Drake is joining his buddy J. Cole in a heartfelt apology after their song Jodeci Freestyle was leaked online and contained some appalling lyrics including, “I’m artistic. You n***** is autistic, retarded.”
While it wasn’t Drake who dropped the offensive lyrics, he is owning up and joining his lyrical partner J. Cole in the apology.
Cole was the first to take to his blog over the weekend. He wrote: “Recently there’s been a trend that includes rappers saying something offensive, only to be attacked for it in the media and pressured to apologise.”
“I do not believe that an apology is needed every time someone is offended, especially when that apology is really only for the sake of saving an endorsement or cleaning up bad press. With that said, this is not the case today. This letter is sincere. This apology IS necessary.”
“Last week, when I first saw a comment from someone outraged about the lyric, I realised right away that what I said was wrong,” Cole continued. “I was instantly embarrassed that I would be ignorant enough say something so hurtful. What makes the crime worse is that I should have known better … People with this disorder and their loved ones have to go through so much already, the last thing they need is to hear something as ignorant as what I said.”
This week Drake joined in and took to his own website where addressed that autism campaigners were “understandably hurt” by Cole’s verse. “I share responsibility and offer my sincerest apologies for the pain this has caused,” he wrote. “Individuals with autism have brilliant and creative minds, and their gifts should not be disparaged or discounted … J Cole and I believe that it is the right, responsible and respectful decision to remove the lyric from the song.”
