ESPN analyst Ryan Clark wants a word with Uber drivers. Stop playing rap music when he gets in the car.
Clark took to his X page on December 19 to deliver the message, and he argues he has been "musically profiled" because Uber drivers turn on rap songs from the likes of 50 Cent and Tupac Shakur when he gets in their cars. He thinks it's stereotypical, and he wants it to stop.
"Tired of being profiled," the caption on Clark's video says.
"I’m tired of being musically profiled in Ubers! Don’t get me wrong. I love Pac, @50cent, @richforever , @champagnepapi, & @kendricklamar… But I don’t need them blaring on Sunday morning," he wrote with the video.
"What about some gospel? Ever heard of @kirkfranklin, @yolandaadams, or @keetwit? Why can’t I like @johnmayer or @maroon5? Do I not seem like a @samhuntmusic, @chrisyoungmusic or @lukecombs? Man I’m over it. Please, just ask what I want to hear."
"I'm tired of being musically profiled in Ubers," Clark said in the video.
"It's a Sunday. Go to walk my son's dog, get into an Uber. Just some regular, like, I think it was like pop or something was on," Clark added.
He said the Uber driver didn't even ask him. "He just changes the radio. First song, 'All Eyes on Me' by Tupac. That's not even one of the songs I listened to from that album. Then he plays 'Many Men,' right?"
He added, "I'm starting to realize there's a theme."
With a straight face, Clark added, "Why can't I listen to John Mayer?"
He then mentioned Maroon 5 and Sam Hunt as other artists he could listen to and started singing some of the lyrics. "What about that?" he said.
"I know country," added Clark.