Drake Shares Message About Artists ‘Talking Out the Side …
Drake’s back with another epic Instagram caption about artists who talk about him publicly.
On Saturday (August 2), Toronto’s favorite lyricist posted a picture on his feed with what sounds a lyric from his upcoming album, Iceman: “My first thought when they get to talking out the side of their mouth is never fear or doubt…it’s they obviously got an album coming out,” he wrote.
Since Drake’s name is coming out the side and front of everyone’s mouths lately, it’s hard to determine who this is specifically directed at. One option is Waka Flocka, who recently decided to have his DJ play Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and Drake’s “Nokia” during his performance at SeaWorld San Diego. Waka told the audience how he felt about the two rappers’ beef once “Not Like Us” stopped.
“Alright, I feel like Kendrick won, but I’m still a Drake fan, man,” he said.
But not everyone is taking shots at Drizzy. Two artists who have come to his support recently are Bas and DJ Paul, after Ebro Darden bashed the superstar on Apple Music.
Responding to an Instagram clip from The Ebro Show of Ebro ranting about hip-hop coverage, inspired by his frustration with Drake, Bas gave his thoughts on Drake’s impact on hip-hop.
“Drake is among the most, if not the most, inclusive of artists our culture has put forth,” wrote Bas. “Pushed countless rappers to the forefront, dancehall artists, afrobeats artists, R&B artists, reggaeton, older artists, newer artists etc.”
“I don’t get this ‘culture’ narrative that’s persisted since the battle,” he added. “If it’s the Canadian thing, Toronto a hour flight from NYC lol. I’d argue their culture and ethnic makeup is more akin to NYC than pretty much any city in the States. NYC, Toronto, London are a triumvirate culturally. Surely it’s not his pen? He’s arguably the greatest writer of a generation. So what is it?”
DJ Paul showed Drake some love, too. His comment had him calling Drake the “best artist I’ve ever worked with.”
“His power is unbelievable,” continued the legendary Three 6 Mafia member. “One track with him in 2019 totally rebirth my production to other big artists.”