the damn roof lmaooooo😂 now he can’t leave us alone

NOPE! As a Jamaican that was a big NOPE.

It’s his whiteness that makes him do that. White people tend to feel the need to mirror whatever culture they’re interacting with. Like the only way to enjoy that culture is to mimic what they see. Not learn the actual culture or language, but mimic sounds and behaviors they see. Especially because his audiences are mostly white, they see nothing wrong with it because they do it too. Like you said, if he were in a black crowd he would NEVER say ANYTHING like that. He is a white man, who lives a white male life, with mostly while family and friends. His only connection to blackness is rap culture. That should tell you everything you need to know about him 😅

Great video and insights. You are preaching the truth and folks need to open their eyes to Drake's and the rest of the biracial privilege and colorism that we continue to ignore.

The black community in Canada does have massive connections to the Caribbean, as does the black community in the U.K.

This was probably the best discussion I have listened to about this situation. So many points I did not hear about before.

You are absolutely correct in your assessment of Drake and colorism. I really think you should write a book on colorism. If not you should teach classes on the subject. I feel that if black people could stop the colorism and self hate we could be more unified as a race.

I have been a drake fan over the years and this was definitely a check for me , you have some valid points. I love your videos Also I will say that the audio used on the concert film is a voice over made by a Hispanic creator. But the voice over was highlighting the fact that he profits off of black culture in a way that he doesn’t respect the same people who’s culture he is using for status.

Hmm... I wonder if Drakes father was an active presence in his life. He might actually resent the fact that he's mixed. He might actually want to be a dark-skinned black man, not a light-skinned mixed one. I'm sure his complexion and the fact that he's mixed is brought up by his "friends" and the people around him in a negative way. His desire is to be like the men he sees around him. That's why he's always doing and saying weird things.

The biracial comments hit different coming off the helms of addressing and having discourse with a biracial friend that posted a story alongside some Kyrie Irving commentary/post saying how "yall" hate mixed people and how mixed people really receive the most discrimination 🥴. I was aghast to say the least, because she was raised by black women and does not have a relationship with her mom who is non black. I asked some hard questions that never got answered and to be honest I'm pretty sure the conversation strained our relationship because not many folks are used to being able to disagree without integrating aspects of anger and umbrage. You hit the nail on the head about alot of the things we discussed and the forgiveness comment has my wheels a turnin 🤔. Great video!!

Love your channel As a darskin women I didn’t know much about colorism until I was in school and someone boy literally called me a monkey a didn’t want to sit next to me when the teacher changed the seats and I was so confused. Since I learned about colorism I became more confident because now I know the problem is people are ignorant and I call people out on it now.

Unfortunately, I think he would be celebrated in Jamaica. I usually see a divide between many Jamaicans on the island and many abroad in how they receive others appropriating or "appreciating" the culture and giving nothing but stereotypes back. ***From what I've seen online in the past

I grew up seeing drake Go from degrassi to self proclaimed icon status. I noticed early on Drake’s key to success is being a Chameleon. I can’t think of an artist in my lifetime who does this to the level he does. I think when it comes to colorism I don’t hear too many people talk about the chameleon type access bi-racial, latinx or “racially ambiguous” individuals have. I think it’s something that people might aware of but are afraid to admit exists. Fave part of the lewk is earrings for sure. I swear Drake don’t even know who he gunna be tomorrow. I think he’ll start speaking Spanish and be in his Latinx bag next 🤔

Great video Mayowa, I love your break down. The reality of the 'black community' is that it's sick and broken. Colourism is accepted because black (especially dark skinned) black women are the main victims of this. I will never forget the Little Wayne lyric (I forget what song) when he said 'beautiful black woman I bet that bitch look better red'. A mess. Drake feels his popularity declining and desperately reaching down in the the grubby barrels of mysoginoir and colourism to get 'cool points'. What makes Drake very dangerous is like you said, many other non-black cultures latch on to him because he looks like the could be one of them. I think the wider question is when will black people seperete their identity from rap music which is full of toxicity. I have stopped listening and as a darkskin black woman I feel lighter, freer and don't miss it.

When Michael B Jordan tried to sell Jouvert liquor the Caribbean community was quick to call him out for profitting off their culture but clearly not the same energy with Drake

As a Black Canadian, we do not claim this man. Having been born in Jamaica, every time he uses fake patios my soul leaves my body.

This aged incredibly well

Drake wouldn’t be that big if he wasn’t light skin. He check every box.

I love what you did with your makeup today, it's really playful and bright 💕

THANK YOU FOR COVERING THIS!!! You took the words out of my mouth!

