Dr. Umar Johnson is calling on Drake to clarify his racial identity following thr Canadian rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar.
As Drake has a white mother and a Black father, Dr. Umar wants to know whether Drizzy identifies as Black or biracial.
“For my brother Drake, I need you to clarify whether or not you are a Black man. Some people are claiming my brother Drake, who I love and respect, that you embrace a mixed-race identity, that you do not embrace a Black-first identity. So, I have to ask my brother Drake to clear the record for me, Dr. Umar Ifatunde,” he said.
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Dr. Umar continued, “Maybe we can have a sit down when I come to Toronto on October 5th and 6th, but I need you to clarify that for me, brother Drake. Brother Drake, I need you to clarify: are you a Black first Black man or do you identify as mixed race? Or do you identify as untouchable first? Do you primarily identify as an untouchable? Do you identify as mixed race? Or are you a Black-first Black man?” he continued.
Dr. Umar says he is posing the question because some people in the industry believe he only claims his Blackness when it benefits him.