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Yasiin Bey, the rapper formerly known as Mos Def, got the people going when he said Drake makes Pop music that people can get jiggy to while shopping in Target.

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During an appearance on the fashion podcast, “The Cutting Room Floor,” Yasiin was asked if Drake was “Hip Hop.”

Initially, Yasiin Bey was reluctant to speak his truth, but then he let the chopper fly.

Drake is Pop to me. In the sense like, if I was in Target in Houston, and I heard a Drake song…

It feels like a lot of his music is compatible with…shopping.

Or as shopping with an edge in certain instances. 

Yasiin added, “It’s likable.”

Get into the clip below.


Watching Yasiin Bey try to be politically correct with his opinion of Drake’s music truly tickled my spirit! 

Many took to their Twitter timelines to react to Yasiin’s opinion about Drake’s music, resulting in them trending.

Read a few tweets below.

At the end of the day, music is subjective. That’s why I never waste my time debating about it.

How do you feel about Yasiin Bey’s assessment of Drake’s music?

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