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Dr. Umar Doubles Down On Eminem Comments

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Dr. Umar once again lit the Internet on fire with his belief that Eminem should never enter the “best rapper of all time” conversation. According to him, doing so would constitute as white supremacy, as it’s impossible for a non-Black person to excel the most at a Black art form, tradition, practice, etc. It was quite the topic of conversation online, albeit an old one, and there’s not much wrong with that the psychologist and social media provocateur originally said. After all, it’s just a take, and one that he recently clarified during a new social media video. In it, the North Philly native explained how this is nothing personal against Marshall Mathers, but rather a matter of cultural preservation and adherence.

“I said that no non-African can ever be the best of anything in African culture,” Umar Johnson’s IG Live clip began. “You can’t be the best cook of African food, you can’t be the best rapper of African hip-hop, you can’t be the best singer, you can’t be the best priest of African culture. Nothing we create can a non-African be the best at. First of all. It makes absolutely no sense at all.

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Dr. Umar Revisits His Eminem Take: Watch

“I don’t even see how an African can come to the conclusion that a non-African can be the best at anything when we are the oldest people,” Dr. Umar went on. “We are the first people, and we are the most numerous people. So when you say a non-African is better at X, Y, and Z than a member of the race, you’re saying that this person can do this better than two billion Africans. Or you’re saying not only can they do it better than two billion Africans on the planet, you’re saying they can do it better than all of the billions of Africans that have ever walked the planet Earth. You know and I know that that is absolutely ridiculous. You know like I know that that is absolutely ridiculous.

“This is not about Mr. Marshall Mathers, I don’t have nothing personal against that man,” he concluded. “But from a cultural integrity perspective, haven’t they stolen enough from us? Haven’t they appropriated enough from us? Haven’t they robbed, [stolen], killed, enslaved, lynched, miseducated, mass-incarcerated, politically dominated us enough? You mean to tell me that after 404 years you got Black people running around playing defense attorney and cheerleader for white folks? The fact that you got Black people arguing for a white man to be considered the greatest of all time in an African art form speaks to how psychologically ill we are as a race of people.” For more news and updates on Eminem and Umar Johnson, come back to HNHH.

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Jim Jones Doubles Down On Pusha T Criticism

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Jim Jones is not giving up on his dismissal of Pusha T as a top 50 rapper of all time, now taking his criticism to the radio. Moreover, the Dipset member popped by The Breakfast Club on Friday (April 21) and doubled down on his takedown of the Clipse MC’s place in the culture. Not only that, but he asked various members of the radio show whether they could name or rap along to five Push records. It seemed like Charlamagne Tha God was the only one able to do so, proving Capo’s somewhat narrowly framed point. Regardless, he went on to give Pusha his flowers while commenting on his cultural impact, which is key in Jones’ eyes to be an all-time spitter.

“Could you name five Pusha T records?” Jim Jones inquired to Charlamagne, who gave some highlights from his discography. “Could you name five Pusha T records? No, could you rap to five Pusha T records? Could you rap five [Jay-Z] verses if they came on? Could you rap five Drake verses if they came on? You lying because you work at radio. I’m just gonna say that because n***as gonna say Jim went way wildin.’

Jim Jones Stands By His Critiques Of Pusha T On The Breakfast Club

“Shoutout to Pusha T, I love your soul,” Jim Jones went on. “You my dawg, you not in my top 50. You might be in Charlamagne’s top 50 and things like that, but you haven’t done that much for me in my life. I never wanted to be like Pusha, I never had a Pusha moment in my life. Where I’m from, n***as wanted to be like you if you was really that dude as a rapper.” For those unaware, the debate sparked from a RapCaviar Podcast conversation discussing Billboard and VIBE‘s list of the 50 greatest MCs, specifically Pusha T’s No. 29 placement.

Elsewhere in the conversation, he also doubled down on Drake being the best rapper. Given their storied beef, it adds a bit of context to Jim’s words. In addition, he also expressed belief that Big Sean, YoungBoy, and Cam’ron should all rank higher than the Hell Hath No Fury artist. At the end of the day, though, it’s just one of many hot takes surrounding that list. Regardless, stay logged into HNHH for the latest on Jim Jones and Pusha T.

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