Is the Drake hate real, or are automated bots orchestrating a concerted effort to spread negativity about the Toronto rap superstar? Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Drizzy's last three YouTube music releases have gotten more dislikes than his previously released songs. What gives?
Is Drake's current hate stemming from real people or robots?
On Sunday (May 26), DJ Akademiks shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, Drake's latest three music releases on YouTube: “Family Matters,” “The Heart Part 6” and “U My Everything,” her song of his collaboration with Sexyy Red. . Interestingly, all three of Drizzy's recently released songs have received more dislikes on the video sharing platform than his previous songs.
As of this post on May 26, Drake's last three songs have garnered unusually high numbers of dislikes on YouTube. “Family Matters” has garnered over 400,000 dislikes, while “The Heart Part 6” has received over 1.6 million dislikes. Additionally, Drake's song with Sexyy Red, “U My Everything,” has garnered more than 94,000 dislikes. You can check out Drizzy's YouTube dislikes below this post.
In contrast, before Drake's epic rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, Sexyy Red's other duet, “Rich Baby Daddy,” released on Feb. 14, only has 59,000 dislikes. So clearly, Drizzy's dislikes for his songs have grown since his lyrical battle with K-Dot.
But do real people hate Drake, or are bots engaging in a hate campaign against the Canadian hitmaker?
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Is Drake the victim of a mysterious army of hate?
What's going on with Drake right now might be similar to what Pusha T did last summer.
In July 2023, Pusha T became the target of a mysterious bot army that unleashed a barrage of derogatory tweets about him for unknown reasons.
User X Kurrco alerted people that a secret army of bots was posting defamatory posts about the Virginia rhyme. Some of the off-color messages were slanderous and very mean.
“Pusha T collects salamanders and soaks them in the summer [sunshine emoji],” read one curious post.
Another strange message read: “Pusha T sold coke to my little cousin in 3rd grade.”
And an inflammatory post attacked Push's good character.
“Pusha T does nothing but brush his braids, love his wife and sell coke to the community and people to attack his own people. Leave the man alone. [three tired face emojis].”
At the time, fans speculated that it was Drake who ordered the bot attack in retaliation for King Push's 2018 diss track “The Story of Adidon,” where he revealed to Drizzy that he fathered a young son, a fact that held a secret from the public. During their battle, the 6 Gods never responded, which by default made Push the winner of their lyrical feud.
Still, the mysterious bot attack on Pusha T last summer remained a mystery, with no real explanation given.
So who is really behind the Drake hate right now?
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Check out the massive amounts of dislike Drake has received for his last three music releases below.