They Not Like Us
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4 min readMay 10, 2024
In the world of rap beef, Pultiizer-Prize winner Kendrick Lamar outdid himself with his latest work, a diss track, “Not Like Us,” certain to emerge as the new LA-West Coast-Summer-2024 anthem that will remain in our ears for a long time. As I listened to the track and its powerful lyrics, the line, “You’re not a colleague; you’re a colonizer,” struck me the most. Because hip-hop is an influential cultural medium, reflective of the times, the lyrics deeply…
