Ebro Darden is one of the leading figures in music entertainment and much of that gives him a particular perch in which to share his wider thoughts and critiques of the culture. Ebro Darden took aim at Drake, stating that the Canadian superstar does not use his lofty position to speak on issues relevant to the Black community.
Ebro Darden made the statement against Drake during an episode of Apple Music’s Rap Life Review with co-hosts Nadeska Lewis and Lowkey. The subject at hand was Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” track, which the artist born Donald Glover admitted was slated originally to be a diss track against Drake.
During a recent stop on Drake’s “It’s All A Blur tour, the OVO Sound honcho took a shot at Glover’s track with a news ticker display onstage reading, “The Overrated And Over Awarded Hit Song ‘This Is America’ Was Originally A Drake Diss Record.”
Ebro believes that Drake went overboard by taking a slight dig at Glover and wondered aloud where is Drizzy’s devotion to Black causes.
“Drake, who has never shown up, and y’all know I’m the biggest Drake fan on this show,” Ebro said. “Drake has never shown up to have anything to say about anything going on in society with Black folks or anything other than himself.”
The clip has since gone viral and sparked some decent discussion among fans on Twitter, some of whom shared a countering thought of how unnecessary it would be for Drake to become that sort of figurehead for the Black community considering that, at the end of the day, he’s simply a music entertainer.
We’ve got some of the best reactions to the current Ebro Darden and Drake debate below. Hop to the 16:00-minute mark to see the discussion at hand.
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Only Ebro would care for Drake’s social commentary https://t.co/FHyGyD1f9k
— Pickleball Paddler (@ShepardHeff) July 18, 2023
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Gat damn Ebro… You looking like BBQ CHICKEN beloved
https://t.co/wBxHZhF59y
— Super Super Dope!!! (@PodGodVon) July 18, 2023
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Ebro and Fab can STFU. Both are virtue signaling.
Ebro mad at the Canadian artist for not speaking about issues knowing damn well he would’ve gotten zero play on the radio if he did. Fab was on a song with Meek about Spanish b*tches from uptown now policing women lyrics
— Hell1s (@Hell1s) July 18, 2023
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But what does saying anything do, if you’re not actually acting on it or doing anything about it. Cause if we’re being real here, is Ebro not doing the same? Cause did he not say this too…
Like be foreal. https://t.co/NERb93g1wE pic.twitter.com/svLhchT6jD
— DJ Bri Mafia
(@OG_Bri) July 17, 2023
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What if Ebro elevated the artists that already had content that talk about Black issues?
— WHIZ WARD (@yopotnawhiz) July 17, 2023
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Ok .Mocking him for not being American , damn I wonder why drake doesnt speak on American issues .Does Ebro know he just told on himself ? Dumb dumb .I hate all 3 people here . pic.twitter.com/O2hPxvnEWG
— Maria Mouskos (@Maria_Mouskos) July 18, 2023
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This topic ebro talking about…all Im gonna say, there’s artists who speak on things going on with black people. The industry refuses to play those artists and hold convos with those artists. Independent media has been doing that. These mainstream artists dont wanna disrupt shit
— anthony geathers (@BrooklynsOwn90) July 18, 2023
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Here is Ebro on his IG reposting Drake talk about police brutality https://t.co/pNERZh2Sof pic.twitter.com/zYagQs7AQn
— Meech (@MeechDon30) July 17, 2023
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Ebro never demanded that Drake be an advocate. His critique of Drake’s relative silence on Black issues was in response to Drake’s criticism of “This Is America.” You can be silent, @oldmanebro is saying, but the silence becomes relevant when you respond to someone who speaks out https://t.co/nlgU7VLeeE
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) July 18, 2023
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This ain’t the first time Ebro has called out Drake for this very thing. Every couple of years he brings this back up.
— BC (@B_Craw4D) July 18, 2023