Keep preaching truth queen. Black 🖤 gonna make a comeback we too strong and beautiful. Stay blessed kings and queens 🙏

I absolutely LOVED the gold necklace and makeup for the video. Beautiful, gorgeous, STUNNING🥺❤️

I see Aubrey Graham as an actor first. Everything he’s done after his acting career is still in direct correlation to his acting career. This world is his stage and we’re watching him minstrel dance all over it.

Thank you for this great explanation.

I've always said that the black culture give Drake way too many passes. It's crazy.

11:15 Giiiirl, SPEAK ON IT. I have a biracial “friend” who just started claiming her blackness recently. I was simply trying to explain why she receives backlash when she solely identifies as black and not only did she start crying but she got extremely defensive and felt I attacking her. Me, a black woman.

I love your style! My fave from this video were the earrings 😍

Thank you for existing Mayowa🙏🏾

Such a great video! ETA: I adore the eye makeup! 💜

sis ...ofc gold looks good on you! black skin and gold is a vibrant combo

before i watch the video i just wanna comment on the EYE MAKEUP😍😍THE FIT??🤩💗💗

I love your confidence. Slay gurl! Also, you’re right Drake is weird and I’m glad more and more people are calling him out on it.

Wow thank you for breaking it down like that!! Love your educational videos ❤❤❤

It's the disclaimer for me 🤣😂🤣🤣

This woman is stunning 🤯😍 subbing bc you and your locs are 🔥

My favorite part of your outfit is the earrings! I have these cute white puff holiday earrings yours reminds me of! Love the whole fit!

Watching some past videos, and let me tell you, the joy I get hearing your opening song 🥰

Every time serving looks and the facts in such a brilliant bomb way!!!

Oh gosh that jamacian interpretation has to be a joke. I can't 😅😅😅

Thank you so much for making this video. Another creator spoke on this and the commenters ate me up because I said that so many biracial people are allowed to move through the diaspora so freely in a way we'd never let monoracial black people. I think we have ourselves to check too. White people are going to engage because he's palatable but in our spaces he is a great example of why saying biracial and categorizing biracial people as such could easily save us the trouble of feeling seen one second and stolen from the next. Black Biracials are apart of the black community but just not in the same way a full black person is. And it's not inherently bad.

You look GOOD sis!😍 & I looooove your delivery & how you put your contents together 🥰

Mmm mad points were made!!! I literally kept looking at your makeup the entire time btw, it was so pretty, I like the way you did jt

To me, drake is a racial caterpillar. He went from little old Toronto Aubrey to cash-money drake. From embracing his white side and having bat mitzvah skits on SNL, to now wearing braids and putting on a Caribbean accent. As a Caribbean it honestly makes me cringe seeing him do this. It's so embarrassing as well. The same women who pushed his career and made him this rapper heartthrob are the same women he disrespects in his music. SMH 🤦🏾‍♀️

It’s the fact that Drake has Ben cosplaying as a Black rapper for over a decade and we really let him omg lmao

That was Jamaican lingo from the 80's 🤣🤣🤣. CORNBALL 🤯🙄

Mayowa, you don’t miss!!!

I know a sister that is biracial (mixed with Black and Filipino) who does not date Black women. She only dates White Women. She also has a fishing pole called Black Beauty and she makes a point to mention the name of the fishing pole when I am around and I laugh to myself, but I am really offended. She's part of my extended family, so I am forced to put up with her when she comes around. I figure she doesn't like me mostly because of the color of my skin. She does not communicate with the Black side of her family at all and it's quite sad. I pray for her.

3:26 "Give me your plate... In fact, get TFO." That is the best line ever in the history of lines. My nona used to do that when she got offended, "Gimme your plate and go to your room."

Love the jewelry lots but I feel like the turtle neck really made the outfit so it’s a tie lol I totally agree with your thoughts and it’s weird and tiring to see black folks not check this behavior because so many of us ( not me) want to graft blackness onto racial ambiguity and light skin I also think it should be noted that when he released a dance house inspired album so many ppl questioned his sexuality and masculinity in a different way than “ 21 can you do something for me” 😂😂 I wonder if him releasing the Meg lyric was a way to reverse this perception and reify his “dark nigga” caricature 🤔

Of all KZfaqrs I watch yours is the only intro I don’t skip I just like it.

I’ve been saying that Drake is trash for years! I’m glad people are seeing his true personality!

That clip of Drake on the stage just made me throw up in my mouth. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

I love the white earrings and purple turtleneck combo👌🏽🔥

I love the graphic liner!

