Analyzing Joyner Lucas 'Song I M Not Racist'

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I’m not racist is a song by Joyner Lucas. This song is very good at how it depicts the difference with the racism from both side. From the White American side of how they view an African American and how they don’t like working and just want to sell drug and live life. Also the use of the ‘N’ word in general. How they say their friends are black so they are allowed to say it. The song proceeds as it changed the point o view to the African American. His side if the story was a rebuttal of what the white male said about work and style of living. The black male talked about how he doesn’t get a call back from all the application he put in because if his skin color, because of that he is forced to go on the streets and sell drugs in order to provide

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