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Journalist, hip-hop historian, and professor Davey D says he understands the intent but says it could have been delivered differently.

Thank you.

We both said that at the same time.

LaRussell dismissed the backlash as selective outrage.

In a podcast, he said the lyrics were not meant to support those controversial figures, but to reflect artistic expression.

Davey D believes some criticism may be fueled by those upset with his recent partnership deal with Roc Nation and

and people capitalizing for clicks and profit.

They're very important to our whole community.

Supporter Lamont Jones says the backlash has opened up conversation on his timeline about faith.

I act like I got some class today.

They call me Steve Nash.

Well, because, you know, my beard was getting a little bit like...

My beard was weird.

It was getting a little bit funky.

Yeah, so I just decided, you know, let's start from scratch.

The funny part is, you might see a little tan line, right?

How funny is that?

I got peach fuzz, but beyond that, I have like a tan line underneath my beard right here.

We gotta bring that back.

But that's like a very white trash reference.