"It's a reason it took like two hundred years for our ancestors just to get freed / These shackles be lockin' the mental way more than the physical / I look at freedom like trees, can't grow a forest like overnight / Hit the ghetto and slowly start plantin' your seeds," he says.
Rapper J. Cole has joined the conversation about racial inequality and ongoing protests sparked by violence against Black Americans after a fellow artist questioned why rappers weren’t weighing in on the timely issues. In "Snow on Tha Bluff," North Carolina rapper J. Cole seems to respond to criticism he's received about not being active enough in the Black Lives Matter movement . Right or wrong I can’t say, but I can say it was honest,” he wrote.“Some assume to know who the song is about. The Atlanta native has dropped his visual to J. Cole continues to show his fans that apart from being a rap genius, he . It also spends a fair amount of time pushing back on Noname’s public plea for rappers to voice their opinions. J. Cole's new song, "Snow on Tha Bluff," is a response to racial inequality after fellow rapper Noname questioned why rappers haven't spoken up. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. “Poor black folks all over the country are putting their bodies on the line in protest for our collective safety and y’all favorite top selling rappers not even willing to put a tweet up,” Noname wrote in May in a tweet she has since deleted. It’s not BWs job to spoon feed us. We’re committed to doing better for Black communities. The lyrics of the song “Snow On Tha Bluff” by J. Cole talks about the divided United States of America. Rapper Noname performing at L.A.'s FYF Fest in 2017.
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It’s not [Black women’s] job to spoon feed us. Get DJ recommendations for harmonic mixing. We grown Get our revamped Envelope newsletter, sent twice a week, for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes insights and columnist Glenn Whipp’s commentary. The surprise release of “Snow On Tha Bluff” by J. Cole has a deeper meaning to its lyrics hinting at systemic racism. Further, into the song, the rapper discusses the divided USA in general.