Jonathan Branfman, at The Blogs

May 22, 2024, 4:20 PM

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar rap war is also about Jewish identity

Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California, left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series 'Euphoria,' in Los Angeles, California, on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo)

The public feud shines a light on how American society envisions rap authenticity, race, class, masculinity and Jewishness

About Me

Jonathan Branfman is a postdoctoral fellow in the Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford University, and the author of the forthcoming book, “Millennial Jewish Stars: Navigating Racial Antisemitism, Masculinity, and White Supremacy.”