[What follows is a new column from Donovan Scribes, a writer, producer, former VP of the Portland chapter of the NAACP, and the editor of the Mercury's print issue BlackOut: a 5 Year Retrospective of Portland’s Racial Justice Protests.—eds.]

“No matter what these people say about me, my music doesn’t glorify any image. My music is spiritual when you listen to it. It’s all about emotion, I tell my innermost, darkest secrets.” —Tupac Shakur

Another verdict was handed down earlier this month in the Black Greek tragedy that was the Kendrick Lamar v. Drake showdown. While hip-hop fans already made their ruling more than a year ago—that Compton’s “good kid” was decidedly the clear victor of the musical tug-of-war—the Canadian rhymesayer decided to litigate the beef in a place never before atte

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