Your favorite Jewish magazine, Heeb, interviews hip-hop black-jewish wunderkind Drake. As URB’s resident black-Jew, I’m kicking myself for not doing this interview first—even though this magazine gave the star some of his first ink (yes, actual ink) way back in our Spring 2009 Next 100 issue.
This has been a banner couple of years for us mixed kids, from the POTUS to Drake, and the ever browning American society. My friend Lacey Schwartz is even doing a documentary on being raised black and Jewish in New York. Though it’s never been easy being blended, Drake recalling, “I went to a Jewish school, where nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish.” But at least people know we exist now.
The Heeb writer shares some of the curiosities anybody with Drake’s background was sure to inspire, saying “It’s hard to fathom a mainstream African-American rapper speaking publicly of observing the high holidays.” No kidding, especially from a music that’s had its bouts with black/Jewish tensions (cue any number of early ’90s Afrocentric rappers). He also notes how Drake is planning to perform in Israel and that his mother would like him to marry “a nice Jewish girl.” Trust me, they’re lining up already.
Check the interview here.
The are no comments posted for this entry. Be the first to comment!