Drake has been doing his best to move forward with new music and leave Kendrick Lamar behind. However, the hate for Drizzy still won't let up. Despite releasing a new batch of songs in recent months and giving the hip-hop community an intimate look into his behind-the-scenes life with his recent 100-concert drop, it seems like Drake just can't seem to get anything right. eyes of some rap fans.
Drake Haters Won't Let Him Get Away With Kendrick Lamar Beef
Right after his rap battle with Kendrick Lamar, Drake announced on his Instagram Story in May that he would put the drama behind him to turn to “good times” and “summer vibes.” After a few days of silence, Drake uploaded Sexyy Red's “U My Everything” in late May. The song used Metro Boomin's viral “BBL Drizzy” instrumental, which the producer made to mock The Boy for allegedly undergoing plastic surgery. “U My Everything” found Drake trying to turn his trolling into a sense of empowerment, with mixed results.
“I really changed a lot of girls' lives/They need a new body, they hit me, yeah/BBL Drizzy, they want a new body, they ask me,” Drake raps.
The song didn't catch on the way a Drake feature usually does, debuting at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and failing to climb any higher in the weeks that followed. Fans also called the move “calculated” and trolled Drake for his apparent attempt to change the narrative.
“With all due respect, Drake ruined everything for me with this rainy part of the BBL. F**k him.” one person wrote in X.
“Demand for Drake to leave sexy red 'u my everything', ruins song,” another added.
“Nah, it's official. Drake has officially mastered the art of being nice.” wrote another. “She thinks it's part of the joke, oh no,” another person reported, while another wrote, “She's trying so hard to act nonchalant about it.”
So Drake decided to ditch the controversy altogether and instead tried to deliver on that promise of “summer vibes.” Back in June, Drake took to the divisive track “Wah Gwan Delilah” by little-known Toronto rapper Snowd4y. The song was a parody of Plain White T's 2005 hit “Hey There Delilah” and seemed to be Drizzy's attempt at comic relief after a battle so fierce it appeared to be over. Many slammed Drake for the move, accusing him of trying to cover up his incredible loss to Kendrick Lamar. The memes were also relentless, trolling Drake for using Jamaican patois in his verse. Fans posted photos of Drake wearing fake dreads.
“What did Kendrick do to this man,” asked one user on X.
“Drake, say it ain't so Drake,” YouTuber No Life Shaq said in his reaction video.
Even the Plain White T's voiced their disapproval in a reaction video of the track, with the band's frontman shaking his head in frustration during Drizzy's verse, even suggesting it could be the work of AI.
However, Drake was determined to put the feud to rest and just have fun. In late June, he performed the songs “Hot Uptown” and “Uuugly” with pop singer Camila Cabello. New music has arrived on her new album C, XOXO. Neither song made the Billboard Hot 100, and once again, Drizzy's clowning continued in full force.
“If it wasn't for Drake, let's be honest, hot uptown would be a blast,” one treater wrote to X in August.
“Kendrick would sound better” Another person said.
“Hot Uptown it was good, but it failed” another user wroteadding, “It's going to take more than good music. It's going to take redemption. He needs his respect back and I don't see how he can get it. I'm objective. every angle Kendrick took against drake destroyed his mark.”
In July, Drizzy tried a different approach and got his own back Honestly, Nevermind bag on Gordo's dance tracks “Sideways” and “Healing.” These songs did not make the Billboard Hot 100.
Musically, it seemed like Drake had leveled off. After his viral unreleased song with Lil Yachty “Super Soak” failed to drop due to sampling issues, Drizzy surprised the internet when he dropped “100 Gigs for Your Headtop” in August. He promoted a website to a finsta account, which included 100 gigabytes of new music and a collection of behind-the-scenes videos from over the years. The drop seemed like a play to humanize Drake as well as give fans and critics a glimpse of the creative force behind all those hits everyone knows and loves.
Hate is not greater than love
At a glance, the movement appears to work Longtime fans on TikTok are reminiscing about some of their favorite Drake moments Care, Nothing was the same, Opinions. Others reshare the material with heaps of praise. One fan went so far as to say they were wrong to hate Drake during the beef.
The vibes seemed to be turning in Drizzy's favor, so on August 10th, Drake tried to capitalize on the positive momentum by releasing the three new songs heard on his 100 concert streaming collection. While it remains to be seen how well each song scores, reactions to “Blue Green Road,” “Housekeeping Knows” featuring Latto, and “It's Up” featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage appear to be positive.
“That's why he's mine [goat emoji],” one supporter said on TikTok before playing “It's Up.”
While each of the aforementioned songs released are objectively good tracks, it's undeniable that the feud still hangs heavily on the 6 Gods' every move. He even hangs over the OVO team. PARTYNEXTDOOR is currently on tour and every tour recap post on his Instagram is filled with at least a few comments in support of Kendrick.
“This is why Kendrick won,” one person commented on one post.
“Party at the party playing with his nose now” seems to be a good comment too, a reference to a bar from Kendrick's “Not Like Us” that seems to accuse PND of drug abuse.
In addition to dropping a slew of new music, Drake has also been on a humanitarian spree this summer. On August 12, an article in the GQ Italia noted that 6 God and his team “mobilized” North American investors to donate over €40 million to a struggling Venice soccer club, saving it from bankruptcy. While it's a heartwarming gesture, the move has not garnered Drake positive attention in the United States, as trolling of the Canadian rapper continues unabated.
Not to mention, Drake made his move to Texas official on August 12 and shared a new identity and photo on Instagram. Fans continued to take shots at him once again and Sauce Walka called him out in an interview The Breakfast Club because he didn't support or put on any Houston artists.
So was Drake's decision to stop talking about the beef a smart move? The bitter irony is that even if Drizzy had commented, he probably would have been met with the same level of hate. It's also worth noting that there are entire online communities dedicated to criticizing Drizzy, downvoting every song he posts on YouTube and kicking him at every turn no matter what he does. Some dedicated haters go back to older Drake songs and tear them apart. So as Drake continues to try to overcome one of the most intense moments of his career, let's hope that time really can heal all wounds.
