J.Cole Talks Being A Bi-Racial Rapper

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J.Cole Talks Being A Bi-Racial Rapper

In a new interview with BET, rapper J. Cole says being mixed with African-American and Caucasian has made it acceptable for him to represent both races in his music.

Via BET reports:

“Not at all. Just questions, I think people are curious to know. I get those questions a lot. ‘How has it affected you? Did you have identity issues growing up?’ I get those questions a lot but I feel like I represent both sides. The perspective that I’m bringing is a side that’s aware of both. I’ve seen both sides. I wouldn’t be able to say the things I say had I not seen another side. I don’t think I’d be aware of the inequalities if I wasn’t in these classes with all white kids, but then all my friends outside of class are not in these classes — and I see what happens in their classes or right down the street at the school that was my district, the school I was supposed to go to. They don’t even have books to take home. But why my school, which is 60 percent white, why does it have more than enough? I don’t think I [would have] been aware of that had I not been brought up with a white mother.”

J.Cole recently talked about how his skin color has affected his place in hip hop…

“That brainwashing that tells us that light skin is better, it’s subconsciously in us, whether we know it or not… still pursuing light skin women. There are some women out there that are like, ‘I don’t even like light skin men’ and that’s fine,” said the Born Sinner rapper. “But Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That’s just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin. I’m not saying that for sure, I’m still as talented as I am and Obama is still as smart as he is, but it’s just a sad truth.”