Man these kids are hypersensitive.

Redditors need to stop taking every piece of cultural terminology so goddamn personally. What J Cole said is pretty undeniable; white people have been profiting off of black music for decades. This doesn't mean that white artists are bad or evil, they're just cashing in on a phenomenon of white consumers desiring to engage in hip-hop while simultaneously ignoring its history and context. Case in point, a white audience wants a white rapper.

It's apparent from the movies we watch, to the books we read, and even to the music we listen to that white is assumed to be a "neutral" existence, as male is considered gender neutral. This makes it increasingly difficult for black artists to reach a global level of success that comes easier to white artists. Note: this doesn't mean it's impossible, it's just more difficult.