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Both of them have written about black liberation, police brutality, and systemic racism throughout all of their music.

Throughout social media, this has primarily targeted artists such as Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole. It’s a direct response to the tweet that “Noname” put out on her Twitter feed in which she calls out many black artists not tweeting about the protests or bringing any attention to the societal struggles that black people are facing right now. In particular, rapper, poet, and black activist “Noname” should educate him in a sweet tone that doesn’t make him feel bad. Cole makes a point in saying that he’s not “smart enough” or “woke enough” to be a leader and a speaker of black liberation in the time of protests, so, smart black women should instead. My main issue with the song before I get into the misogyny is why J. Cole has had a history of saying homophobic and misogynistic things in his rap music, and “Snow Tha Bluff” sets him back as far as wokeness goes. Cole has a lot going for him in his music career, but he's not perfect J. I also love the collaborative music he’s made with his studio platform “Dreamville,” not only sharing the buck with a diverse group of rappers with varying flows like Earthgang, Mera, and more, but the community work they’ve done for the black culture. Cole’s minimalism in beats and emphasis on the written word is what intrigued me to his music. Unlike artists like Drake or Kanye, where the production and the brand seem to overshadow the lyricism, J. J.Cole, as an artist, has a connection to his lyrics and his music that I don’t see a lot of in mainstream rappers these days. Forest Hills Drive and For Your Eyez Only are, in my opinion, some of the best and honest rap albums of the decade rivaling that of Kendrick Lamar's discography. I want to start this off by saying that I am a fan of J.Cole and his music.