Making a song that sounds like CORTIS’s music is not automatically racist. Racism requires the belief that one race is superior to another and acting on that belief through discrimination or hatred.

Simply using a musical style, beat, or vocal flow that resembles CORTIS does not meet this definition. CORTIS’s music is largely influenced by global hip-hop, R&B, and streetwear aesthetics, which themselves are shaped by Black American culture but are now part of worldwide pop culture. Many artists from different racial backgrounds create music in these styles without being racist.