I think all Mixed people have a weird relationship to Blackness. You are not wrong for the way that you have expressed your thoughts. I'm Creole with Geechee ancestry. Everybody for 3 or 4 generations on both sides my family lineage has been lightskinned. My mom, her mom and my youngest brother are white presenting. Just recently my mom said that my blue-eyed, blonde haired grandmother was the Blackest person she ever met. I thought it was a tone deaf comment that only a white presenting person could make. Lots of people in my family have that "I'm light, but still a dark n----attitude". It just doesn't sit right with me. I can't gatekeep Blackness, but I know I am not an authentic Black woman. I call myself a Black woman of Mixed Heritage or just Creole. Many of us Mixed folks are a lot of different things, but I think it's important for us to just identify as Mixed. I also wanted to comment on what you said about lightskinned women who say they don't want a LS man. I was like that when I was younger. All the men in my family except my step-Grandfathers were lightskinned and white presenting. I wanted an authentic, tall Black man that looked like Kobe Bryant. I had no interest in dating men that looked like they could be family. My dad even took notice and made mention that I needed to think about "what my kids would look like". Basically, he implied that I'd have ugly Black babies with Nappy hair if I got with a Dark skinned man. Bringing home a dark skinned person in my family is looked upon more negatively than being with a white person. And yeah, I did see DS people as having more masculine energy. I never in my life would've imagined I'd be married to a LS man and have a LS son that looks like Drake. Anyway, I think it's important for Mixed people to acknowledge being fully Mixed and not take up the whole armor of Blackness. We're only Black to the people who want to see us that way. Both of my parents are mixed and they raised me & my brothers to be Black even though there's a lot about us that's not Black at all and that confuses people---including us. When I was younger, I used to just say I was Black. Then people started asking me questions 🙄, I even had questions. Some people flat out told me that I was not Black, but biracial or triracial. Now that I'm nearing 40 my degree of Blackness doesn't matter much. I'm a little bit of everything. Drake's a little bit of everything and he's so used to being invited, embraced and celebrated by others that nobody thinks to call him out on it. Sometimes we do too much and it's wrong & it looks bad.

Thank you for sharing

the makeup is amazing!

Beautiful and such great dialog I subbed immediately. ❤

I love your eye look❤️

5:41 LMAOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣- and it's all fkn true! not Mayowa reading us all to the door - honest ps: my favourite parts of the look are the eye makeup dots, the earrings and that hairdo ❤

I love your earrings!💛🧡💙

MY GOD, you are insanely beautiful...LOVE YOUR COMMENTARY, so insightful ( AND CORRECT)!

Great video!!!!

I feel really called out, when you said that one black person dancing that thinks there the stuff, just because their the only black person.😂

I love your turtleneck and hoodie ❤

I love your video, preach, also i can’t stand his constant promotion of toxic and struggle “love” too smh that video of him being a culture vulture was WILD smh ew. Your look is so pretty 💜

I am a Trini from Toronto and everyone in my city talks with Jamaican/Caribbean slang the influence is heavy over here from the lingo to the music and food. punjabis, whites and Arabs out here even use JA slang it aint just Drake lol

The good news for me is that I can't quote one of drake song.

You did GREAT. And your make up and more importantly SKIN looks Godly!!!

Mayowaaaa! Your skin looks good in everything! I personally love gold too so yeah. It’s doing it for me. I’d also love to see rose gold on you 🥰😍😍😍

I personally believe there is no issue in engaging with other Black cultures that aren’t your own ie doing the Harlem shake even if you’re not from Harlem. I’m Zimbabwean (born there) grew up in the US and Canada and have been exposed to various Black cultures that add to my Black experience and expression. IMO the issue is when you insert yourself and take ownership. Which is my issue with Drake and that clip of him speaking about his claim on patois and Jamaica is the best example of this. Edit: found out the above mentioned clip of Drake is a deepfake and this is the original video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o56Yf8eLqr6Xe6M.html

The whole look is ♥️

The gold looks great on you but I'm really digging that shade of purple!

I sincerely enjoy your channel. You are a breath of fresh air. I’ve been subbed for about a month . I found one of your 4c hair videos and was hooked. And colorism is the child of white supremacy. I won’t even make it about black self hate. Considering the roots we can point it right back to WS. Colonized nations around the world (not just the African diaspora) are examples of this. Just being real. That’s why it makes people uncomfortable to address. IMO. Focusing on colorism alone leaves too many gaps for people to focus on the fruit and not the root. It becomes about preference, dating, beauty, stereotypes about behavior and while all those things are valid points. It consistently fails to get to the real problem. IMO and most people aren’t ready for that. IMO Drake does what biracials have typically done historically. Blends in to both cultures with extreme effort because neither blend is truly seamless. His patois is awkward. And his mother is a white Canadian. I wouldn’t expect him to date anyone much different than his mother. They appear to have a good relationship and his baby mama is a reflection of that. A white Woman older than him. I agree with your assessment that he is a cultural amalgamation. American culture is another one of those things. He is Canadian.