Fans are accusing Drake of demeaning women’s success. This accusation comes after he uploaded a picture of the Billboard Top Ten Charts wherein he covered up Taylor Swift‘s name. Swift was on the first spot for ‘Anti Hero’. Since the pair was on good terms, fans are demanding an explanation from Drake.
Not only did Taylor mention him in her 2019 song ‘I Forgot That You Existed’, but their alleged collaboration on a song as recently as this year also ignited rumours. However, both artists have released new albums, and there’s no sign of a collaboration coming soon. Is this the beginning of a Drake-Taylor feud?
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Did Drake Express Jealousy Over Taylor Swift’s #1 Spot?
On October 21, Taylor released her ninth studio album, Midnights, which became an overnight worldwide hit. She not only received a huge amount of appreciation from both critics and fans, but the 32-year-old also made history by becoming the first artist to ever hold all ten of the top positions on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week.
The following week, rapper 21 Savage and Drake’s highly anticipated collaborative album, Her Loss, was released. Her Loss has received tremendous popularity since its release and broke the record for the collaboration album with the most Spotify listens in a single day. Their singles ‘Rich Flex’, ‘Major Distribution’, ‘On BS’, ‘Spin Bout U’, ‘Pussy & Millions’, ‘Privileged Rappers’, ‘Circo Loco’, and ‘BackOutsideBoyz’ occupied slots 2 through 9.
Drake and 21 Savage have ruled the majority of the Billboard Hot 100. However, It appeared that Drake isn’t quite content with taking up most of the top 10 spots given that he purposefully covered the top #1 song, Taylor’s ‘Anti-Hero’, with a series of emojis when he uploaded a screenshot of the charts.
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Fans Criticize Drake For Demeaning Women’s Success
Fans are not at all happy about Drake’s move. Many are labelling him as ‘jealous’ and ‘petty’ and misogynistic. Apparently he has also unfollowed her across social media and has deleted a picture he had posted earlier with her. A fan pointed out about how men in the industry cannot tolerate a woman being successful, referencing Kanye West, who Swift has had a feud with since 2009.
To make things worse, fans discovered that the producer of the song ‘Rich Flex’ by Drake and 21 Savage, which was #2 on the chart, also seemingly shaded Taylor. Fans are pointing out the hypocrisy of this. Saying how, if Taylor would’ve made a statement like this, she would have been dragged about this for years. Swift has frequently spoken up about the misogyny and the double standards in the industry.
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