They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

by Hanif Abdurraqib

the white rapper who never wanted to be as famous as he ended up being, but couldn’t help having it happen due to his country’s endless desire for a white face to save everything, even one of the last genres to not be stolen from the people who built it, despite attempts from all angles.

if you are in a system that will propel you to the top off of the backs of black artists who might be better than you are, no one black is going to be interested in your guilt.