Childish Gambino refuses to take back his bravado "best rapper" statements about some of his rap counterpoints--including Drake.
The rapper, who recently dropped the track entitled "Sober," sat with Peter Rosenberg after his performance of the song at The Grammy Museum's Spotlight series Monday evening.
The rapper talked about his new project with Gangsta Grillz, and elaborated on his feelings towards Drake.
"I don't want people to think that I hate Drake," he said. "I don't hate Drake at all. I really like Drake, if not for no other reason than he makes me better."
He says that people were skeptical of his music career because of his acting background. With him sharing the same background as Drake, he was flooded with comparisons by critics.
"I had to fight that all the time. I knew when I was doing Childish Gambino from the beginning, like, 'They're not gonna let me do this. They already have a rapper, singer, actor guy who's Black.'" he said.
"That's really what it was. 'If he was White, it would be different.' They'd be like, 'They're not the same.' It's very specific."
While clearing up his statements, Gambino still believes he's a better rapper than Drake.
"I don't dislike Drake," he said. "I think he's a really good writer and rapper. Right now I definitely feel I'm better than him, only because I'm working harder than him right now. If he came in and was like, 'Let's rap.' I'd be like, 'Oh, I'm gonna kill you.' [Laughs] But, right now. Maybe he's got something up his sleeve."
The rapper is currently preparing his mixtape, STN MTN / KAUAI, and his performances at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, and Outkast's homecoming concert in Atlanta.
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Source: 2DopeBoyz
