Drake has answered back to a controversial blackface photo of him Pusha T has used in their ongoing rap war.
The superstar rapper, 31, took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday evening with a post of text to explain the image his rap rival incorporated to push his anti-Drake diss track, The Story of Adidon.
'I know everyone is enjoying the circus,' the Toronto, Canada native wrote, 'but I want to clarify this image in question.'
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Stating his case: Drake has answered back, via Instagram Stories, to a controversial blackface photo Pusha T used in their ongoing rap war
The God's Plan performer clarified that 'this was not from a clothing brand shoot or [his] music career,' but a 2007 project he was an actor in which detailed the struggles young black actors face 'to get roles,' as well as 'being stereotyped and type cast.
'The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment,' he said.
The Nice for What artist said he collaborated with his 'best friend at the time,' Sudanese actor Mazin Elsadig, with the two 'attempting to use our voice to bring awareness to the issues we dealt with all the time as black actors at auditions.'
Drake said that the use of blackface was borne out of their 'frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors had not changed much.'
Speaking out: Drake posted this text to social media explaining the background of the photo
Shots fired: Pusha T has used this artwork to demean Drake amid their rap war
The statement came in response to Pusha T's use of the photo as the promotional art for his new single The Story of Adidon, which launches some of hip hop's boldest salvos in years.
In the song, Pusha T takes vicious digs as everything from Drake's cultural background to his parents' relationship to the health of his producer Noah Shebib, who's battling multiple sclerosis. He also accuses the rapper of fathering a child with an ex-adult actress from France named Sophie Brussaux.
The two rap artists have been in conflict for years, with Pusha T hitting at Drake with 2012’s Exodus 23:1, and Drake hitting back with the track Tuscan Leather in 2013. More blows were traded two years ago with Pusha T's HGTV Freestyle and Drake's Two Birds, One Stone.
Drake, in his latest single Duppy Freestyle, put out last week, intimated that Pusha T was intentionally using Drake to inflate his own sales and celebrity.
Courting controversy: Pusha T, snapped in February in NYC, has pelted Drake with a cavalcade of insults and accusations on his latest diss track, titled The Story of Adidon
Drake clarified that 'this was not from a clothing brand shoot or [his] music career,' but a 2007 project he was an actor in which detailed the struggles young black actors face 'to get roles.'
Drake has answered back to a controversial blackface photo of him Pusha T has used in their ongoing rap war The superstar rapper 31 took to Instagram Stories on Wednesday evening with a post of text to explain the image his rap rival incorporated to push his anti-Drake diss track The Story of Adidon I know everyone is enjoying the circus the Toronto Canada native wrote but I want to clarify this image in question Scroll below for video Stating his case Drake has answered back via Instagram Stories to a controversial blackface photo Pusha T used in their ongoing rap war The God's Plan performer clarified that this was not from a clothing brand shoot or his music career but a 2007 project he was an actor in which detailed the struggles young black actors face to get roles as well as being stereotyped and type cast The photos represented how African Americans were once wrongfully portrayed in entertainment he said The Nice for What artist said he collaborated with his best friend at the time Sudanese actor Mazin Elsadig with the two attempting to use our voice to bring awareness to the issues we dealt with all the time as black actors at auditions Drake said that the use of blackface was borne out of their frustrations with not always getting a fair chance in the industry and to make a point that the struggle for black actors had not changed much Speaking out Drake posted this text to social media explaining the background of the photo Shots fired Pusha T has used this artwork to demean Drake amid their rap war The statement came in response to Pusha T's use of the photo as the promotional art for his new single The Story of Adidon which launches some of hip hop's boldest salvos in years In the song Pusha T takes vicious digs as everything from Drake's cultural background to his parents' relationship to the health of his producer Noah Shebib who's battling multiple sclerosis He also accuses the rapper of fathering a child with an ex-adult actress from France named Sophie Brussaux The two rap artists have been in conflict for years with Pusha T hitting at Drake with 2012’s Exodus 23:1 and Drake hitting back with the track Tuscan Leather in 2013 More blows were traded two years ago with Pusha T's HGTV Freestyle and Drake's Two Birds One Stone Drake in his latest single Duppy Freestyle put out last week intimated that Pusha T was intentionally using Drake to inflate his own sales and celebrity Courting controversy Pusha T snapped in February in NYC has pelted Drake with a cavalcade of insults and accusations on his latest diss track titled The Story of Adidon