Dr. Umar Johnson

“No non-African can ever be the best of anything African. It’s an insult to the ancestors. It’s an insult to the race and it’s an insult to every black person.”

Dr. Umar Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Johnson claimed Eminem should be excluded from the conversation about the greatest rappers of all time because of his skin color.

“Eminem has all the privileges of a white male and all the privileges of being in the hip hop community, so we got to be careful about letting non-Africans into our community.”

Dr. Umar Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Johnson claimed the black community should never have allowed Eminem into hip-hop.