Sean Paul labels Drake a ‘Culture Vulture’5 min read

Sean Paul believes that while Drake is lifting Jamaica culture and music he is a ‘culture vulture’ as he is not creating Jamaica.

Recently while speaking with Metro at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Festival 2017, Sean Paul shared his perspective on Drake’s use of dancehall music.

Sean Paul claims that Drake hasn’t done enough to praise or credit Jamaican dancehall music for his work. He made specific reference to Drake’s song “One Dance”as a source of uncredited Dancehall music.

“I think at the time when it was popping off, it would have been good for him to actually put accolades towards the whole culture. He’s friendly with a few people in the business in Jamaica and that’s good, I love it. But if he had given more accolades when he was actually making it and said ‘this is the music I love,’ it would have been cool.”

Sean Paul said, by not giving credit to Reggae and Caribbean music, Drake is merely a culture vulture. The term ‘culture vulture’ refers to:

“Someone who steals traits, language and/or fashion from another ethnic or social group in order to create their own identity.”

Sean Paul’s criticism comes after Drake’s last album, Views, received several accolades from the music industry. People magazine ranked the album as part of its top 10 albums of 2016. Similarly, in its ’25 Best Albums of 2016,’ Vibe ranked Views number 9. Sean Paul continued his criticism.

“He [Drake] had an album full of dancehall so I think he should have paid a bit of an accolade and told people in the press that is where I’m coming from, I have a love for that music.”

Sean Paul has also called out Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran for the same offense.