From Tiff J at The Intersection of Madness and Reality:
In case you missed it, a video clip of rapper, Lil Wayne, doing a very recent Nightline interview with ABC News correspondent, Linsey Davis, has been making the rounds. The lead-in to the segment lists Wayne’s musical accomplishment as one of the most successful rappers of all time; even eclipsing Elvis Presley for more appearances on the Billboard 100 Chart. With that kind of cultural impact and platform in mind, Davis decided to pick what’s left of Lil Wayne’s brain, and ask him about social justice issues and his proximity to them.
Specifically, Nightline wanted to know his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement. Furrowing his face in confusion, a seemingly disjointed Lil Wayne asked “What is it? What—what do you mean?”
When Linsey Davis (bless her heart) attempted to explain the movement and its reason for existing— (Oh, hi white supremacy, state violence, and systemic racism), Lil Wayne said he found the mere concept of Black lives mattering “weird.”
I couldn’t help comparing Linsey Davis to Foy Cheshire in The Sellout, challenging a supporter of the proudly re-incarnated, re-segregated neighbourhood of “Dickens, LA”, for daring to flout an obligatory dogma.
Except that Paul Beatty does it with an omni-tolerant good humour.
Sorry, I don’t mean Linsey Davis the interviewer, but Tiff J who wrote the article.