There has been a wide variety of reactions to J. Cole’s surprise new song “Snow On Tha Bluff” since he dropped it last night. Now Earl Sweatshirt has weighed in on the Noname-referencing track, and he’s not the biggest fan.
He tweeted of the song today, “multiple truths baby lets go this aint even complicated.” He followed that with, “lol before i get grouped in to anything let me state that first truth of many is that the sh*t was just corny.. it would b like on one of the nights following big floyds death if a white rapper (one that ppl like) made a ‘im uneducated on ur plight’ track it just taste bad lol.”
Responding to somebody who wrote, “homeboy did not have to let that verse out of the drafts,” Sweatshirt tweeted, “naw frrrrrrrr my whole thing (and this all imma say) is: mfs are reachable through mediums other than song lololllll shoot me a fax or something ill page u.”
Another user asked why Sweatshirt is against Cole releasing the song, and he answered, “it depends on what u want. if u want a bunch of clicks and likes on ya song then ya make a song. if u want to do what u said u wanted to do on the song (which is learn) bang my line. but, i guess the song way is messier but its more honest. and its got everybody talking.”
He continued, “what if yall are mad at yourselves that you look to cole for more than he has to give? bro just laid his cards down on the table ‘i went to college, i dont know stuff’ and hes alot of n****s elected representative.” A user replied to that tweet, suggesting that the situation is “also about the blatant disrespect of a Black woman,” to which Sweatshirt answered, “right. tone policing [Black women] at quite possibly the worst time possible in the past 4 months.”
Find Sweatshirt’s tweets about the Cole/Noname situation below.
multiple truths baby lets go this aint even complicated
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
naw frrrrrrrr my whole thing (and this all imma say) is: mfs are reachable through mediums other than song lololllll shoot me a fax or something ill page u
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
lol before i get grouped in to anything let me state that first truth of many is that the shit was just corny.. it would b like on one of the nights following big floyds death if a white rapper (one that ppl like) made a "im uneducated on ur plight" track it just taste bad lol
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
this is true for the actual TL part of twitter with the bottomless scroll but ive interacted with people who have taught me alot and shown me alot through this medium. idk abt this either tho cause shorty started a real life, in the flesh book club https://t.co/0dApuTXUCZ
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
it depends on what u want. if u want a bunch of clicks and likes on ya song then ya make a song. if u want to do what u said u wanted to do on the song (which is learn) bang my line. but, i guess the song way is messier but its more honest. and its got everybody talking
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
what if yall are mad at yourselves that you look to cole for more than he has to give? bro just laid his cards down on the table "i went to college, i dont know stuff" and hes alot of niggas elected representative
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
i didnt choose shit
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
right. tone policing BW at quite possibly the worst time possible in the past 4 months
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
bro the room isnt just him responding to nonames tweet. the room is oluwatoyins world where the lid has just been lifted alot of black womens searing pain. its abt awareness of who she is and what she represents and awareness who he is and what he represents and the lack of it
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020
u right !!! fr but how do u act in empathy of peoples feelings and not stay trapped in them? like how do i speak to egos without being in mine?
— thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) June 17, 2020