Chance The Rapper Responds To J. Cole’s ‘Snow On Tha Bluff’
As we previously reported, J. Cole recently dropped a new single entitled “Snow On That Bluff,” which caused fans to speculate that he was targeting retired rapper and activist Noname. On Wednesday (June 17), he also took to Twitter and addressed the speculation. Now, Chance The Rapper has responded to Cole’s new record.
“Yet another L for men masking patriarchy and gaslighting as constructive criticism,” Chance tweeted. “They both my peoples but only one of them put out a whole song talking about how the other needs to reconsider their tone and attitude in order to save the world,” he continued. “It’s not constructive and undermines all the work Noname has done. It’s not BWs job to spoon-feed us. We grown.”
Yet another L for men masking patriarchy and gaslighting as contructive criticism.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) June 17, 2020
They both my peoples but only one of them put out a whole song talking about how the other needs to reconsider their tone and attitude in order to save the world. It’s not constructive and undermines all the work Noname has done. It’s not BWs job to spoon feed us. We grown https://t.co/TjIrMyFzQd
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) June 17, 2020
A fan responded to Chance, writing, “I know Noname ya peoples, and Cole did NOT read the room before dropping that…but c’mon bro.” “Everybody’s argument on either side is, we can’t personally attack each other if we really want to see a revolution,” Chance then tweeted. “I can agree with that and can apply it in my own life. I wish we could learn that w/o two artists I admire having a public dispute.”
Everybody’s argument on either side is, we can’t personally attack each other if we really want to see a revolution. I can agree with that and can apply it in my own life. I wish we could learn that w/o two artists I admire having a public dispute.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) June 17, 2020
On “Snow On That Bluff”, J. Cole talks about scrolling through an unnamed woman’s social media timeline. “She mad at the celebrities, low key I be thinkin’ she talking bout me,” Cole raps. “But [expletive], it’s something about the queen tone that’s bothering me.” Fans have speculated that J. Cole was referring to Noname, who recently called out mainstream rappers for not speaking out after the murder of George Floyd.
After Cole’s new song was released, Noname tweeted, “QUEEN TONE!!!!!!” in a now-deleted tweet. On Wednesday (June 17), J. Cole took to twitter and addressed the speculation, writing “Morning. I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night.”
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 29: Noname performs onstage at the Pavilion during the 2017 Panorama Music Festival – Day 2 at Randall’s Island on July 29, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Panorama)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 17: Rapper J. Cole performs during halftime during the NBA All-Star game where Team Giannis faces Team LeBron as part of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend at Spectrum Center on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Cole has been criticized on social media for being misogynistic on “Snow On That Bluff.”. Take a look at some of the criticism below.
Snow On Tha Bluff sorta feels like the first verse about Wale on False Prophets. I don't he *meant* either song as a diss, but both songs could've been a phone call if it was that serious. And this was truly the worst time to criticize a black woman on wax
— William E. Ketchum III (@WEKetchum) June 17, 2020
I love J Cole just as much as the next but he does have a history of being mysogynistic so not surprised...and no I won’t explain that any further.
— Jordan (@jordanenvogue) June 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/MattDr11984/status/1273336859255541761
J Cole say shit just as mysogynistic as Future, he just knows how to express it with more eloquence 😂😂😂
— Shamier M. Jackson, M.S. (@Sham1er) May 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/lex_kenney/status/1273272451221409794
“J. Cole is cancelled”
— Himothy Herbandez (@KingGerrad) June 17, 2020
“He disssed Noname”
“He’s a sexist and misogynist”
“He wants to us to teach in a nice way?!” pic.twitter.com/TfFeJvLxXZ
J Cole could have prevented all this by joining the whole ass book club NoName created to prevent him from being just a nigga that raps. But the patron saint of “do the research” rap doesn’t want to do the research.
— 🎄Black Big Lebowski🎄 (@LaJethroJenkins) June 17, 2020
If you understand the history of COINTELPRO, you don’t defend J Cole. COINTELPRO was designed to disrupt, destroy, and delegitimize Black radicals. What J Cole did was an attempt to delegitimize the Black radical work that noname is doing. He is doing the work of the feds.
— Abbas (@Abbas_Muntaqim) June 17, 2020
