Are Drake and Beyonce Responsible for the SCAN Epidemic?
scan: noun, acronym standing for Second Chance Ass N***a
If this is already a thing, I'm unaware and will take full credit for coming up with it. ***
It's been about a year since I've written anything publicly, and since I'm literally exhausted from talking/hearing/reading about the increasing number of black deaths due to police brutality and racism, I decided to write about a more lighthearted topic to get back into the swing of things.
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I recently had a chance to listen to Drake's Views album. Not to my surprise, it was a typical Drake album full of songs about women he loved but couldn't commit to because "studio life." Or the one where he's like, "who is this new guy you're in love with? I bet you miss me huh, big head?" Or the one like, "oh my God, did you really move on after not hearing from me for months?" As a matter of fact, it was just like all the other Drake-y songs that aren't actually by Drake that we hear on the radio all day.
"Lord please save her for me. Do this one favor for me. I had to change my player ways, got way too complicated for me. I hope she's waiting for me." -Bryson Tiller
This got me thinking. Why are there so many SCANs in the world? Were Drake's lyrics so appealing to everyday men, that they assume they could be just as garbage without the talent, money, or fame that has afforded a celebrity like Drake the leeway to actually be a SCAN? Was it this line from Controlla :
"My old flex is my new flex now and we're working on it?"
Probably. I bet they were really itching to use that as a caption for their WCW post.
Then it made me think even more. Could this be Beyonce's fault? The whole reason it took me so long to listen to Views is because Lemonade was constantly on repeat. For days, maybe even weeks, I daydreamed about making somebody cry, beg, and humble themselves at my feet (see Jay Z in Sandcastles video) to give a second chance. And then I'd do an evil laugh or something.
Did Beyonce fool me into thinking I could somehow deal with a SCAN and not come out looking like one of the women I've probably talked about with close friends? Did she glamorize the idea of giving a second chance? Maybe. I can't say yes for sure because obviously Beyonce can do no wrong.
Even if she did, though, I'm not Beyonce. I'm not married. I don't have a child with anyone. I've never dated anyone who is anything like JayZ (partly because I try to avoid dating athletes, musicians, or anyone with more than like 300 followers on social media). Feel free to judge me about that by the way, I don't care.
Anyway, the thought is still there. The older I get, it becomes less far-fetched to visualize how I could become victim to a SCAN, and that's scary.
I hope it's still cool to wrap stuff up neatly with a quote from Maya Angelou. I've been reading a lot of her work lately, plus, can you ever go wrong with Maya Angelou? The answer is no.
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." -Maya Angelou
Always Relevant.
