Drake’s attempt at dissing Black and Moroccan women on his collaborative album with rapper 21 Savage didn’t show the loss women would experience when rejecting him, but instead showed them the bullet they’d be dodging.
It’s funny comparing “Her Loss” to his 2011 album “Take Care.” He was able to fake the persona of being the “nice guy” for years with his heartbreak albums and then suddenly turned out to be a total douche.
In one of his solo songs on the album, “BackOutsideBoyz,” fans speculate that Drake disses upcoming Bronx rapper, Ice Spice. The lyrics, “Love on me, stay down just like a root. / She a ten tryna rap, it’s good on mute,” made me roll my eyes as I wish I could mute this entire album on TikTok.
It’s one thing to not like an artist’s music, but to hate on an upcoming Black woman in the rap industry is hateful. I believe Black women deserve their flowers in such a male-dominated space.
Drake allegedly disses Megan Thee Stallion, a rapper from Houston, in the ninth song, “Circo Loco.” The lyrics, “I just put ‘em on a jet, now they all Italian. / Way I’m dressin’ ‘til I been to a thousand islands. / This bitch lie ‘bout gettin’ shots, but she still a stallion. / She don’t even get the joke, but she still smilin,” made me furious because of how he used her pain as a bar.
Megan Thee Stallion was allegedly shot on July 12, 2020 by Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Tory Lanez, according to an Oct. 26 article by Vulture magazine, a website that covers the entertainment industry.
To speak on a Black woman’s experience with gun violence is beyond low, especially if it’s aimed at someone that has been very vocal about their trauma.
The way Drake inserted Megan Thee Stallion’s suffering in a song for streams puts a bad taste in my mouth.
It doesn’t stop there, in his solo song, “Jumbotron Shit Poppin,” he targets Moroccan women.
The lyrics, “Thick Moroccan bitch, this my fav’, I’ma go on and beat it. / Lookin’ in the mirror, kiss my face, I’m too conceited. / Send a girl home, call another, dawg, I’m too slime,” was really the cherry on top.
Moroccan women face the stereotype of being seen as prostitutes, according to a May 23, 2012 article by Morocco World News, an English e-newspaper covering news about Morocco and MENA region.
This stereotype puts girls at risk of being sexually harassed from Moroccans and tourists who cannot distinguish between sex workers and those who are not.
Amplifying such a terrible generalization upon a group of women only feeds into it and allows listeners to believe that it’s true.
With such a large fanbase, it’s possible that his younger audience can be easily influenced by this ideology.
Drake should’ve kept his nasty, misogynist comments to himself and let Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage take the album over. 21 Savage did not have to diss women on the album to prove that he’s amazing at his craft.
Although this album was decent, 21 Savage definitely outshined Drake even with less verses and one solo song.
It’s evident that he was the underdog in the production of the album and let Drake make a fool out of himself.
In his solo song, “3AM on Glenwood,” he depicts his struggles with losing his loved ones to tragedies. I love this song because it’s something different than his usual scary, Halloween-like beats and lyrics.
His collaborative 2017 album, “Without Warning” and 2020 album, “Savage Mode II,” were two successes which showcased how well he can work with other artists.
The two artists should’ve switched roles and I’m positive that the album would have been 100 times better.
Drake should think before dissing women when his career only sky-rocketed from making heartbreak songs about them. His character in this album shows how the “nice guy” persona was only a mask, with him revealing his true, ugly views on women.
You can build character when coming out of toxic relationships without using women as punching bags, especially women that have done absolutely no harm to you.
