Drake’s Middle Class Problem: Why The Rapper Is Stuck On The Struggle Story
There’s nothing glamorous about the unanswered grumbles of hollow stomachs; wearing hand-me-downs; and poverty’s unparalleled ability to steal one’s livelihood without ever being charged with manslaughter–unless, of course, you’ve never been there. If that’s the case, you may think it’s something to brag about.
I often joke about Drake‘s “struggle,” which could also be described as “middle class people’s problems.” Despite my status as a die-hard Drake fan, I’ve given myself permission to respectfully question his alleged crawl from poverty’s trenches into rapping stardom, where he currently reigns–birthing ubiquitous phrases like “YOLO”.
Drake was born to a Jewish mother named Sandi Graham–an educator, and Dennis Graham, an African-American drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis. In the sixth grade Drake says he and his mother moved to Forest Hill–”an affluent neighborhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada,” where census data shows “an average income for all private households in Forest Hill to be $101,631.”
Read more about Drake’s struggle, here.
MUST READ: Drake’s Middle Class Problem: Why The Rapper Is Stuck On The Struggle Story
MUST READ: Drake Wins Grammy For Best Rap Album & Drops ‘Started From The Bottom’ Video
Like HelloBeautiful on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black celebrities:
