Drake Explains Blackface Photos

Yes, that was really Drake in blackface on the cover Pusha T's Drizzy diss "The Life Of Adodin."

Drake explained the shocking image this evening in an Instagram Story post.

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Earlier today, photographer David Leyes claimed he took the Drake blackface shots while working with the Toronto-based brand Too Black Guys as part of their "Jim Crow Couture” lookbook, which was meant to spoof racism.

Too Black Guys has since said that isn't quite true. But added that they support what Drake and Leyes were trying to do with the images.

“The photo in question was not from a Too Black Guys photoshoot however it did feature clothing from Too Black Guys’ JIM CROW COUTURE/HOUSE OF CROW collection which was released in 2008,” Aitcheson said.

He continued, "The collection featured several graphics that highlighted the painful and dangerous period of the Jim Crow Era. Too Black Guys has a history of representing the black experience in an unapologetic way,” he said. “Although this was not an image from any of our photoshoots, we feel that Drake, who is a long- time friend of the brand, was brilliantly illustrating the hypocrisy of the Jim Crow Era. The subtleties of Drake, a young black man, mimicking how white men used to mimic and dehumanize black people may be lost in a rap battle but we should not be distracted from the issues that are still affecting our communities."

We may be hearing more about this soon, as Drake is gearing up to attack.

Here's TMZ's Van Lathan.