After Kendrick Lamar released his new song “wacced out mural” referencing “white comedians,” Andrew Schulz and Gary Owen responded.
Owen first asked his Twitter followers, now X, “Did Kendrick just come looking for me??? lol” on Friday, November 22, shortly after Lamar dropped out of the project. His project, ‘GNX.’
Lamar raps: “Don’t let white comedians talk about black women – that’s the law.” The Ohio native posted a screenshot of the song’s lyrics featuring Lamar wearing a crown of thorns with the caption: “If that’s the law, that makes me a criminal.” The post attracted more than 6,000 likes.
Known for his 18-year marriage to the Duke of Kenya, a black woman, Owen’s joke received more criticism than laughter online.
Did Kendrick just come looking for me??? laugh
– Gary Owen (@garyowencomedy) November 22, 2024
Reaction on social media was swift and harsh. Instagram user @realruebenwood commented: “Maybe he shouldn’t have said anything because his name wasn’t mentioned.” Others accused Owen, 50, of missing the mark. User @violapatrice94 said, “This is not the flexibility he thinks it is,” while @sarkimberly added, “Gary Owen actually believes that because he married a black woman he gets is FULL and it’s disturbing.”
Owen’s reaction to Lamar’s lyrics also drew notable commentary from Big Tigger, a DJ and television personality best known as the host of ‘Rap City’ and ‘106 & BET’s Park’.
“Chronic offender,” Big Tigger wrote in Owen’s comments section under his post. He then clarified, “Let’s be CLEAR… I’m not coming to join @garyowencomedy. He’s earned that right. And this election makes me feel like he’s darker than some black people . Thank you.”
According to the podcast’s DJ Akademiks, Andrew Schulz also reportedly responded to the rapper’s call out in a chat. Earlier this year, Schulz, 41, discussed the “Black Girlfriend Effect” with “ShxtsNGigs” podcast hosts James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu.
“They shave their hair because they start losing it from all the stress, being around this Black girl and complaining about bad things,” Schulz said of men who date Black women.
“They grow beards because they have more cushion when they get slapped. I think the Black Girlfriend Effect may be a protective instinct.”
Akademiks said that he spoke with Schulz about Lamar’s lyrics.
“His reaction was, ‘Is this guy too sane to understand a joke?'” Akademiks, real name Livingston Allen, said of the comedian’s reaction.
Andrew Schulz reacts to Kendrick Lamar seemingly criticizing him on new album ‘GNX’ 👀
“Is this guy too sane to understand a joke?” (Via Akademiks) pic.twitter.com/ejW5WKhLxG
– NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) November 23, 2024
The release of Lamar’s latest album, ‘GNX’, includes songs such as “luther”, “tv off” and “squabble up”.
— Originally published on Enstarz
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