Noname Explains Her Diss on Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar in ‘Namesake’
Noname Explains Her Diss on Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar in ‘Namesake’
In a candid interview with Ebro Darden, Noname provides insight into her controversial track, “Namesake,” featured on her Sundial album, in which she calls out Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar for their collaborations with the NFL. The track serves as a critique of the NFL’s ties to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and the Super Bowl performances by Kendrick, Beyoncé, and Rihanna.
Noname Explains Her Diss on Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar in ‘Namesake’
Noname’s sharp lyricism goes,
Read in between the line at the crime scene / I ain’t f*cking with the NFL or Jay-Z / Propaganda for the military complex, the same gun that shot lil’ Terry out West / The same gun that shot Senair in the West Bank / We all think the Super Bowl is the best thing,” raps Noname, before she gets at Beyoncé, Ri and K Dot.
However, Noname clarified in her conversation with Ebro that her issues are ideological rather than personal. She expressed,
“I don’t hate this man,” said Noname. “I don’t know Jay-Z. He’s a total stranger. We just have ideological differences, that’s all, which the song was just talking about a lot of things, but definitely complacency from all of us.”
She further explained,
“I think the names got the most focus like, ‘Go Rihanna, go. Go, Beyonce, go,'” she added. “But really that was supposed to be me mimicking the crowd like, ‘This is how y’all look, making all these critiques about folks on the internet but then we’d be running to the shows to go and support.”
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